Patents by Inventor Katherine Donaldson

Katherine Donaldson 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).

  • Method for detecting vibrations in a biological organism using real-time vibration imaging
    Patent number: 7477571
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for detecting vibration information by receiving electromagnetic radiation reflected or emitted from a biological organism at a light amplitude modulation detector array to provide real-time imaging of the target object. The detected radiation may be visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation, and/or of other desired frequency ranges. The detected radiation is preferably AC-coupled to isolate components relating to oscillations of the biological organism from components relating to ambient radiation, e.g. background sunlight. The isolated oscillations may then be digitized, stored, and subjected to processing such as a Fourier transform to generate outputs representative of frequencies of oscillation. This output can then be used for analysis of the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Philip Melese, Eric Lavelle, Lawrence H. Dubois, Katherine Donaldson
  • Method for detecting vibrations in a biological organism using real-time vibration imaging
    Publication number: 20060209631
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for detecting vibration information by receiving electromagnetic radiation reflected or emitted from a biological organism at a light amplitude modulation detector array to provide real-time imaging of the target object. The detected radiation may be visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation, and/or of other desired frequency ranges. The detected radiation is preferably AC-coupled to isolate components relating to oscillations of the biological organism from components relating to ambient radiation, e.g. background sunlight. The isolated oscillations may then be digitized, stored, and subjected to processing such as a Fourier transform to generate outputs representative of frequencies of oscillation. This output can then be used for analysis of the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Philip Melese, Eric Lavelle, Lawrence Dubois, Katherine Donaldson