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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2010
Applicants:
Rajeshwar Chhibber, San Jose, CA (US);
Ashutosh Chhibber, San Jose, CA (US);
Shefali Sharma, Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rajeshwar Chhibber, San Jose, CA (US);
Ashutosh Chhibber, San Jose, CA (US);
Shefali Sharma, Petaluma, CA (US);
Assignee:
Brightex Bio-Photonics LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 4/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging system for imaging skin includes a light source to illuminate a subject and a first polarizer to polarize light provided by the light source to illuminate the subject. The imaging system also includes a photodetector to acquire an image of the subject as illuminated by the light source and an adjustable second polarizer, coupled to the photodetector, to provide an adjustable degree of polarization of light received by the photodetector.