Patents by Inventor Niyom Lue

Niyom Lue 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: 10670510
    Abstract: Refractive index of biological specimens is a source of intrinsic contrast that can be explored without any concerns of photobleaching or harmful effects caused by extra contrast agents. This feature also contains rich information that can be related to the metabolism of cells at the cellular and subcellular levels. The present invention relates to systems and methods that can provide, without any moving parts, the 3-D refractive index map of continuously flowing biological samples in a micro-fluidic channel, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Yongjin Sung, Niyom Lue, Zahid Yaqoob, Ramachandra Dasari, Peter T. C. So
  • Patent number: 9557549
    Abstract: Systems and methods of self-referenced quantitative phase microscopy (SrQPM). The SrQPM systems and methods provide single-shot, full-field imaging capability for increased imaging speed, and near-common-path geometry for increased phase stability, allowing the study of internal structures of biological cells, live cell dynamics, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Zahid Yaqoob, Niyom Lue, Timothy Robert Hillman
  • Publication number: 20140375792
    Abstract: Systems and methods of self-referenced quantitative phase microscopy (SrQPM). The SrQPM systems and methods provide single-shot, full-field imaging capability for increased imaging speed, and near-common-path geometry for increased phase stability, allowing the study of internal structures of biological cells, live cell dynamics, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Zahid Yaqoob, Niyom Lue, Timothy Robert Hillman
  • Publication number: 20140333929
    Abstract: Refractive index of biological specimens is a source of intrinsic contrast that can be explored without any concerns of photobleaching or harmful effects caused by extra contrast agents. This feature also contains rich information that can be related to the metabolism of cells at the cellular and subcellular levels. The present invention relates to systems and methods that can provide, without any moving parts, the 3-D refractive index map of continuously flowing biological samples in a micro-fluidic channel, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Yongjin Sung, Niyom Lue, Zahid Yagoob, Ramachandra Dasari, Peter T.C. So
  • Publication number: 20120302892
    Abstract: A multimodal probe system for spectroscopic scanning of tissue for disease diagnosis. The system can use diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy for the detection of cancerous tissue, such as tissue margin assessment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Niyom Lue, Michael Feld, Ishan Barman, Narahara Chari Dingari, Ramachandra Dasari, David Feld, Alison Hearn, Jonathan Feld
  • Publication number: 20120101390
    Abstract: Epithelial cancer screening can include a staining tissue with a cancer targeting agent, identifying a potentially cancerous lesion using fluorescence imaging, and imaging the potentially cancerous lesion for a cancer diagnosis using optical coherence tomography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Nicusor V. Iftimia, Niyom Lue, Daniel X. Hammer, Mircea Mujat, R. Daniel Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20080218732
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating near-infrared (NIR) images of biological targets are discussed. In one aspect, one or more radiation sources illuminate a target, with one or more detectors receiving the transmitted radiation. Such equipment can be used to generate a plurality of NIR images of a target. The images can be converted into frequency space, combined using chosen weighting factors, and deconvoluted into the spatial domain to provide a composite image. The composite image can have enhanced quality relative to the individual images, allowing for a richer set of information to be displayed. Other aspects such as scanning, background illumination correction, the use of filters, and additional techniques are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: University of Massachusetts Lowell
    Inventors: Samson Mil'shtein, Niyom Lue
  • Publication number: 20020009222
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying kinematic and kinetic information of a subject is provided. The system includes an image input stage for acquiring image data of the subject, a transformation stage for transforming the image data into three dimensional coordinates corresponding to one or more body segments of the subject, and an output data stage for calculating the kinematic and kinetic information of the subject from the three dimensional coordinates. The system can also include a user interface for displaying the calculated kinematic and kinetic information of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Chris A. McGibbon, David E. Krebs, Niyom Lue