Patents by Inventor Melissa Skala

Melissa Skala 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).

  • Ophthalmic photothermal optical coherence tomography apparatus
    Patent number: 10682053
    Abstract: An optical coherence tomography system for ophthalmic use identifies tissue by selected laser heating of that tissue at reduced power levels decreasing background noise to boost signal-to-noise ratio allowing detection of minute changes in thermal expansion caused by that heating at clinically acceptable levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: Wisonsin Alumni Research Foundation, Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Maryse Lapierre-Landry, Melissa Skala, Yuankai Tao
  • Ophthalmic Photothermal Optical Coherence Tomography Apparatus
    Publication number: 20190298167
    Abstract: An optical coherence tomography system for ophthalmic use identifies tissue by selected laser heating of that tissue at reduced power levels decreasing background noise to boost signal-to-noise ratio allowing detection of minute changes in thermal expansion caused by that heating at clinically acceptable levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Maryse Lapierre-Landry, Melissa Skala, Yuankai Tao