ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,786, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to KARL STORZ Imaging Inc. (Goleta, Calif.).
"Hyperspectral/multispectral imaging system with simultaneous white light imaging" was invented by George E. Duckett III (Castaic, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hyperspectral imaging method and system including cameras with simultaneous white light imaging capability are presented. A video system includes a camera and a light source adapted to provide white light illumination at a first frame rate suitable for live video, and to provide intermittent narrowband illumination for individual frames interspersed among the white light illuminated fr...