Eastman-kodak Company

Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.

Carestream Health, Inc.

Sensivida Medical Technologies, Inc.

John P Spoonhower

David Lynn Patton

Gustavo R Paz-Pujalt

Keith B Kahen

John R Squilla

John T Boland

John Andrew Lebens

Edward Covannon

Joseph Anthony Manico

Ronald S Cok

Anne E Bohan

Brian E Kruschwitz

Robert P Bourdelais

Andrew Frederick Kurtz

John A Agostinelli

Jose M Mir

Cheryl J Kaminsky

Hooshmand Mahmood Kalayeh

Michael Alan Marcus

Michael E Miller

Marek W Kowarz

Thomas M Stephany

Steven A Van Slyke

Dennis R Freeman

Frank Pincelli

Robert G Spahn

Philip R Ashe

Anna L Hrycin

Thierry G Vachette

Francisco J Duarte

Peter A Frosig

Anne M Miller

Steven Vincent Stearns

David A Parkes

Nicholas P Touchard

Howard C Brayman

Mark S Prichard

John Squilla

Janet M Sherin

Martin G Graen

Amy L Bench

An allergen-loadable microneedle cartridge is disclosed. The cartridge includes at least one substrate, a plurality of microneedles in a microneedle layout protruding from at least one substrate, and fillable allergen sites corresponding to the microneedle layout. The fillable allergen sites and microneedle layout are configured such that the microneedles can penetrate subject skin and deliver pharmacologically active doses of allergens in a minimally invasive process. A planar allergen filling system for loading the allergen-loadable microneedle cartridges is also disclosed. The system has a loading section with spaced-apart allergen loading sites that correspond to the microneedle layout of the microneedle cartridge. Filling wells having allergen deposition areas larger than the allergen loading sites transfer deposited allergen to the allergen loading sites through capillary channels. The allergen-loadable microneedle cartridge is loaded by contacting its fillable allergen sites with the loading section of the planar allergen filling device.

Practice-loadable minimally invasive allergy test system

An apparatus and method for making an apparatus for skin testing includes a housing with an opening which defines a field of view of a skin testing region, an image sensing apparatus, an illumination apparatus, a binding apparatus, and an image processing controller. The image sensing apparatus is positioned with respect to the housing to capture images in the field of view provided by the opening. The illumination apparatus is positioned within the housing to direct light towards a portion of the field of view provided by the opening. The binding apparatus detachably secures the housing over the skin testing region and maintains a fixed distance between the image sensing apparatus and the skin testing region. The controller is configured to analyze test samples sites in each of the captured images from the image sensing apparatus and provide a skin test result for each of the test sample sites.

Skin test image analysis apparatuses and methods thereof

A discrete micro continuous tone image provided on a photosensitive media, a product containing the micro discrete continuous tone image, and a method of making same. The micro discrete continuous tone image can be formed using near field optics which results in forming images of about 20 microns in size.

Authentication using near-field optical imaging

A system for monitoring ingestion of medicine () comprises forming a digestible radio frequency identification (RFID) tag (). The RFID tag is attached to the medicine. The RFID tag and medicine are ingested. A signal from the RFID tag is monitored.

System to monitor the ingestion of medicines

A method of comparing the size of a feature in sequential X-ray images includes the steps of: forming first and second sequential X-ray images including an image of the feature, an image of a first target located directly adjacent the feature and an image of a second target located between the object and an X-ray detector; calculating scale factors for the first and second X-ray images based on the relative sizes of the images of the first and second targets in the X-ray images; measuring the sizes of the feature in the first and second X-ray images; adjusting the measured sizes of the feature in the first and second X-ray images by the respective scale factors; and comparing the adjusted measured sizes. A computer program product for performing the method is also provided.

Method and program for comparing the size of a feature in sequential x-ray images

A scanless display system that projects an image directly onto a retina, comprising a plurality of organic laser cavity devices. The organic laser cavity devices are placed in close proximity to a user's eye, for variably changing individual image pixels; wherein projecting the image directly onto the retina occurs by variably addressing individual image pixel locations and variably changing duration of illumination on individual image pixels upon the retina. Also included are a receiver for receiving transmitted electrical signals that include content information; a decoder for decoding received electrical signals; and a modulator for driving the scanless display under predetermined parameters.

Scanless virtual retinal display system

A display device and method of operating the display device. The display device comprising a support substrate, a plurality of light emitting resonators placed in a matrix on the support substrate forming a plurality of rows and columns of the light emitting resonators, a plurality of light waveguides positioned on the substrate such that each of the light emitting resonators is associated with an electro-coupling region with respect to one of the plurality of light waveguides, a deflection mechanism for causing relative movement between a portion of at least one of the plurality of light waveguides and the associated light emitting resonator so as to control when the light emitting resonator is in the electro-coupling region, and a light source associated with each of the plurality of light waveguides for transmitting a light along the plurality of light waveguides for selectively activating each of the light emitting resonators when positioned within the electro-coupling region.

