Patents by Inventor Jonathan C. WARD

Jonathan C. WARD 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).

  • Interface for display of multi-layer images in digital microscopy
    Patent number: 11112952
    Abstract: A user interface for display of multiview image sets captured by slide scanning digital microscopes, including a graphical user interface (GUI) for the display of one or more of multi-level, multi-angle, and multi-region images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Microscopes International, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Ward, Richard K. Rainbolt
  • Systems and methods for rapid scanning of images in digital microscopes
    Patent number: 10712548
    Abstract: Systems and methods for preparing a field image of a portion of a target area or region of interest (ROI) of a microscope slide specimen, and of assembly a plurality of field images into an image of the target area, using a SSM having a movable slide stage, an objective lens, a digital video camera and a digital image sensing element (DIS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Microscope International, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Ward, Richard K. Rainbolt
  • Systems and methods for detection of blank fields in digital microscopes
    Patent number: 10444486
    Abstract: Systems and methods for rapidly identifying blank fields while capturing a plurality of color field images using a slide scanning microscope having a movable slide stage, a movable objective lens, and a digital video camera having a color digital image sensor that encodes RGB color data for each pixel in a field image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Microscopes International, LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. Rainbolt, Jonathan C. Ward
  • INTERFACE FOR DISPLAY OF MULTI-LAYER IMAGES IN DIGITAL MICROSCOPY
    Publication number: 20190294317
    Abstract: A user interface for display of multiview image sets captured by slide scanning digital microscopes, including a graphical user interface (GUI) for the display of one or more of multi-level, multi-angle, and multi-region images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Microscopes International, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan C. WARD, Richard K. RAINBOLT
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF BLANK FIELDS IN DIGITAL MICROSCOPES
    Publication number: 20190072751
    Abstract: Systems and methods for rapidly identifying blank fields while capturing a plurality of color field images using a slide scanning microscope having a movable slide stage, a movable objective lens, and a digital video camera having a color digital image sensor that encodes RGB color data for each pixel in a field image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Microscopes International, LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. RAINBOLT, Jonathan C. Ward
  • Systems And Methods For Rapid Scanning Of Images In Digital Microscopes
    Publication number: 20180356621
    Abstract: Systems and methods for preparing a field image of a portion of a target area or region of interest (ROI) of a microscope slide specimen, and of assembly a plurality of field images into an image of the target area, using a SSM having a movable slide stage, an objective lens, a digital video camera and a digital image sensing element (DIS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Microscopes International, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan C. WARD, Richard K. RAINBOLT