Patents by Inventor Ponciano Rodriguez-Montero

Ponciano Rodriguez-Montero 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).

  • Optical caliper for 3-D endoscopic imaging and measurement
    Patent number: 12236624
    Abstract: A system for an endoscope includes a camera head coupled to an optical channel. The system also includes a light port coupled to the endoscope and configured to receive a first light ray, wherein the first light ray travels through a first optical path along an optical axis of the optical channel. The system also includes a depth measurement module coupled to the endoscope, wherein the depth measurement module is configured to transmit a second light ray through a second optical path along the optical axis. The system also includes an image sensor coupled to the camera head and configured to receive a first set of images pertaining to the first light ray and a second set of images pertaining to the second light ray. The system also includes a processing device configured to use the first and second sets of images to generate one or more 3-D images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG, SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED
    Inventors: Carlos Omar Morales, Xuanye Wang, Eduardo Tepichin-Rodríguez, Andrea-Fernanda Muñoz-Potosi, Luis-Gabriel Valdivieso-González, Ponciano Rodriguez-Montero
  • OPTICAL CALIPER FOR 3-D ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING AND MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20220092805
    Abstract: A system for an endoscope includes a camera head coupled to an optical channel. The system also includes a light port coupled to the endoscope and configured to receive a first light ray, wherein the first light ray travels through a first optical path along an optical axis of the optical channel. The system also includes a depth measurement module coupled to the endoscope, wherein the depth measurement module is configured to transmit a second light ray through a second optical path along the optical axis. The system also includes an image sensor coupled to the camera head and configured to receive a first set of images pertaining to the first light ray and a second set of images pertaining to the second light ray. The system also includes a processing device configured to use the first and second sets of images to generate one or more 3-D images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicants: Smith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte Limited
    Inventors: Carlos Omar Morales, Xuanye Wang, Eduardo Tepichín-Rodríguez, Andrea-Fernanda Muñoz-Potosi, Luis-Gabriel Valdivieso-González, Ponciano Rodriguez-Montero