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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:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Robert L. Crane, Kettering, OH (US);
Michael P. Buchin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert L. Crane, Kettering, OH (US);
Michael P. Buchin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
System and method are described for synchronizing a pulsed source of the near infrared illumination used in visualizing subcutaneous structures with the background illumination normally extant in medical treatment settings that allow both enhanced image acquisition and use of higher power pulsed infrared illumination sources.