Patents by Inventor Timothy E. Renkoski

Timothy E. Renkoski 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).

  • Tissue imaging and visualization of lesions using reflectance and autofluorescence measurements
    Patent number: 9952157
    Abstract: Methods for reliable identification of low-contrast lesions within a tissue of a subject comprise delivering an excitation signal to the tissue, wherein the excitation signal is selected to stimulate tissue to produce autofluorescence and/or reflectance. The autofluorescence and/or reflectance is detected, and ratiometric images are produced based on the autofluorescence and/or reflectance images. An imaging system is provided which is configured to carry out such methods, irradiating tissue at a various possible excitation wavelengths, such as UV excitation wavelengths below 300 nm, to elicit fluorescence from specific native fluorophores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Urs Utzinger, Bhaskar Banerjee, Timothy E. Renkoski, Nathaniel S. Rial, Logan Graves
  • FORMULAIC IMAGING FOR TISSUE DIAGNOSIS
    Publication number: 20150185151
    Abstract: Methods for reliable identification of low-contrast lesions within a tissue of a subject comprise delivering an excitation signal to the tissue, wherein the excitation signal is selected to stimulate tissue to produce autofluorescence and/or reflectance. The autofluorescence and/or reflectance is detected, and ratiometric images are produced based on the autofluorescence and/or reflectance images. An imaging system is provided which is configured to carry out such methods, irradiating tissue at a various possible excitation wavelengths, such as UV excitation wavelengths below 300 nm, to elicit fluorescence from specific native fluorophores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Urs Utzinger, Bhaskar Banerjee, Timothy E. Renkoski, Nathaniel S. Rial, Logan Graves