Patent classifications
A61B5/0507
Method and system for enhancing resolution of terahertz imaging and detection of symptoms of COVID-19, cold, and influenza
A novel method and system for enhanced-resolution THz imaging whereby an enhanced-resolution THz image is developed by deconvolution of the original THz image that is developed using THz signals that are manipulated in time-domain and/or in frequency-domain and a point spread function (PSF) that is developed according to an equation wherein said THz signals in time-domain and/or frequency-domain are input parameters. By using this method and system, enhanced-resolution THz images are developed for detecting traces of symptoms of COVID-19 as small as a drop of water. Said novel method and system for enhanced-resolution THz imaging is used for developing a device, and method, that is: (a) rapid, (b) economical, (c) able to perform measurements remotely, (d) non-invasive. This device, and method, is capable of detecting symptoms of COVID-19 such as runny nose, congestion, and cough. The person under examination may or may not wear a face covering mask. This device, and method, is capable of performing examination remotely and without needing the person to remove the mask.
JOINT ESTIMATION OF RESPIRATORY AND HEART RATES USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND RADAR
A method for contactless vital sign monitoring includes transmitting, via a transceiver, radar signals for object detection. The method also includes generating a clutter removed channel impulse response from received reflections of the radar signals a portion of which are reflected off of a living object. The method further includes identifying a set of range bins corresponding to a position of the living object. Additionally, the method includes identifying a first set of signal components representing a respiration rate of the living object and a second set of signal components representing a heart rate of the living object.
ELECTROMAGNETIC NEAR FIELD RESONATOR AS SENSOR FOR ANALYTE DETECTION
Disclosed is an electromagnetic near field resonator as a sensor for detecting an analyte. A resonator assembly may include two feeding lines forming a resonator connected to ports and one or a plurality of H-type sensing elements formed between the two feeding lines.
Near-field terahertz imager
The invention relates to a sensor for a terahertz imaging system, comprising an array of terahertz radiation receivers; and an array of terahertz radiation transmitters having the same pitch as the array of receivers, located between the array of receivers and an analysis zone located in the near field of the transmitters, and configured such that each transmitter emits a wave towards both the analysis zone and a respective receiver of the array of receivers.
Near-field terahertz imager
The invention relates to a sensor for a terahertz imaging system, comprising an array of terahertz radiation receivers; and an array of terahertz radiation transmitters having the same pitch as the array of receivers, located between the array of receivers and an analysis zone located in the near field of the transmitters, and configured such that each transmitter emits a wave towards both the analysis zone and a respective receiver of the array of receivers.
Systems for health monitoring using radio waves that include mixing signals at different frequencies
A device for monitoring a health parameter in a person is disclosed. The device includes a semiconductor substrate, at least one transmit antenna configured to transmit millimeter range radio waves over a 3D space below the skin surface of a person, multiple receive antennas configured to receive radio waves, the received radio waves including a reflected portion of the transmitted radio waves, wherein the semiconductor substrate includes circuits for processing signals received on the multiple receive antennas, wherein processing signals includes mixing signals of two different frequencies, and wherein the semiconductor substrate includes at least one output configured to output a signal that corresponds to a health parameter of a person in response to received radio waves.
Terahertz reflection imaging system
The invention relates to a sensor for a terahertz imaging system which can be integrally produced using a semiconductor technology, comprising a flat substrate (60) made from semiconductor material that is transparent to terahertz radiation, configured to be oriented parallel to an object (12) to be analyzed; and a plurality of terahertz radiation receivers arranged according to a matrix (10) in the substrate. The sensor is lensless and comprises at least one terahertz radiation transmitter arranged in the substrate, so that the radiation emitted by the transmitter is reflected on the object (12) to be analyzed, towards the receivers.
Terahertz reflection imaging system
The invention relates to a sensor for a terahertz imaging system which can be integrally produced using a semiconductor technology, comprising a flat substrate (60) made from semiconductor material that is transparent to terahertz radiation, configured to be oriented parallel to an object (12) to be analyzed; and a plurality of terahertz radiation receivers arranged according to a matrix (10) in the substrate. The sensor is lensless and comprises at least one terahertz radiation transmitter arranged in the substrate, so that the radiation emitted by the transmitter is reflected on the object (12) to be analyzed, towards the receivers.
DIELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PROBES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to transmission dielectric probes with at least one channel that extends across the probe. The channel includes a first opening on a first side of the transmission dielectric probe, and a second opening on a second side of the transmission dielectric probe. The first opening and the second opening are on opposite ends of the transmission dielectric probe, and the second opening is associated with an outer surface of the transmission dielectric probe. Additionally, the first opening and the second opening have different diameters, different geometries, or combinations thereof. Further embodiments pertain to methods of operating the transmission dielectric probes by placing the outer surface of the transmission dielectric probe on a surface of an object, transmitting a signal from a first channel through the surface and into the object, and receiving the transmitted signal back through a second channel.
Methods for extracting subject motion from multi-transmit electrical coupling in imaging of the subject
Described herein are methods and systems for extracting or determining subject motion from multi-channel electrical coupling in imaging of the subject, in particular in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the subject. The motion can be of a region of interest of the subject (such as an organ or specific tissue). Changes in the position of the subject and the subjects organs can be monitored by measuring how external coils, such as RF coils, couple to the subject and to one another and change the scattering of the RF coils, for example scattering of RF pulses transmitted by the coils. Changes in position influence this coupling and the scattering and can be detrimental to the quality of the imaging The present methods and systems address and overcome this problem.