ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,039, issued on July 15, was assigned to University of Southern California (Los Angeles, Iowa).
"Multi-spectral scattering-matrix tomography" was invented by Chia Wei Hsu (Los Angeles), Zeyu Wang (Los Angeles) and Yiwen Zhang (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for multi-spectral scattering-matrix tomography includes a step of splitting an input light signal into an incident light signal and a reference light signal. The sample light signal is directed to a sample in either a reflection configuration or a transmission configuration such that an output light signal includes light scattered from or transmitted through t...