Patents by Inventor Jason H. Neiss

Jason H. Neiss 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: 20100322471
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for enhancing the ability of nuclear, chemical, and biological (“NBC”) sensors, specifically mobile sensors, to detect, analyze, and identify NBC agents on a surface, in an aerosol, in a vapor cloud, or other similar environment. Embodiments include the use of a two-stage approach including targeting and identification of a contaminant. Spectral imaging sensors may be used for both wide-field detection (e.g., for scene classification) and narrow-field identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: CHEMIMAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick J. Treado, Jason H. Neiss
  • Patent number: 7764371
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for obtaining a super resolution image of a sample using a fiber array spectral translator system. In one embodiment includes collecting photons from a sample at a first end of a fiber array spectral translator; delivering the photons from a second end of the fiber array spectral translator into a multiple detector rows of a photon detector; interpolating between the multiple detector rows to thereby form interpolated rows; and arranging an output of the multiple detector rows and the interpolated rows so as to obtain a super resolution image of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: ChemImage Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew P. Nelson, Jason H. Neiss, Patrick J. Treado
  • Patent number: 7738095
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a portable system for obtaining a spatially accurate wavelength-resolved image of a sample having a first and a second spatial dimension that can be used for the detection of hazardous agents by irradiating a sample with light, forming an image of all or part of the sample using Raman shifted light from the sample, and analyzing the Raman shifted light for patterns characteristic of one or more hazardous agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: ChemImage Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. Gardner, Jr., John S. Maier, Matthew P. Nelson, Robert C. Schweitzer, Patrick J. Treado, G. Steven Vanni, Julianne Wolfe, Joseph E. Demuth, Jason H. Neiss, Chenhui Wang
  • Patent number: 7705981
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to Method and Apparatus for Super Montage Large area Spectroscopic Imaging. In one embodiment of the disclosure, a method for producing a spectroscopic image of an object includes the steps of (a) irradiating the object with light to thereby produce from the object scattered and/or emitted (interchangeably “scattered”) light for each of a plurality of wavelengths; (b) producing separately for each of the plurality of wavelengths a plurality of substantially contiguous sub-images of the object; (c) compensating for spatial aberrations in ones of the sub-images for a select one of the plurality of wavelengths; (d) compensating for intensity aberrations between ones of the substantially contiguous sub-images for one of the plurality of wavelengths; and (e) combining the sub-images for the select one wavelength to thereby produce said spectroscopic image of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: ChemImage Corporation
    Inventors: John S. Maier, Jason H. Neiss
  • Patent number: 7548310
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for assessing occurrence of one or more hazardous agents in a sample by performing multipoint spectral analysis of the sample using a portable or hand-held device. Methods of employing Raman spectroscopy and other spectrophotometric methods are disclosed. Devices and systems suitable for performing such multipoint methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: ChemImage Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. Gardner, Jr., John S. Maier, Matthew P. Nelson, Robert C. Schweitzer, Patrick J. Treado, G. Steven Vanni, Julianne Wolfe, Joseph E. Demuth, Jason H. Neiss, Chenhui Wang
  • Publication number: 20090021730
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to Method and Apparatus for Super Montage Large area Spectroscopic Imaging. In one embodiment of the disclosure, a method for producing a spectroscopic image of an object includes the steps of (a) irradiating the object with light to thereby produce from the object scattered and/or emitted (interchangeably “scattered”) light for each of a plurality of wavelengths; (b) producing separately for each of the plurality of wavelengths a plurality of substantially contiguous sub-images of the object; (c) compensating for spatial aberrations in ones of the sub-images for a select one of the plurality of wavelengths; (d) compensating for intensity aberrations between ones of the substantially contiguous sub-images for one of the plurality of wavelengths; and (e) combining the sub-images for the select one wavelength to thereby produce said spectroscopic image of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: ChemImage Corporation
    Inventors: John S. Maier, Jason H. Neiss
  • Patent number: 7479966
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to Method and Apparatus for Super Montage Large area Spectroscopic Imaging. In one embodiment of the disclosure, a method for producing a spectroscopic image of an object includes the steps of (a) irradiating the object with light to thereby produce from the object scattered and/or emitted light for each of a plurality of wavelengths; (b) producing separately for each of the plurality of wavelengths a plurality of substantially contiguous sub-images of the object; (c) compensating for spatial aberrations in ones of the sub-images for a select one of the plurality of wavelengths; (d) compensating for intensity aberrations between ones of the substantially contiguous sub-images for one of the plurality of wavelengths; and (e) combining the sub-images for the select one wavelength to thereby produce said spectroscopic image of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: ChemImage Corporation
    Inventors: John S. Maier, Jason H. Neiss
  • Patent number: 7474395
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for spectral calibration of a spectroscopic system which includes a fiber array spectral translator. One embodiment relates to a method for obtaining a first image of a known substance using a photon detector and a fiber array spectral translator having plural fibers, wherein the first image comprises at least one pixel; providing a second image of the substance wherein the second image comprises at least one pixel; comparing the first image with the second image; and adjusting at least one pixel of the first image based on the comparison of images to thereby obtain an adjusted image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: ChemImage Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew P. Nelson, Jason H. Neiss, Patrick J. Treado
