Patents by Inventor Marek Kowarz
Marek Kowarz 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).
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Publication number: 20240130684Abstract: An implantable apparatus for physiological measurement in a host organism has an implantable sample chamber having a measurement port and live cells that are treated to fluoresce in response to light having an excitation wavelength. An optical sensor housing implanted within the host organism has a window to convey excitation light output and receive fluorescent light; a coupling that couples the measurement port of the sample chamber to the window; an optical chamber partitioned into an excitation sub-chamber and a detection sub-chamber, wherein both sub-chambers are in optical communication with the window; an excitation source energizable to direct excitation light through the excitation sub-chamber and to the window; and a detector in the path of fluorescent light received from the live cells. A signal processing apparatus is energizable to acquire and process a detector signal and to transmit a processed signal that is indicative of fluorescent light energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Marek Kowarz, Spencer Rosero
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Patent number: 11877866Abstract: An implantable apparatus for physiological measurement in a host organism has an implantable sample chamber having a measurement port and live cells that are treated to fluoresce in response to light having an excitation wavelength. An optical sensor housing implanted within the host organism has a window to convey excitation light output and receive fluorescent light; a coupling that couples the measurement port of the sample chamber to the window; an optical chamber partitioned into an excitation sub-chamber and a detection sub-chamber, wherein both sub-chambers are in optical communication with the window; an excitation source energizable to direct excitation light through the excitation sub-chamber and to the window; and a detector in the path of fluorescent light received from the live cells. A signal processing apparatus is energizable to acquire and process a detector signal and to transmit a processed signal that is indicative of fluorescent light energy.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: EFFERENT LABS, INC.Inventors: Marek Kowarz, Spencer Rosero
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Publication number: 20230296432Abstract: An apparatus for characterization of one or more light sources over a field of view has an image relay disposed to relay a first image plane to a second image plane. An aperture defines the field of view at the first image plane. A diffraction grating in the path of light through the aperture is configured to form, on the first image plane, for at least one light source, a light pattern having at least two diffraction orders of light from the corresponding light source. An image sensor array is configured to provide image data from the light pattern at the second image plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventor: Marek Kowarz
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Publication number: 20220170783Abstract: An apparatus for characterization of one or more light sources, has an image sensor array that defines an image plane having an imaging area. An aperture spaced apart from the image plane defines the field of view that includes, for each of the one or more light sources, a corresponding incident light path that lies along a central ray beginning at the corresponding light source, extending through a center of the aperture, and terminating at the image plane. A diffraction grating forms, on the image sensor array, for each corresponding light source, a light pattern having at least a zeroth diffraction order and a first diffraction order, wherein the zeroth diffraction order is a geometrical projection of the aperture along the central ray. A control logic processor identifies a wavelength range and angular direction within the field of view for at least one of the light sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicants: MicroAdventure Technologies LLC, BlackBox BiometricsInventors: Marek Kowarz, Angela D'Orazio
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Publication number: 20200352513Abstract: An implantable apparatus for physiological measurement in a host organism has an implantable sample chamber having a measurement port and live cells that are treated to fluoresce in response to light having an excitation wavelength. An optical sensor housing implanted within the host organism has a window to convey excitation light output and receive fluorescent light; a coupling that couples the measurement port of the sample chamber to the window; an optical chamber partitioned into an excitation sub-chamber and a detection sub-chamber, wherein both sub-chambers are in optical communication with the window; an excitation source energizable to direct excitation light through the excitation sub-chamber and to the window; and a detector in the path of fluorescent light received from the live cells. A signal processing apparatus is energizable to acquire and process a detector signal and to transmit a processed signal that is indicative of fluorescent light energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Marek Kowarz, Spencer Rosero
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Publication number: 20130148343Abstract: The invention provides an illumination assembly and an illumination assembly based lamp. The illumination assembly includes a substrate that has a plurality of light emitting areas, such that each of the light emitting area includes a group of two or more semiconductor dies that are directly mounted on the substrate. Further, a light emitting area is separated by a first distance from another light emitting area and each semiconductor die in a light emitting area is separated by a second distance from another semiconductor die in the same light emitting area, such that the first distance is substantially greater than the second distance. Furthermore, the illumination assembly also includes a single piece optic element disposed over the plurality of light emitting areas, such that the single piece optic element is configured to direct light emitted from all the light emitting areas in a cone of light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventors: Marek Kowarz, Felipe Leon
