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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward N Pugh, Jr, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Nader Engheta, Wayne, PA (US);
Manoel P Rowe, Bloomington, IN (US);
J Scott Tyo, Sandia Park, NM (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
351246 ; 351232 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system, which uses polarized light difference to improve vision. The system obtains an image at a first polarization direction. The system then obtains an image at a second orthogonal polarization direction. The second orthogonal polarization value is subtracted from the first value. The difference value is then amplified in order to provide an enhanced image.