Patents by Inventor Dan Elson

Dan Elson 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).

  • Patent number: 11141044
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for estimating the value of a physical parameter of biological tissue. The method comprises acquiring a colour image of the biological tissue from a single image capture device; extracting from the colour image at least two images in respective optical wavebands having a different spectral sensitivity from one another, whereby a given location in the biological tissue is present in each of the extracted images; providing a physical model of the optical properties of the biological tissue, wherein the optical properties of the biological tissue are sensitive to the value of said physical parameter; and estimating the value of the physical parameter at said given location based on an intensity value at that location for each extracted image. The estimating utilises the physical model of the optical properties of the biological tissue and the spectral sensitivity for each respective waveband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Geoffrey Jones, Danail Stoyanov, Dan Elson, Neil Clancy
  • Publication number: 20190320875
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for estimating the value of a physical parameter of biological tissue. The method comprises acquiring a colour image of the biological tissue from a single image capture device; extracting from the colour image at least two images in respective optical wavebands having a different spectral sensitivity from one another, whereby a given location in the biological tissue is present in each of the extracted images; providing a physical model of the optical properties of the biological tissue, wherein the optical properties of the biological tissue are sensitive to the value of said physical parameter; and estimating the value of the physical parameter at said given location based on an intensity value at that location for each extracted image. The estimating utilises the physical model of the optical properties of the biological tissue and the spectral sensitivity for each respective waveband.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Geoffrey Jones, Danail Stoyanov, Dan Elson, Neil Clancy