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Publication number: 20070146700Abstract: An imaging apparatus for obtaining spectral image data from an object that includes: a) a light source; b) an input optics section; c) a programmable spectral filter that conditions the multispectral image bearing light according to a predetermined spectral transmission function; d) a detector array in the path of the conditioned multispectral image bearing light and providing a corresponding output signal; and, e) a control logic processor in communication with the spatial light modulator for modulating addressable areas of the spatial light modulator to provide the spectral transmission function thereby.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2005Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Marek Kowarz, David Patton, John Spoonhower
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Publication number: 20070146710Abstract: An imaging apparatus has input optics for obtaining a multispectral image bearing light and a programmable spectral switching section. The programmable spectral switching section has a first lens for directing light toward a dichroic separator that separates the multispectral image bearing light into a plurality of discrete spectral bands, each directed to an optical switch. Each optical switch is selectively enabled to redirect its corresponding spectral band back through the first lens as switched spectral band light. A light path selector element directs switched spectral band light toward an image forming section that has a sensor lens for directing switched spectral band light toward an image sensor. The image sensor forms image data according switched spectral band light from each optical switch. A control logic processor communicates with optical switches and with the sensor, providing instructions for enablement of optical switches and obtaining sensor data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Marek Kowarz, James Phalen, J. Newman
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Publication number: 20070046690Abstract: A method for displaying a color image by providing a color image display apparatus having at least three narrow-band emissive light sources that define a display color gamut. Image data values are accepted that are defined within an original color gamut that is smaller in area than the display color gamut. The input image data values are transformed into display color gamut data values having an expanded image chromaticity range. At least a portion of the expanded chromaticity range lies outside the original color gamut. At least a portion of the display color gamut lies outside the expanded image chromaticity range. The display color gamut data values are provided to the color image display apparatus to form an image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2005Publication date: March 1, 2007Inventors: Thomas Madden, Marek Kowarz
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Publication number: 20070047061Abstract: A line scanned display system includes at least three different colors of illumination provided by one or more light sources, and at least one directional illumination optical system for directing the three different colors of illumination. Also in the system is a bilinear array, having two linear arrays of light modulating devices, situated on a common substrate for receiving and modulating two different colors of illumination at any one time that are obtained from the three different colors of illumination. Finally, a lens for creating line images of the two linear arrays on a screen and a scanning mirror for scanning the line images across the screen to form an area image complete the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Inventor: Marek Kowarz
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Publication number: 20060232748Abstract: An optical sub-system has an optical element having a curved surface featured with a plurality of recurring surface tooling marks. The depth of any surface tooling mark is less than 0.2 wavelengths, whereby light is diffracted on the curved surface. A spatial filter blocks the diffracted light and passes the undiffracted light.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2005Publication date: October 19, 2006Inventors: Laura Weller-Brophy, Jayson Nelson, Marek Kowarz, John Brazas, James Phalen
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Publication number: 20060152436Abstract: A display system comprises a light modulator having at least three linear arrays of light modulating devices on a common substrate, at least one light source producing at least three colors of light for illuminating the at least three linear arrays, a lens for creating line images of the at least three linear arrays on a display surface, and a scanning mirror for scanning the line images to create a two-dimensional image on the display surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2003Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventor: Marek Kowarz
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Publication number: 20060126155Abstract: A display system (10) with reduced speckle has a light source (70) providing an illumination beam and a linear light modulator (85) having at least one linear array of light modulating devices for forming a modulated beam. The modulated beam has a plurality of orders of diffracted light. An obstructing element (82r,82g,82b) blocks a zeroeth order reflected light from the modulated beam. An angle-transforming optical assembly (30) anamorphically conditions the modulated beam. A scanning element (77) scans the modulated beam toward a display surface (90) for forming a two-dimensional image thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2004Publication date: June 15, 2006Inventors: Marek Kowarz, Farouk Bonilla, Brian Kruschwitz, James Phalen
