Patents by Inventor Christian Mariano

Christian Mariano 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).

  • Fluidic pressure actuated optical probes for improved field of view in tissue imaging
    Patent number: 10568521
    Abstract: An optical probe having a controlled viewing angle lens tip is provided that includes an elastomer lumen, where the elastomer lumen includes internal dividers disposed to separate the elastomer lumen into a plurality of channels, a lens that is sealably attached to a distal end of the elastomer lumen, where each channel is disposed to operate as an independent hydraulic channel, where an angle of the lens relative to a central axis of the elastomer lumen is positioned according to a state of pressure in each independent hydraulic channel, and a hydraulic generator, where the hydraulic generator is disposed to pressurize each hydraulic channel to a defined state as set by a computer input from a to computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Santa Clara University
    Inventors: Steven Kiyohiko Shiba, Christian Mariano, Eric Sabelman, Ismail Emre Araci
  • Fluidic pressure actuated optical probes for improved field of view in tissue imaging
    Publication number: 20180333054
    Abstract: An optical probe having a controlled viewing angle lens tip is provided that includes an elastomer lumen, where the elastomer lumen includes internal dividers disposed to separate the elastomer lumen into a plurality of channels, a lens that is sealably attached to a distal end of the elastomer lumen, where each channel is disposed to operate as an independent hydraulic channel, where an angle of the lens relative to a central axis of the elastomer lumen is positioned according to a state of pressure in each independent hydraulic channel, and a hydraulic generator, where the hydraulic generator is disposed to pressurize each hydraulic channel to a defined state as set by a computer input from a to computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Steven Kiyohiko Shiba, Christian Mariano, Eric Sabelman, Ismail Emre Araci