Patents by Inventor Filippo Fraggetta

Filippo Fraggetta 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).

  • Sample imaging and imagery archiving for imagery comparison
    Patent number: 11257216
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for imaging and analyzing images of tissue samples. The apparatus includes an imager, a lighting system, and a processor. The imager is configured to capture images within a selectable field of view. A tissue sample container is positionable within the field of view. The imager is configured to capture images of a plurality of tissue sample containers. The lighting system is configured to illuminate the field of view. The processor is configured to receive a first plurality of captured images of tissue sample containers. The processor is configured to analyze the first plurality of captured images and to determine whether there is tissue missing from any ones of the first plurality of captured images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventors: Philip T. Merlo, Patrick Aloysius Merlo, Matthew Andrew Laise, John Jacob Torongo, Filippo Fraggetta, Liron Pantanowitz, Larry Michaels
  • SAMPLE IMAGING AND IMAGERY ARCHIVING FOR IMAGERY COMPARISON
    Publication number: 20200160522
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for imaging and analyzing images of tissue samples. The apparatus includes an imager, a lighting system, and a processor. The imager is configured to capture images within a selectable field of view. A tissue sample container is positionable within the field of view. The imager is configured to capture images of a plurality of tissue sample containers. The lighting system is configured to illuminate the field of view. The processor is configured to receive a first plurality of captured images of tissue sample containers. The processor is configured to analyze the first plurality of captured images and to determine whether there is tissue missing from any ones of the first plurality of captured images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Philip T. Merlo, Patrick Aloysius Merlo, Matthew Andrew Laise, John Jacob Torongo, Filippo Fraggetta, Liron Pantanowitz, Larry Michaels