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Publication number: 20060091794Abstract: A passive matrix OLED display free of line dropout defects in the image region and providing full-frame brightness of at least 50 nits is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the display may have a diagonal surface dimension in excess of 10 inches and may have more than 150 row lines. In a specific embodiment, a passive matrix OLED display is described comprising an array of individually addressable OLED pixels arranged in column and row lines in an imaging area of the display, wherein at least one pixel comprises at least one current-limiting component connected in series with an electroluminescent diode, and wherein the electroluminescent diode comprises a plurality of electroluminescent units connected in series between an anode and a cathode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2004Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: John Agostinelli, Marek Kowarz, Liang-Sheng Liao
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Publication number: 20060017924Abstract: An imaging system having a programmable spectral transmission function, that includes an input image plane for passing input imaging light into the imaging system; a dispersive optical system for separating the input imaging light into its corresponding spectral components, thus creating spectrally-dispersed image components along a spectrally-dispersed direction. Also included is a spatial light modulator, having a plurality of operational states, for selecting spectral components for imaging; and having a width along the spectrally-dispersed direction; a de-dispersive optical system for re-combining the selected spectral components for imaging onto a detector array; and means for scanning the input imaging light from an object of interest to generate an output area image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2004Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Marek Kowarz, James Phalen, J. Newman
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Publication number: 20050174064Abstract: An array having a plurality of column electrodes and a plurality of rows of individually addressable OLED pixels, each row including a commonly shared electrode including wherein at least one OLED pixel in each row has a current limiting component and an organic electroluminescent diode and such at least one OLED pixel is connected between said commonly shared electrode and one of the plurality of column electrodes for conducting current therebetween, and wherein the at least one organic electroluminescent diode is connected in series with the current limiting component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2004Publication date: August 11, 2005Inventors: John Agostinelli, Marek Kowarz, Fitzroy Crosdale
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Publication number: 20050099669Abstract: An electromechanical display panel that includes at least two spatially separated plates. Between the at least two spatially separated plates is a suspended porous movable film having a pore area, wherein the pore area comprises less than 50% of surface area of the porous movable film. The electromechanical display panel also includes a means for moving the porous movable film between the at least two spatially separated plates to cause selective light modulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2003Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: Marek Kowarz, Marcus Bermel, Robert Cournoyer
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Publication number: 20050094243Abstract: An electrostatic micromechanical device with continuously variable displacement, that includes: a movable member having a first electrode; an opposing surface having a second electrode; a channel separating the movable member from the opposing surface; a liquid situated in the channel, wherein the liquid has a sufficiently high dielectric constant so as to enable continuously variable and stable control of a displacement of the movable member over a travel range spanning at least half of the channel; the displacement being a result of a voltage applied between the first electrode and the second electrode; and at least one solid dielectric layer physically situated between the first electrode and the second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2004Publication date: May 5, 2005Inventor: Marek Kowarz
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Publication number: 20050024722Abstract: A display apparatus for providing an image on a curved display surface includes a line image generation apparatus for generating a modulated line image, where the line image generation apparatus includes a laser light source for providing an illumination beam, a linear spatial light modulator for modulating the illumination beam to provide a modulated line image as at least one diffracted order of the illumination beam, a projection lens for directing the modulated line image toward a line image scanner for scanning the modulated light beam to form a two-dimensional image on the curved display surface, wherein the line image scanner is optically disposed near the center of curvature of the curved display surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2003Publication date: February 3, 2005Inventors: John Agostinelli, David Kessler, Marek Kowarz
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Publication number: 20030021599Abstract: A scannerless range imaging system includes an illumination system and an electromechanical light modulator. The illumination system illuminates objects in the scene with modulated illumination of a predetermined modulation frequency, and the modulated illumination reflected from objects in the scene incorporates a phase delay corresponding to the distance of the objects from the range imaging system. The electromechanical light modulator, which is positioned in an optical path of the reflected illumination, operates at a reference frequency that corresponds to the predetermined modulation frequency and accordingly modulates the modulated illumination reflected from the object, thereby generating a phase image from the interference between the reference frequency and the reflected modulated illumination.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2001Publication date: January 30, 2003Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: John C. Brazas, Louis R. Gabello, Marek Kowarz, Lawrence A. Ray, Kenneth J. Repich