Patents by Inventor Perry S. Banks

Perry S. Banks 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for evaluating image focus
    Patent number: 7469160
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of focusing an instrument for the acquisition of optical data from a tissue sample. Methods of the invention allow rapid focusing in the context of a diagnostic procedure in which rapid data acquisition is desirable. For example, inventive methods allow a user to focus an optical instrument quickly enough to obtain data within an optimal window of time following application of a chemical agent to the tissue. In one embodiment, a user focuses an optical instrument by aligning laser spots projected onto a tissue sample within rings that are superimposed at predetermined locations within the user's visual field. Preferred methods of the invention further comprise automatic validation to detect whether the spots are sufficiently well-aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Inventors: Perry S. Banks, Chunsheng Jiang, Karen M. Twietmeyer, Richard M. Morrell, Charles C. Abele
  • Methods and apparatus for evaluating image focus
    Publication number: 20040206882
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of focusing an instrument for the acquisition of optical data from a tissue sample. Methods of the invention allow rapid focusing in the context of a diagnostic procedure in which rapid data acquisition is desirable. For example, inventive methods allow a user to focus an optical instrument quickly enough to obtain data within an optimal window of time following application of a chemical agent to the tissue. In one embodiment, a user focuses an optical instrument by aligning laser spots projected onto a tissue sample within rings that are superimposed at predetermined locations within the user's visual field. Preferred methods of the invention further comprise automatic validation to detect whether the spots are sufficiently well-aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: MediSpectra, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry S. Banks, Chunsheng Jiang, Karen M. Twietmeyer, Richard M. Morrell, Charles C. Abele
  • Air track apparatus
    Patent number: 4444531
    Abstract: In the air track system disclosed herein, reticles used in a microlithographic imaging system are transported on an air track and are guided from one side by means of vertically directed air jets which maintain an essentially controlled gap between the edge of the reticle and a side rail extending along the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1984
    Assignee: GCA Corporation
    Inventors: Charles C. Baker, Perry S. Banks, Patrick F. Raduazzo
  • Sheath for cervical optical probe
    Patent number: D507349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: MediSpectra, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry S. Banks, Richard C. Fortier, Charles C. Abele, John DePiano, Jr., David D. Chesley
  • Sheath for cervical optical probe
    Patent number: D500134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: MediSpectra, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry S. Banks, Richard C. Fortier, Charles C. Abele, John DePiano, Jr., David D. Chesley