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Technique for Measuring Particles with a Light Sheet Microscope
This invention is a companion device to the portable, field-deployable light sheet microscope device developed for detecting airborne particle morphology (UA26-002). This device has an improved, simplified design with an alternate optical configuration for imaging airborne particles as they pass through an air column. Background: Airborne particle...
Published: 10/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Mavko, Dongkyun Kang, Momoka Sugimura, Yong Jun Kim, Nikolaus Anderson
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Devices & Instrumentation
Light Sheet Microscopy for Airborne Particle Morphology Characterization
This invention describes a portable, field-deployable light sheet microscope device that is optimized for detecting airborne particle morphology. This invention has the capability of real-time simultaneous characterization of airborne particles based on morphology, as well as abundance and size. Background: Airborne particle characterization is an...
Published: 10/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Mavko, Dongkyun Kang, Nikolaus Anderson, Momoka Sugimura, Yong Jun Kim
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design
Water Immersion Multi-Slit Portable In Vivo Confocal Ophthalmoscope
This technology is a low-cost, portable, scan-less in vivo confocal ophthalmoscope (PICO) that uses a water-immersion objective lens in combination with a multi-slit illumination and detection system. It enables high-resolution, non-invasive imaging of the anterior segment and external structures of the eye at the cellular and subcellular level. The...
Published: 7/22/2025   |   Inventor(s): Dongkyun Kang, Kenneth Marcelino, Momoka Sugimura, Jaya Chidambaram
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Displays, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Ophthalmology, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Ophthalmology, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Diagnostic
Ophthalmoscopic Device and Method for Capturing Images using the Same
The invention is a low-cost, portable in-vivo confocal ophthalmoscope (PICO) designed to capture microscopic images of the anterior segment of the eye and external eye structures without direct contact. The device is compact, lightweight, and capable of providing high-resolution imaging for real-time diagnostics. This ophthalmoscope can attach to standard...
Published: 7/22/2025   |   Inventor(s): Dongkyun Kang, Kenneth Marcelino, Momoka Sugimura, Jaya Chidambaram
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Diagnostic, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Ophthalmology, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Ophthalmology
Endoscopic Imaging Device with Wide Field and Confocal Imaging Capabilities
The TWICE (Transvaginal Widefield Imaging and Confocal Endoscope) invention is a low-cost, portable confocal endomicroscope for cervical malignancy diagnosis. The device combines the capabilities of widefield imaging (similar to mobile colposcopy) and confocal microscopy images, allowing users to obtain both macroscopic and high-resolution microscopic...
Published: 3/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Dongkyun Kang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Diagnostic
Non-Scanning, Multi-Aperture Confocal Microscope
This invention relates to the design of a low cost, multi-aperture confocal microscope that can provide cellular images of human tissue in vivo. The main purpose is to use non-scanning all-passive confocal optics to conduct two-dimensional confocal imaging. The invention uses multiple apertures for each of the illumination and detection masks to increase...
Published: 8/6/2024   |   Inventor(s): Dongkyun Kang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry
Methods and Apparatus for Microscope for Imaging Eyes
The Portable In-Vivo Confocal Ophthalmoscope (PICO) addresses the need for a cost-effective and portable ophthalmic imaging solution for obtaining microscopic images of the anterior segment of the eye and external eye structures. The unique combination of optics and confocal microscopy enhances the imaging quality during a non-invasive and comfortable...
Published: 2/25/2025   |   Inventor(s): Dongkyun Kang, Kenneth Marcelino, Momoka Sugimura, Jaya Chidambaram
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Ophthalmology, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Ophthalmology
Scattering Based Light Sheet Microscope
This invention relates to designs of a low-cost scattering-based light sheet microscope that provides microscopic images of human tissue in vivo. The key idea is to use an incoherent line light source with a rectangular aperture to generate light sheet illumination and detect the scattered light from the illuminated tissue plane to generate images....
Published: 3/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Dongkyun Kang, Jingwei Zhao, Eric Yang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry
High-Speed Confocal Microscope
This invention describes a design and method for a high-speed, low-cost confocal microscope for cellular visualization of human tissues in vivo at microscopic resolution. It will be able to visualize cellular features associated with human diseases. Background: A confocal microscope is a kind of fluorescent microscope used to obtain high-quality...
Published: 10/11/2023   |   Inventor(s): Dongkyun Kang, Cheng Gong, Christopher Nguyen
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry
Methods and Apparatus for Microscopic Imaging of Eye
This technology is a low-cost microscopic imaging device that captures cellular level images for diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases. Background: The National Eye Institute estimates that over 4 million people in the US had some type of vision impairment in 2010, and this number will rise to 7 million by 2030. The most severe eye conditions require...
Published: 5/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Dongkyun Kang, Jaya Chidambaram
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Category(s): Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Ophthalmology
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