ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,327,334, issued on June 10, was assigned to The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore).

"Capturing multi-spectral images" was invented by Joshua Broadwater (Laurel, Md.), Amit Banerjee (Silver Spring, Md.), Simon C. Mathews (Baltimore) and Pankaj Jay Pasricha (Ellicott City, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for performing a screening includes illuminating a sample with light from a screen of a system at a first wavelength while the system is at a predetermined position with respect to the sample. The method also includes capturing a first image of the sample using a camera of the system while the system is at the predetermined p...