Patents by Inventor Vladimir V. Protopopov

Vladimir V. Protopopov 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).

  • Dark-field phase contrast imaging
    Patent number: 6870896
    Abstract: A method of imaging an object that includes subjecting an object to a beam of radiation that is directed along a first direction and analyzing a first portion of the beam of radiation that is transmitted through the object along the first direction so that the intensity of the first portion is suppressed. Analyzing a second portion of the beam of radiation that is refracted from the object. Generating an image of the object based on the suppressed first portion of the beam of radiation and the second portion of the beam of radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Osmic, Inc.
    Inventor: Vladimir V. Protopopov
  • Dark-field phase contrast imaging
    Publication number: 20020136352
    Abstract: A method of imaging an object that includes subjecting an object to a beam of radiation that is directed along a first direction and analyzing a first portion of the beam of radiation that is transmitted through the object along the first direction so that the intensity of the first portion is suppressed. Analyzing a second portion of the beam of radiation that is refracted from the object. Generating an image of the object based on the suppressed first portion of the beam of radiation and the second portion of the beam of radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventor: Vladimir V. Protopopov