Patents by Inventor Thanh Q. Tran

Thanh Q. Tran 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: 11977321
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein relates to an imaging device. In some embodiments the imaging device has a support plate defining an object plane. A housing surrounds the object plane across the support plate. A first reflector plane is within the housing and in reflective communication with the object plane. The first reflector plane is 68.0° to 70.0° from the object plane. A second reflector plane within the housing and in reflective communication with the object plane. The second reflector plane is 68.0° to 70.0° from the object plane. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Inventors: Thanh Q. Tran, Hugh E. Watson, Jitesh N. Joshi
  • Publication number: 20230142016
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein involve determining an area of interest on a growth media. An overall brightness control value for a plurality of illumination sources configured to illuminate the growth media is calculated. The overall brightness control value generating at least one image that substantially matches a target intensity at the area of interest. An individual brightness value for each illumination source of the plurality of illumination sources is calculated by individually adjusting a brightness of each illumination source to generate at least one image that substantially matches the target intensity in each respective illumination source's area of influence. A calibrated brightness value for each illumination source is determined based on an image intensity with each illumination source turned on at the respective individual brightness value and an intensity that each illumination source generates within each respective area of influence when turned on alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Thanh Q. Tran, Hugh E. Watson, Jitesh N. Joshi, Rinkeshkumar B. Patel
  • Publication number: 20230113428
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein relates to, at least in part, a removable imaging cassette. An illumination plate is configured to transmit light. A cassette body defines an outer surface and a cassette cavity within the outer surface, where the outer surface surrounds the illumination plate. The cassette cavity abuts the illumination plate. A light source is disposed in the cassette cavity. Mating electrical contacts extend through the outer surface of the cassette body, where the mating electrical contacts are operably coupled to the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Hugh E. Watson, Thanh Q. Tran, Somanath M. Gadakar, Vinod M. Rathod
  • Publication number: 20230105971
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein relates to an imaging device. In some embodiments the imaging device has a support plate defining an object plane. A housing surrounds the object plane across the support plate. A first reflector plane is within the housing and in reflective communication with the object plane. The first reflector plane is 68.0° to 70.0° from the object plane. A second reflector plane within the housing and in reflective communication with the object plane. The second reflector plane is 68.0° to 70.0° from the object plane. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Thanh Q. Tran, Hugh E. Watson, Jitesh N. Joshi