Patents by Inventor Martina Bucher

Martina Bucher 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: 9255882
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical imaging system (20) comprising an illumination unit (23), a detection unit (24) and a measurement chamber (21) for receiving a subject to be examined, wherein the illumination unit (23) is arranged such in relation to the measurement chamber (21) that it can illuminate a subject placed inside the measurement chamber (21), and wherein the measurement chamber (21) is provided with several fins (31, 31?) for preventing stray light from reaching the detection unit (24), the several fins (31, 31?) being arranged in such a way that at least some of the fins (31, 31?) are in the field of view of the detection unit (24) with the fins (31, 31?) being orientated such that the surfaces (31.1, 31.1?) of the fins that are subjected to illumination by stray light are not visible to the detection unit (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Scanco Holding AG
    Inventors: Kai Hassler, Martina Bucher
  • Publication number: 20140151576
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical imaging system (20) comprising an illumination unit (23), a detection unit (24) and a measurement chamber (21) for receiving a subject to be examined, wherein the illumination unit (23) is arranged such in relation to the measurement chamber (21) that it can illuminate a subject placed inside the measurement chamber (21), and wherein the measurement chamber (21) is provided with several fins (31, 31?) for preventing stray light from reaching the detection unit (24), the several fins (31, 31?) being arranged in such a way that at least some of the fins (31, 31?) are in the field of view of the detection unit (24) with the fins (31, 31?) being orientated such that the surfaces (31.1, 31.1?) of the fins that are subjected to illumination by stray light are not visible to the detection unit (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Kai Hassler, Martina Bucher