Patents by Inventor Iain Pretty

Iain Pretty 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).

  • Publication number: 20110102566
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for imaging a tooth. The apparatus includes: illumination means arranged to generate first and second infra-red light; and image data acquisition means arranged for receiving infra-red light originating from the illumination means and returned from an illuminated tooth. The image data acquisition means includes infra-red pixel sensor means responsive to said returned infra-red light to generate image pixel values for a first image of the illuminated tooth using first infra-red light and for a second image of the illuminated tooth using second infra-red light. The apparatus further includes data processing means to use one or more image pixel values of the first image to calculate a first reflectance value, and to use one or more image pixel values of the second image to calculate a second reflectance value, and to determine from the first and second reflectance values a measure of the degree of enamel lesion (Se) and/or dentin lesion (Sd) present in the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Christian Zakian, Iain Pretty, Roger Ellwood