  • Patent number: 7471386
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for using a fiber array spectral translator-based (“FAST”) spectroscopic system for performing spectral unmixing of a mixture containing multiple polymorphs. In an embodiment, a first spectrum of a mixture containing polymorphs of a compound is obtained using a photon detector and a fiber array spectral translator having plural fibers. A set of second spectra is provided where each spectrum of the set of second spectra may be representative of a different polymorph of the compound. The first spectrum and the set of second spectra may be compared, and based on the comparison, the presence of one or more polymorphs in the mixture may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: ChemImage Corporation
    Inventors: Jason H. Neiss, Patrick J. Treado, Robert Schweitzer
  • Patent number: 7440096
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a portable system having a fiber array spectral translator (“FAST”) for obtaining a spatially accurate wavelength-resolved image of a sample having a first and a second spatial dimension that can be used for the detection of hazardous agents by irradiating a sample with light, forming an image of all or part of the sample using Raman shifted light from the sample, and analyzing the Raman shifted light for patterns characteristic of one or more hazardous agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: ChemImage Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. Gardner, Jr., John S. Maier, Matthew P. Nelson, Robert C. Schweitzer, Patrick J. Treado, G. Steven Vanni, Julianne Wolfe, Joseph E. Demuth, Jason H. Neiss, Chenhui Wang
  • Publication number: 20080197287
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for obtaining a super resolution image of a sample using a fiber array spectral translator system. In one embodiment includes collecting photons from a sample at a first end of a fiber array spectral translator; delivering the photons from a second end of the fiber array spectral translator into a multiple detector rows of a photon detector; interpolating between the multiple detector rows to thereby form interpolated rows; and arranging an output of the multiple detector rows and the interpolated rows so as to obtain a super resolution image of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: CHEMIMAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew P. Nelson, Jason H. Neiss, Patrick J. Treado
  • Publication number: 20080084553
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for detecting and classifying an unknown substance in a sample. The method including the steps of (a) providing a spectrum for each of a predetermined number of reference substances; (b) detecting an area of interest on said unknown substance; (c) targeting said area of interest; (d) determining a spectrum from said area of interest; (e) comparing the determined spectrum with the spectrum of one of the reference substances; and (f) classifying said unknown substance based on the comparison of spectra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Jason H. Neiss, Robert Schweitzer, Patrick J. Treado
  • Patent number: 7337066
    Abstract: A system and method for automated baseline correction for Raman spectra is disclosed which may operate as a piecewise-linear baseline correction function. In an embodiment, a first set of data points from a Raman spectrum are determined to be baseline data points, a second set of data points from the Raman spectrum are determined to be baseline data points where the second set of data points are not contiguous with the first set of data points. The gap between the first and second set of data points is bridged by a straight line thereby forming an estimated baseline. The estimated baseline is smoothed and then subtracted from the Raman spectrum resulting in an adjusted-baseline Raman spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: ChemImage, Corporation
    Inventor: Jason H. Neiss
  • Patent number: 7286231
    Abstract: In one embodiment the disclosure relates to a method and a system for determining the corrected wavelength of a photon scattered by a sample. The method includes the steps of determining a wavelength of a photon scattered from a sample exposed to illuminating photons and passed through a tunable filter and correcting the determined wavelength of the photon as a function of the temperature of the tunable filter and as a function of the bandpass set point of the tunable filter. The step of correcting the determined wavelength can further include determining an offset and adding the offset to the determined wavelength of the photon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: ChemImage Corp.
    Inventors: John S. Maier, Jason H. Neiss, Shona Stewart
  • Publication number: 20070201022
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for using a fiber array spectral translator-based (“FAST”) spectroscopic system for performing spectral unmixing of a mixture containing multiple polymorphs. In an embodiment, a first spectrum of a mixture containing polymorphs of a compound is obtained using a photon detector and a fiber array spectral translator having plural fibers. A set of second spectra is provided where each spectrum of the set of second spectra may be representative of a different polymorph of the compound. The first spectrum and the set of second spectra may be compared, and based on the comparison, the presence of one or more polymorphs in the mixture may be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: CHEMIMAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason H. Neiss, Patrick J. Treado, Robert Schweitzer
  • Publication number: 20070188747
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for spectral calibration of a spectroscopic system which includes a fiber array spectral translator. One embodiment relates to a method for obtaining a first image of a known substance using a photon detector and a fiber array spectral translator having plural fibers, wherein the first image comprises at least one pixel; providing a second image of the substance wherein the second image comprises at least one pixel; comparing the first image with the second image; and adjusting at least one pixel of the first image based on the comparison of images to thereby obtain an adjusted image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: CHEMIMAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew P. Nelson, Jason H. Neiss, Patrick J. Treado