Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Handsfield

Geoffrey Handsfield 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).

  • Image-based identification of muscle abnormalities
    Patent number: 10314511
    Abstract: A method is provided for identifying a muscle abnormality. The method may include acquiring image data associated with a plurality of muscles in an area of interest of a living subject and generating a data model for the plurality of muscles based on the image data. The method further includes calculating the volume and/or length of one of the plurality of muscles based on the data model, and determining if the volume and/or length for the muscle, as calculated, deviates from volume and/or length associated with a healthy muscle. If it is determined that the volume and/or length for the muscle deviates from the volume and/or length associated with a healthy muscle, a muscle abnormality can be identified based on the deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Craig Meyer, Silvia Blemker, Geoffrey Handsfield, Mark F. Abel
  • IMAGE-BASED IDENTIFICATION OF MUSCLE ABNORMALITIES
    Publication number: 20140364723
    Abstract: A method is provided for identifying a muscle abnormality. The method may include acquiring image data associated with a plurality of muscles in an area of interest of a living subject and generating a data model for the plurality of muscles based on the image data. The method further includes calculating the volume and/or length of one of the plurality of muscles based on the data model, and determining if the volume and/or length for the muscle, as calculated, deviates from volume and/or length associated with a healthy muscle. If it is determined that the volume and/or length for the muscle deviates from the volume and/or length associated with a healthy muscle, a muscle abnormality can be identified based on the deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Craig Meyer, Silvia Blemker, Geoffrey Handsfield, Mark F. Abel