Patents by Inventor Zhengbin XU

Zhengbin XU 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).

  • MESOSCOPIC TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT IMAGING WITH IMPROVED CONTRAST
    Publication number: 20140046196
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of mesoscopic imaging which provide improved contrast to changes in tumor microenvironments are disclosed. The apparatus includes a light which illuminates tissue in vivo, a spectrometer which varies at least one parameter of the light, and optics which transmit light backscattered from the tissue. The optics comprise any one of (i) a small aperture 4-focal length (4-f) lens system within an angular cone of 2°-5°, (ii) a telecentric lens, and (iii) an anti-scatter grid and a camera lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Young L. KIM, Raymond L. KONGER, Ally-Khan SOMANI, Zhengbin XU