Visual display with electro-optical addressing architecture

An imaging apparatus for obtaining spectral image data from an object that includes: a) a light source; b) an input optics section; c) a programmable spectral filter that conditions the multispectral image bearing light according to a predetermined spectral transmission function; d) a detector array in the path of the conditioned multispectral image bearing light and providing a corresponding output signal; and, e) a control logic processor in communication with the spatial light modulator for modulating addressable areas of the spatial light modulator to provide the spectral transmission function thereby.

Programmable spectral imaging system

A data storage device and method of making the storage device wherein a digital and analog image may be stored thereon. The storage device includes a photosensitive layer capable of retaining an optical image thereon, which may be written in a digital format that can also be read digitally.

Digital analog recording using near field optical imaging

An asymmetric light emitting structure for producing polarized light that includes a light emitting layer having a plurality of light emitting species, wherein orientation of the light emitting species is uncontrolled. Receipt of the emitted light from the light emitting layer is accomplished via an asymmetric geometric element that also produces polarized light. Additionally, the asymmetric light emitting structure includes a means for excitation of the light emitting layer.

Organic laser and liquid crystal display

A light source device, system and method of operating and viewing a polarized light source device. The light source device comprising a support substrate, a plurality of light emitting asymmetrical light emitting resonators placed in a matrix on the support substrate forming a plurality of rows and columns of the asymmetrical light emitting resonators, a plurality of light waveguides positioned on the substrate such that each of the asymmetrical light emitting resonators is associated with an electro-coupling region with respect with to one of the plurality of light waveguides, a deflection mechanism for causing relative movement between a portion of at least one of the plurality of light waveguides and the associated asymmetrical light emitting resonator so as to control when the asymmetrical light emitting resonator is in the electro-coupling region, and a light source associated with each of the plurality of light waveguides for transmitting a light along the plurality of light waveguides for selectively activating each of the asymmetrical light emitting resonators when positioned within the electro-coupling region. A viewing device is provided for viewing the polarized light display.

Polarized light emitting source with an electro-optical addressing architecture

A method for determining dental alignment of a 3-dimensional model of one or more teeth of a patient comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining a radiograph of the teeth of the patient; (b) obtaining a digital image from the radiograph indicative of the dental alignment of the teeth relative to a dental arch of the patient; (c) overlaying the 3-dimensional model of the teeth with the digital image obtained from the radiograph; (d) determining vertical and horizontal mis-alignment of the teeth in the 3-dimensional model relative to the digital image obtained from the radiograph; and (e) adjusting the 3-dimensional model to correct for the mis-alignment, thereby producing an adjusted 3-dimensional model of the teeth that is corrected for the vertical and horizontal alignment of the teeth relative to the dental arch.

Method for determining dental alignment using radiographs

A switchable stereoscopic display system, wherein the switchable stereoscopic display system can display two-dimensional and three-dimensional images, includes: an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device; Electronics that rapidly updates individual OLEDs; and a linearly polarizer for the OLED display device. Additionally, a circular polarizing layer changes light from linearly polarized light to circular polarized light. A polarization layer, on top of the circular polarization layer, switches a polarization direction of emitted light within the OLED display device. Other electronics switches the polarization direction within independent segments of the polarization layer. Refreshed OLEDs are synched with the independent segments of the polarization layer.

3D stereo OLED display

A portable intra-oral capture and display system, designed for use by a dental practitioner in connection with a patient seated in a dental chair, includes: a handpiece elongated for insertion into an oral cavity of the patient, where the handpiece includes a light emitter on a distal end thereof for illuminating an object in the cavity and an image sensor for capturing an image of the object and generating an image signal therefrom; a monitor interconnected with the handpiece, where the monitor contains electronics for processing the image for display and a display element for displaying the image, where the interconnection between the monitor and the handpiece includes an electrical connection for communicating the image signal from the image sensor in the camera to the electronics in the monitor; and a receptacle on the dental chair for receiving the monitor, wherein the receptacle conforms to the monitor such that the monitor may be withdrawn from the receptacle in order to allow the display element to be seen by the dental practitioner or the patient.

Intra-oral camera system with chair-mounted display

A display device and method of operating the display device. The display device comprising a support substrate, a plurality of ring or disk shaped light emitting light emitting resonators placed in a matrix on the support substrate forming a plurality of rows and columns of the light emitting resonators, each of said light emitting resonators having photo-luminescent lumiphore placed in the outer portion of said ring or disk shaped light emitting resonators A plurality of light waveguides positioned on the substrate such that each of the light emitting resonators is associated with an electro-coupling region with respect with to one of the plurality of light waveguides and a deflection mechanism for causing relative movement between a portion of at least one of the plurality of light waveguides and the associated light emitting resonator so as to control when the light emitting resonator is in the electro-coupling region. A light source is associated with each of the plurality of light waveguides for transmitting a light along the plurality of light waveguides for selectively activating each of the light emitting resonators when positioned within the electro-coupling region.

Placement of lumiphores within a light emitting resonator in a visual display with electro-optical addressing architecture

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Webster, NY, United States of America

John P Spoonhower