Patents by Inventor Joseph Culver

Joseph Culver 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).

  • Patent number: 11864865
    Abstract: A wearable device for high-density-diffuse optical tomography includes a plurality of source modules that include source housings containing a light source. The device also includes a plurality of detector modules that include detector housings, a photodiodes, transimpedance amplifiers operatively coupled to the photodiodes, and analog to digital converters operatively coupled to the transimpedance amplifier. Each detector housing contains at least one of the photodiode, the analog to digital converter, and the transimpedance amplifier. Each source and detector housing is configurable to contact a subject's scalp and deliver or receive light from the scalp at one position. The wearable device also includes a control circuit operatively coupled to the plurality of source modules and to the plurality of detector modules to operate the source and detector modules in a coordinated manner to acquire a plurality of diffuse optical tomography measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Joseph Culver, Edward Richter, Adam T. Eggebrecht
  • Publication number: 20210015365
    Abstract: Optical sensors, systems, and methods are described, which may be used to provide or analyze information about a subject. The optical sensor may be placed in proximity to the subject and may include optical sources and optical detectors. The optical sources may irradiate the subject with optical signals and the optical detectors can detect signals from the subject. Analysis of the detected signals can yield information about the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Invisio Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Muehlemann, Catherine Pace, Karim Haroud, Stefan Troller, Azadeh Khanicheh, Michel Bruehwiler, Jeffery J. Caputo, Russell L. Herrig, Omar Amirana, Joseph Culver, John Shambroom
  • Publication number: 20190261860
    Abstract: A wearable device for high-density-diffuse optical tomography includes a plurality of source modules that include source housings containing a light source. The device also includes a plurality of detector modules that include detector housings, a photodiodes, transimpedance amplifiers operatively coupled to the photodiodes, and analog to digital converters operatively coupled to the transimpedance amplifier. Each detector housing contains at least one of the photodiode, the analog to digital converter, and the transimpedance amplifier. Each source and detector housing is configurable to contact a subject's scalp and deliver or receive light from the scalp at one position. The wearable device also includes a control circuit operatively coupled to the plurality of source modules and to the plurality of detector modules to operate the source and detector modules in a coordinated manner to acquire a plurality of diffuse optical tomography measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Washington University
    Inventors: Joseph Culver, Edward Richter, Adam T. Eggebrecht
  • Patent number: 9538926
    Abstract: Speckle contrast optical tomography system provided with at least one point source and multiple detectors, means for providing different source positions, the point source having a coherence length of at least the source position-detector distance and means for arranging the source position-detector pairs over a sample to be inspected, the system being further provided with means for measuring the speckle contrast; the speckle contrast system of the invention thus capable of obtaining 3D images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Turgut Durduran, Claudia Valdes, Anna Kristoffersen, Hari M. Varma, Joseph Culver
  • Publication number: 20150182136
    Abstract: Speckle contrast optical tomography system provided with at least one point source and multiple detectors, means for providing different source positions, the point source having a coherence length of at least the source position-detector distance and means for arranging the source position-detector pairs over a sample to be inspected, the system being further provided with means for measuring the speckle contrast; the speckle contrast system of the invention thus capable of obtaining 3D images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Turgut Durduran, Claudia Valdes, Anna Kristoffersen, Hari M. Varma, Joseph Culver
  • Publication number: 20140275891
    Abstract: Optical sensors, systems, and methods are described, which may be used to provide or analyze information about a subject. The optical sensor may be placed in proximity to the subject and may include optical sources and optical detectors. The optical sources may irradiate the subject with optical signals and the optical detectors can detect signals from the subject. Analysis of the detected signals can yield information about the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Cephalogics, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Muehlemann, Catherine Pace, Karim Haroud, Stefan Troller, Azadeh Khanicheh, Jeffery J. Caputo, Russell L. Herrig, Joseph Culver
  • Publication number: 20140276013
    Abstract: Optical sensors, systems, and methods are described, which may be used to provide or analyze information about a subject. The optical sensor may be placed in proximity to the subject and may include optical sources and optical detectors. The optical sources may irradiate the subject with optical signals and the optical detectors can detect signals from the subject. Analysis of the detected signals can yield information about the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Cephalogics, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Muehlemann, Catherine Pace, Karim Haroud, Stefan Troller, Azadeh Khanicheh, Michel Bruehwiler, Jeffery J. Caputo, Russell L. Herrig, Omar Amirana, Joseph Culver
  • Patent number: 7983740
    Abstract: A high performance imaging system for diffuse optical tomography is disclosed. A dense grid utilizing sources, e.g., light emitting diodes (“LEDs”), that achieve high performance at high speed with a high dynamic range and low inter-channel crosstalk are complemented by a system of discrete, isolated receivers, e.g., avalanche photodiodes (“APDs”). The source channels have dedicated reconfigurable encoding control signals, and the detector channels have reconfigurable decoding, allowing maximum flexibility and optimal mixtures of frequency and time encoding and decoding. Each detector channel is analyzed by dedicated, isolated, high-bandwidth receiver circuitry so that no channel gain switching is necessary. The resulting improvements to DOT system performance, e.g., increased dynamic range and decreased crosstalk, enable higher density imaging arrays and provide significantly enhanced DOT image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Joseph Culver, Gavin Perry, Benjamin Zeff
  • Publication number: 20080154126
    Abstract: A high performance imaging system for diffuse optical tomography is disclosed. A dense grid utilizing sources, e.g., light emitting diodes (“LEDs”), that achieve high performance at high speed with a high dynamic range and low inter-channel crosstalk are complemented by a system of discrete, isolated receivers, e.g., avalanche photodiodes (“APDs”). The source channels have dedicated reconfigurable encoding control signals, and the detector channels have reconfigurable decoding, allowing maximum flexibility and optimal mixtures of frequency and time encoding and decoding. Each detector channel is analyzed by dedicated, isolated, high-bandwidth receiver circuitry so that no channel gain switching is necessary. The resulting improvements to DOT system performance, e.g., increased dynamic range and decreased crosstalk, enable higher density imaging arrays and provide significantly enhanced DOT image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Joseph Culver, Gavin Perry, Benjamin Zeff
  • Patent number: 6887065
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding a polymeric multiform skin membrane is provided. The molding apparatus includes a rotatable heated mold envelope having an opening. Additionally the mold envelope has channel members which generally extend lateral of the opening. A feed-stock bucket is provided for holding polymeric work stock. The bucket is moved by a carriage in a direction generally parallel with the channel members of the mold envelope with a first lateral position for loading and a second position closing the opening of the mold envelope. Selectively actuatable clamps are provided for securing the bucket with the mold envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Intertec Systems
    Inventor: Joseph A. Culver
  • Publication number: 20030227110
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding a polymeric multiform skin membrane is provided. The molding apparatus includes a rotatable heated mold envelope having an opening. Additionally the mold envelope has channel members which generally extend lateral of the opening. A feed-stock bucket is provided for holding polymeric work stock. The bucket is moved by a carriage in a direction generally parallel with the channel members of the mold envelope with a first lateral position for loading and a second position closing the opening of the mold envelope. Selectively actuatable clamps are provided for securing the bucket with the mold envelope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventor: Joseph A. Culver