Patents by Inventor Luca Caucci

Luca Caucci 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: 20230386039
    Abstract: Many biologic processes taking place inside a living organism are unpredictable in time and space, and cannot be known exactly. These mechanisms and interactions among them are better modeled as physiological random processes, the statistics of which are fully described by joint characteristic functionals. The present invention provides methods for the estimation of joint characteristic functionals through imaging of multiple physiological random processes. This technology can be used to study complex diseases, such as tumors and viral infections, by imaging the biological processes involved with disease progression and response to treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Luca CAUCCI, Harrison H. BARRETT
  • Publication number: 20220187181
    Abstract: The present invention provides autoradiography methods and systems for imaging via the detection of alpha particles, beta particles, or other charged particles. Embodiments of the methods and systems provide high-resolution 3D imaging of the distribution of a radioactive probe, such as a radiopharmaceutical, on a tissue sample. Embodiments of the present methods and systems provide imaging of tissue samples by reconstruction of a 3D distribution of a source of particles, such as a radiopharmaceutical. Embodiments of the methods and systems provide tomographic methods including microtomography, macrotomography, cryomicrotomography and cryomacrotomography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicants: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, inviCro, LLC
    Inventors: Harrison H. BARRETT, Yijun DING, Luca CAUCCI, John William HOPPIN
  • Patent number: 11249000
    Abstract: The present invention provides autoradiography methods and systems for imaging via the detection of alpha particles, beta particles, or other charged particles. Embodiments of the methods and systems provide high-resolution 3D imaging of the distribution of a radioactive probe, such as a radiopharmaceutical, on a tissue sample. Embodiments of the present methods and systems provide imaging of tissue samples by reconstruction of a 3D distribution of a source of particles, such as a radiopharmaceutical. Embodiments of the methods and systems provide tomographic methods including microtomography, macrotomography, cryomicrotomography and cryomacrotomography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalt of the University of Arizona, inviCro, LLC
    Inventors: Harrison H. Barrett, Yijun Ding, Luca Caucci, John William Hoppin
  • Patent number: 10591353
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for manipulating radiance data obtained from a radiance sensor that includes a lenslet array and a photodetector array, where the manipulation of the radiance data uses one or more algorithms or mathematical transformations applied by a software program. Manipulating the measured radiance data computationally produces the same optical effects of a desired optical system without having to insert the optical system into the optical path of the electromagnetic radiation. The manipulated radiance data is then used to generate an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Arizona
    Inventors: Luca Caucci, Harrison Barrett
  • Publication number: 20200049607
    Abstract: The present invention provides autoradiography methods and systems for imaging via the detection of alpha particles, beta particles, or other charged particles. Embodiments of the methods and systems provide high-resolution 3D imaging of the distribution of a radioactive probe, such as a radiopharmaceutical, on a tissue sample. Embodiments of the present methods and systems provide imaging of tissue samples by reconstruction of a 3D distribution of a source of particles, such as a radiopharmaceutical. Embodiments of the methods and systems provide tomographic methods including microtomography, macrotomography, cryomicrotomography and cryomacrotomography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicants: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, inviCro, LLC
    Inventors: Harrison H. BARRETT, Yijun DING, Luca CAUCCI, John William HOPPIN
  • Patent number: 10444136
    Abstract: The present invention provides autoradiography methods and systems for imaging via the detection of alpha particles, beta particles, or other charged particles. Embodiments of the methods and systems provide high-resolution 3D imaging of the distribution of a radioactive probe, such as a radiopharmaceutical, on a tissue sample. Embodiments of the present methods and systems provide imaging of tissue samples by reconstruction of a 3D distribution of a source of particles, such as a radiopharmaceutical. Embodiments of the methods and systems provide tomographic methods including microtomography, macrotomography, cryomicrotomography and cryomacrotomography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignees: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, InviCro, LLC
    Inventors: Harrison H. Barrett, Yijun Ding, Luca Caucci, John William Hoppin
  • Publication number: 20190170575
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for manipulating radiance data obtained from a radiance sensor that includes a lenslet array and a photodetector array, where the manipulation of the radiance data uses one or more algorithms or mathematical transformations applied by a software program. Manipulating the measured radiance data computationally produces the same optical effects of a desired optical system without having to insert the optical system into the optical path of the electromagnetic radiation. The manipulated radiance data is then used to generate an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Arizona
    Inventors: Luca CAUCCI, Harrison BARRETT
  • Patent number: 10228279
    Abstract: A radiance sensor includes a memory and a microprocessor. The memory stores non-transitory computer-readable instructions and adapted to store a plurality of electrical signals output from a photodetector array in response to electromagnetic radiation transmitted through a lenslet array and incident on the photodetector array. The microprocessor is adapted to execute the instructions to (i) determine irradiance of the electromagnetic radiation in a detector plane from the plurality of electrical signals, each electrical signal having generated by a respective one of a plurality of photodetectors of the photodetector array, and (ii) reconstruct, from the determined irradiance, the 4D-radiance in an input plane, the lenslet array being between the input plane and the detector plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Arizona
