Patents by Inventor Carol E. Tanner

Carol E. Tanner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CANCER CELL DETECTION
    Publication number: 20150247792
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system that can detect cancer. Test data can be received. The test data can include a test optical property of a preparation comprising test cells. The test data can be compared to control data. The control data can include a control optical property. Based on the comparison, a determination can be made as to whether the test cells are cancerous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Steven T. Ruggiero, Carol E. Tanner
  • Sealed fiber-optic bundle feedthrough
    Patent number: 6445869
    Abstract: A sealed fiber-optic bundle feedthrough by which a multitude of fiber-optic elements may be passed through an opening or port in a wall or structure separating two environments at different pressures or temperatures while maintaining the desired pressure or temperature in each environment. The feedthrough comprises a rigid sleeve of suitable material, a bundle of individual optical fibers, and a resin-based sealing material that bonds the individual optical fibers to each other and to the rigid sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: University of Notre Dame du Lac
    Inventor: Carol E. Tanner