Patents by Inventor Cila Herman

Cila Herman 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).

  • Three-dimensional thermal imaging for the detection of skin lesions and other natural and abnormal conditions
    Patent number: 8923954
    Abstract: A thermal imaging system includes a data processing system and a geometrical scanning system constructed to communicate with the data processing system. The geometrical scanning system is adapted to scan at least a section of a surface of a subject under observation. The thermal imaging system also includes an infrared imaging system constructed to communicate with the data processing system. The infrared imaging system is adapted to image at least a portion of the section of the surface of the subject under observation. The data processing system is configured to receive data from the geometrical scanning system and to construct a surface map of the section of the surface of the subject under observation and to identify geometrical markers on the surface map based on the data from the geometrical scanning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventor: Cila Herman
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMAL IMAGING FOR THE DETECTION OF SKIN LESIONS AND OTHER NATURAL AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20130116573
    Abstract: A thermal imaging system includes a data processing system and a geometrical scanning system constructed to communicate with the data processing system. The geometrical scanning system is adapted to scan at least a section of a surface of a subject under observation. The thermal imaging system also includes an infrared imaging system constructed to communicate with the data processing system. The infrared imaging system is adapted to image at least a portion of the section of the surface of the subject under observation. The data processing system is configured to receive data from the geometrical scanning system and to construct a surface map of the section of the surface of the subject under observation and to identify geometrical markers on the surface map based on the data from the geometrical scanning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventor: Cila Herman
  • HIGH-RESOLUTION INFRARED IMAGING FOR ENHANCED DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF CUTANEOUS LESIONS
    Publication number: 20110230942
    Abstract: A medical diagnosis system, comprising: a thermal stimulator; an infrared detection system constructed and arranged to detect infrared radiation from at least a portion of a subject under observation to provide an output signal from the portion of the subject after undergoing thermal stimulation from said thermal stimulator; and a signal processor in communication with the infrared detection system to receive the output signal from the infrared detection system, wherein the signal processor determines a measured thermal response of the portion of the subject to the thermal stimulation and compares the measured thermal response to an expected thermal response to determine a presence of an abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Cila Herman, Rhoda Alani, Muge Pirtini Cetingul