    Inventors: Luca Caucci, Harrison Barrett
  • Patent number: 9977136
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for 3D imaging of in vivo and ex vivo tissues. The disclosed systems and methods employ an autoradiographic approach where particles emitted by a radioactive composition within the tissue are detected. Once detected, a 3D representation of the source of particles within the tissue is reconstructed for viewing and analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of The University of Arizona, inviCRO, LLC
    Inventors: Harrison H. Barrett, Brian Miller, Yijun Ding, Liying Chen, John William Hoppin, Luca Caucci
  • Publication number: 20180052242
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for 3D imaging of in vivo and ex vivo tissues. The disclosed systems and methods employ an autoradiographic approach where particles emitted by a radioactive composition within the tissue are detected. Once detected, a 3D representation of the source of particles within the tissue is reconstructed for viewing and analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicants: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of The University of Arizona, inviCRO, LLC
    Inventors: Harrison H. BARRETT, Brian MILLER, Yijun DING, Liying CHEN, John William HOPPIN, Luca CAUCCI
  • Publication number: 20170343460
    Abstract: The present invention provides autoradiography methods and systems for imaging via the detection of alpha particles, beta particles, or other charged particles. Embodiments of the methods and systems provide high-resolution 3D imaging of the distribution of a radioactive probe, such as a radiopharmaceutical, on a tissue sample. Embodiments of the present methods and systems provide imaging of tissue samples by reconstruction of a 3D distribution of a source of particles, such as a radiopharmaceutical. Embodiments of the methods and systems provide tomographic methods including microtomography, macrotomography, cryomicrotomography and cryomacrotomography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, inviCro, LLC
    Inventors: Harrison H. BARRETT, Yijun DING, Luca CAUCCI, John William HOPPIN
  • Patent number: 9823364
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for 3D imaging of in vivo and ex vivo tissues. The disclosed systems and methods employ an autoradiographic approach where particles emitted by a radioactive composition within the tissue are detected. Once detected, a 3D representation of the source of particles within the tissue is reconstructed for viewing and analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignees: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Invicro, LLC
    Inventors: Harrison H. Barrett, Brian Miller, Yijun Ding, Liying Chen, John William Hoppin, Luca Caucci
  • Publication number: 20170307439
    Abstract: A radiance sensor includes a memory and a microprocessor. The memory stores non-transitory computer-readable instructions and adapted to store a plurality of electrical signals output from a photodetector array in response to electromagnetic radiation transmitted through a lenslet array and incident on the photodetector array. The microprocessor is adapted to execute the instructions to (i) determine irradiance of the electromagnetic radiation in a detector plane from the plurality of electrical signals, each electrical signal having generated by a respective one of a plurality of photodetectors of the photodetector array, and (ii) reconstruct, from the determined irradiance, the 4D-radiance in an input plane, the lenslet array being between the input plane and the detector plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Luca Caucci, Harrison Barrett
  • Publication number: 20170010369
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for 3D imaging of in vivo and ex vivo tissues. The disclosed systems and methods employ an autoradiographic approach where particles emitted by a radioactive composition within the tissue are detected. Once detected, a 3D representation of the source of particles within the tissue is reconstructed for viewing and analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicants: The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of The Univ ersity of Arizona, inviCRO, LLC
    Inventors: Harrison H. BARRETT, Brian MILLER, Yijun DING, Liying CHEN, John William HOPPIN, Luca CAUCCI
  • Patent number: 9182289
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a wavefront parameter includes a light source, a lenslet array, a detector for detecting light generated by the light source and passed through the lenslet array, a wavefront corrective element disposed between the lenslet array and the light source; and a data analyzer configured to estimate at least one wavefront parameter at a plane located on the light source side of the corrective element. The lenslet array and the sensor array are arranged to form a wavefront sensor, and the wavefront corrective element is configured to correct an aberration of the wavefront.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Harrison Barrett, Luca Caucci, Lars Furenlid, Akinori Ohkubo
  • Publication number: 20130092816
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a wavefront parameter includes a light source, a lenslet array, a detector for detecting light generated by the light source and passed through the lenslet array, a wavefront corrective element disposed between the lenslet array and the light source; and a data analyzer configured to estimate at least one wavefront parameter at a plane located on the light source side of the corrective element. The lenslet array and the sensor array are arranged to form a wavefront sensor, and the wavefront corrective element is configured to correct an aberration of the wavefront.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicants: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Harrison Barrett, Luca Caucci, Lars Furenlid, Akinori Ohkubo