Patents by Inventor Tara Urner

Tara Urner 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: 12245749
    Abstract: Disclosed is an endoscopic imaging system, comprising a camera, a plurality of GRIN lenses, a processor, and a memory. Each GRIN optical lens can have a first end configured to be inserted into a cavity of a subject and receive light reflected from a point of interest in the cavity of the patient and a second end configured to transmit the light to the camera. The light can be representative of a distinct image of a perspective view of the point of interest relative to the respective GRIN optical lens. The system can: generate image data corresponding to the light received from each of the plurality of GRIN optical lenses; deconvolve the image data to generate deconvolved image data representative of the distinct images; and generate, using the deconvolved image data, 3D image data representative of a 3D image of the point of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shu Jia, Changliang Guo, Tara Urner
  • Publication number: 20250040796
    Abstract: An optical microendoscopy includes an endoscopic probe that has a plurality of integrated fiber optics for uniform illumination and an array of gradient index (GRIN) lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Shu JIA, Tara URNER, Andrew INMAN, Benjamin LAPID
  • Publication number: 20230284883
    Abstract: Disclosed is an endoscopic imaging system, comprising a camera, a plurality of GRIN lenses, a processor, and a memory. Each GRIN optical lens can have a first end configured to be inserted into a cavity of a subject and receive light reflected from a point of interest in the cavity of the patient and a second end configured to transmit the light to the camera. The light can be representative of a distinct image of a perspective view of the point of interest relative to the respective GRIN optical lens. The system can: generate image data corresponding to the light received from each of the plurality of GRIN optical lenses; deconvolve the image data to generate deconvolved image data representative of the distinct images; and generate, using the deconvolved image data, 3D image data representative of a 3D image of the point of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Shu Jia, Changliang Guo, Tara Urner
  • Publication number: 20220345831
    Abstract: A hearing normalization and correction system and process provides accurate correction for users with mild to moderate hearing loss by using actual measured hearing response at multiple sound pressure levels. User measured hearing data is collected at considerably higher resolution and accuracy at multiple sound pressure levels and is automatically converted to multiple accurate correction responses. Dynamic adaptive cross-fade response correction is used to deliver hearing normalization at varying sound pressure levels. Adaptive release response allows the hearing normalization system to accurately track the envelope of the incoming audio signal providing greatly enhanced accuracy and transparency. Adaptive headroom control is also applied to increase both input and output headroom providing professional dynamic range performance. The hearing normalization and correction system delivers audio fidelity and performance transcending that of normal hearing aid technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Shu Jia, Changliang Guo, Tara Urner