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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Karl Storz Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan Bormet, Goleta, CA (US);
Assignee:
KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/80 (2023.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/2484 (2013.01); G02B 23/2469 (2013.01); H04N 23/80 (2023.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for producing adaptive lighting controls for an endoscope with multiple light emitting elements such as distinct light fibers, or distinct distal light emitting diodes (LEDs), etc. The amount of light delivered to the scene can be locally adjusted on a per-light basis to manage the dynamic range of the scene. For example highly reflective metallic tools many benefit from reduced light, while cavities may benefit from increased light projected into the lumen.