Patents by Inventor Martin B. Overington

Martin B. Overington 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).

  • Luminous roof for NICU incubators for regulating circadian rhythms in infants and for providing high visibility of infant anatomy for healthcare staff
    Patent number: 10646685
    Abstract: Multipurpose lighting systems and methods of providing controllable lighting are provided. A lighting system includes a sheet of flexible material, a plurality of light sources and a controller. The plurality of light sources are attached to the sheet of flexible material and configured to emit diffused light. The controller is coupled to the plurality of light sources and is configured to control one or more of the plurality of light sources according to one of a plurality of prescribed lighting characteristics associated with a respective plurality of different lighting tasks. In some examples, the lighting system includes a camera coupled to the sheet of flexible material configured to capture at least one image of an object synchronously with the light emitted by the plurality of light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Mark S. Rea, Mariana Gross Figueiro, Martin B. Overington, Jean Paul Freyssinier, Robert White
  • LUMINOUS ROOF FOR NICU INCUBATORS FOR REGULATING CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS IN INFANTS AND FOR PROVIDING HIGH VISIBILITY OF INFANT ANATOMY FOR HEALTHCARE STAFF
    Publication number: 20170182282
    Abstract: Multipurpose lighting systems and methods of providing controllable lighting are provided. A lighting system includes a sheet of flexible material, a plurality of light sources and a controller. The plurality of light sources are attached to the sheet of flexible material and configured to emit diffused light. The controller is coupled to the plurality of light sources and is configured to control one or more of the plurality of light sources according to one of a plurality of prescribed lighting characteristics associated with a respective plurality of different lighting tasks. In some examples, the lighting system includes a camera coupled to the sheet of flexible material configured to capture at least one image of an object synchronously with the light emitted by the plurality of light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Mark S. Rea, Mariana Gross Figueiro, Martin B. Overington, Jean Paul Freyssinier, Robert White