Patents by Inventor Jessica Ramella-Roman

Jessica Ramella-Roman 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).

  • Optical imaging for preterm birth assessment
    Patent number: 10791983
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for measuring collagen organization in the cervix, assessing the health of a woman's cervix (including a pregnant woman's cervix), characterizing the composition and structure of cervical tissue, and measuring preterm labor risk are provided. Polarization sensitive techniques and properties of cervical tissue, including birefringence, can be used. A method can include acquiring in vivo images of cervical tissue, applying Mueller matrix (MM) polarimetry (including 4×4 Mueller matrix polarimetry), and determining one or more parameters of the cervical tissue using the Mueller matrix (MM) polarimetry. The in vivo images can be analyzed and various parameters that characterize the cervical tissue can be determined. Graphs and maps of the cervical tissue can be generated for use as care provider tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventor: Jessica Ramella-Roman
  • Materials and methods for detecting and monitoring edema and related conditions
    Patent number: 10517533
    Abstract: Provided is a Coupled Domain Sensor (CDS) that can be used to, for example, evaluate hydration and occlusion of blood in patients with edema using electrical and optical measurements. Advantageously, the CDS provides a quicker, more effective and accurate way of monitoring this medical condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: The Florida International University Board of Trustees, University of South Florida
    Inventors: Shekhar Bhansali, Karina Rincon, Jessica Ramella-Roman, Sanjukta Bhanja
  • Materials and methods for non-invasively measuring temperature distribution in the eye
    Patent number: 10349837
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods for measuring the temperature distribution of an eye using non-invasive techniques. Embodiments of the present invention utilize laser speckle cross-correlation to determine the thermal distribution of an eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    Inventors: Jessica Ramella-Roman, Herbert Wertheim, Pedro Lopez, Yuqiang Bai
  • OPTICAL IMAGING FOR PRETERM BIRTH ASSESSMENT
    Publication number: 20180271430
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for measuring collagen organization in the cervix, assessing the health of a woman's cervix (including a pregnant woman's cervix), characterizing the composition and structure of cervical tissue, and measuring preterm labor risk are provided. Polarization sensitive techniques and properties of cervical tissue, including birefringence, can be used. A method can include acquiring in vivo images of cervical tissue, applying Mueller matrix (MM) polarimetry (including 4×4 Mueller matrix polarimetry), and determining one or more parameters of the cervical tissue using the Mueller matrix (MM) polarimetry. The in vivo images can be analyzed and various parameters that characterize the cervical tissue can be determined. Graphs and maps of the cervical tissue can be generated for use as care provider tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventor: Jessica Ramella-Roman
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVELY MEASURING TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION IN THE EYE
    Publication number: 20180192886
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods for measuring the temperature distribution of an eye using non-invasive techniques. Embodiments of the present invention utilize laser speckle cross-correlation to determine the thermal distribution of an eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Jessica RAMELLA-ROMAN, Herbert WERTHEIM, Pedro LOPEZ, Yuqiang BAI
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND MONITORING EDEMA AND RELATED CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20160331314
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a Coupled Domain Sensor (CDS) that can be used to, for example, evaluate hydration and occlusion of blood in patients with edema using electrical and optical measurements. Advantageously, the CDS provides a quicker, more effective and accurate way of monitoring this medical condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicants: The Florida International University Board of Trustees, University of South Florida
    Inventors: Shekhar BHANSALI, Karina RINCON, Jessica RAMELLA-ROMAN, Sanjukta BHANJA
  • METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF COLORECTAL CANCER
    Publication number: 20130218023
    Abstract: Methods and systems for use of phenotypic markers, principally oral mucosal vascular density alone or in combination with detection of other markers, to identify individuals afflicted with or having an increased risk of hereditary colorectal cancer, especially familial adenomatous polyposis, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Francis M. Giardiello, Daniel L. Edelstein, Jessica Ramella-Roman, Linda M. Hylind, Ali Basiri