Patents by Inventor Manuel Menezes de Oliveira Neto

Manuel Menezes de Oliveira Neto 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: 8783871
    Abstract: In exemplary implementations, this invention is a tool for subjective assessment of the visual acuity of a human eye. A microlens or pinhole array is placed over a high-resolution display. The eye is brought very near to the device. Patterns are displayed on the screen under some of the lenslets or pinholes. Using interactive software, a user causes the patterns that the eye sees to appear to be aligned. The software allows the user to move the apparent position of the patterns. This apparent motion is achieved by pre-warping the position and angle of the ray-bundles exiting the lenslet display. As the user aligns the apparent position of the patterns, the amount of pre-warping varies. The amount of pre-warping required in order for the user to see what appears to be a single, aligned pattern indicates the lens aberration of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Vitor Pamplona, Manuel Menezes de Oliveira Neto, Ankit Mohan, Ramesh Raskar
  • Publication number: 20130027668
    Abstract: In exemplary implementations, this invention is a tool for subjective assessment of the visual acuity of a human eye. A microlens or pinhole array is placed over a high-resolution display. The eye is brought very near to the device. Patterns are displayed on the screen under some of the lenslets or pinholes. Using interactive software, a user causes the patterns that the eye sees to appear to be aligned. The software allows the user to move the apparent position of the patterns. This apparent motion is achieved by pre-warping the position and angle of the ray-bundles exiting the lenslet display. As the user aligns the apparent position of the patterns, the amount of pre-warping varies. The amount of pre-warping required in order for the user to see what appears to be a single, aligned pattern indicates the lens aberration of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Vitor Pamplona, Manuel Menezes de Oliveira Neto, Ankit Mohan, Ramesh Raskar
  • Publication number: 20080241796
    Abstract: An apparatus for digitalization of dental structures which is precise and efficient, generating unequivocal three-dimensional data. The apparatus of the invention comprises at least one articulated arm and at least one probe, said articulated arm and probe providing dental structure scanning directly by mouth contact, being a comfortable device for the patient. The method of the invention provides an advantageous way by which dental structure moulds can be produced, since it generates very accurate three-dimensional data of the dental.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Gabriela Ce, Renato Oliveira Rosa, Manuel Menezes de Oliveira Neto