Paulo R Bargo

US Patent:

20110092844, Apr 21, 2011

Filed:

Oct 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/580819

Inventors:

Paulo R. Bargo - Hamilton Square NJ, US
Nikiforos Kollias - Skillman NJ, US
Inseok Seo - Plainsboro NJ, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/00

US Classification:

600556

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a method for testing human skin and other biological tissues, and the use thereof for testing the effects of ingredients and compositions on such tissues in vivo.

US Patent:

20060182323, Aug 17, 2006

Filed:

Feb 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/059797

Inventors:

Nikiforos Kollias - Skillman NJ, US
Paulo Rodrigues Bargo - Lawrenceville NJ, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382128000, 382168000

Abstract:

A device and a method for demonstrating skin texture are disclosed. The device includes a camera having a rotating linear analyzer and a polarized light source. The method includes taking a photograph of an individual using a device comprising a flash lamp having a rotating linear polarizer and a digital camera with a rotating linear analyzer, wherein the camera is positioned at 90 degrees from the flash lamp and the individual is placed such that the illumination angle to its surface normal is from about 45 degrees to about 135 degrees; exporting the photograph to a computer; and making a determination selected from the group consisting of the mean, the median, the intensity distribution and the autocorrelation on a region of interest of the image to demonstrate the texture of the skin.