Patents by Inventor Chia Y. Han

Chia Y. Han has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for automatic contour extraction of a cardiac image
    Patent number: 5457754
    Abstract: An improved method is provided for extracting the edge boundary of an object presented as an ultrasound video image, in particular the edge boundary of the LV of the heart, which includes preprocessing algorithms, contour extraction algorithms and knowledge based contour following algorithms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: University of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Chia Y. Han, David T. Porembka, Kwun-Nan Lin