Patents by Inventor Simon C. Schlachter

Simon C. Schlachter 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).

  • Apparatus, systems and methods for measuring blood pressure within at least one vessel
    Patent number: 9510758
    Abstract: Exemplary apparatus and method for obtaining information for at least one structure can be provided. For example, it is possible to forward at least one first electro-magnetic radiation to the at least one structure which is external from the apparatus. At least one second electro magnetic radiation provided from the at least one structure (which is based on the first electro-magnetic radiation(s)) can be detected. It is also possible to determine at least one characteristic of the structure(s) based on the second electro-magnetic radiation(s), and obtain data relating to a pressure of at least one portion of the structure(s) based on the characteristic(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: William C. Warger, II, Simon C. Schlachter, Joseph Gardecki, Brett Eugene Bouma, Guillermo J. Tearney
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE WITHIN AT LEAST ONE VESSEL
    Publication number: 20160192845
    Abstract: Exemplary apparatus and method for obtaining information for at least one structure can be provided. For example, it is possible to forward at least one first electro-magnetic radiation to the at least one structure which is external from the apparatus. At least one second electro-magnetic radiation provided from the at least one structure (which is based on the first electro-magnetic radiation(s)) can be detected. It is also possible to determine at least one characteristic of the structure(s) based on the second electro-magnetic radiation(s), and obtain data relating to a pressure of at least one portion of the structure(s) based on the characteristic(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: William C. Warger, Simon C. Schlachter, Joseph Gardecki, Brett Eugene Bouma, Guillermo J. Tearney
  • Group refractive index reconstruction with broadband interferometric confocal microscopy
    Patent number: 8218152
    Abstract: A system and method for microscale measurement and imaging of the group refractive index of a sample. The method utilizes a broadband confocal high-numerical aperture microscope embedded into an interferometer and a spectrometric means, whereby spectral interferograms are analyzed to compute optical path delay of the beam traversing the sample as the sample is translated through the focus of an interrogating light beam. A determination of group refractive index may serve to disambiguate phase ambiguity in a measurement of refractive index at a specified wavelength. Spatial resolution of object characterization in three dimensions is achieved by imaging the object from multiple viewpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Daniel L. Marks, Stephen A. Boppart, Adam M. Zysk, Simon C. Schlachter
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE WITHIN AT LEAST ONE VESSEL
    Publication number: 20120108956
    Abstract: Exemplary apparatus and method for obtaining information for at least one structure can be provided. For example, it is possible to forward at least one first electro-magnetic radiation to the at least one structure which is external from the apparatus. At least one second electro magnetic radiation provided from the at least one structure (which is based on the first electro-magnetic radiation(s)) can be detected. It is also possible to determine at least one characteristic of the structure(s) based on the second electro-magnetic radiation(s), and obtain data relating to a pressure of at least one portion of the structure(s) based on the characteristic(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: William C. Warger, II, Simon C. Schlachter, Joseph Gardecki, Brett Eugene Bouma, Guillermo J. Tearney