Patents by Inventor James G. Thompson

James G. Thompson 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).

  • Patent number: 12002610
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reclaiming and remagnetizing permanent magnet motors such as may be used in electric submersible pumps. In one embodiment, a method includes removing a permanent magnet rotor assembly from a motor and heating the rotor to burn off the residual oil and evaporate water in between laminations of the rotor and on the rotor surface. The rotor should be heated to a temperature that is above a flashpoint of oil on the rotor and below a Curie temperature of a material of a set of permanent magnets in the rotor (e.g., at least 600° F. for at least 12 hours). The heating may partially or fully demagnetize the permanent magnets in the rotor. The exposed surfaces of the rotor are then cleaned and the permanent magnets in the rotor are remagnetized using a specialized magnetizing fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Yong Li, Howard G. Thompson, Arslan Amjad, James C. Clingman, Randal Perisho
  • Patent number: 11989394
    Abstract: Devices, methods and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs are provided. While a display of an electronic device with a fingerprint sensor displays a first user interface, the device may detect movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor. In accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, the device allows navigating through the first user interface, and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction different from the first direction, the device allows displaying a second user interface different from the first user interface on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Pope, Daniel W. Jarvis, Nicholas G. Merz, Scott A. Myers, Michael A. Cretella, Michael Eng, James H. Foster, Terry L. Gilton, Myra Haggerty, Byron B. Han, M. Evans Hankey, Steven P. Hotelling, Brian R. Land, Stephen Brian Lynch, Paul Meade, Mushtaq A. Sarwar, John P. Ternus, Paul M. Thompson, Marcel Van Os, John A. Wright
  • Publication number: 20220051789
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for determining interruptibility is provided. The present invention may include gathering data about a task performed by a user. The present invention may include training a machine learning model based on the gathered data. The present invention may include determining a task estimate. The present invention may include tracking a task performance of the user in real time. The present invention may include determining an interruptibility of the user. The present invention may include providing the interruptibility of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: James G. Thompson, Sun Young Park, Dustin Michael Sargent
  • Publication number: 20220010549
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a noise barrier wall panel that is lighter and more structurally sound than existing concrete noise barrier wall panels. The panel has a metal frame that is reinforced via metal strapping in key areas to prevent sagging. The panel has a plurality of layers forming a laminate that can be fixedly attached to the frame. A finish coating layer may have a plurality of designs, logos, symbols, or textures which may mimic building materials or scenery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: James G. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11139072
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for three-dimensional medical image generation. The method, computer program product and computer system may include computing device which may receive a first three-dimensional medical image of a first patient from a first period of time, a two-dimensional medical image of the first patient from a second period of time and a plurality of three-dimensional medical images for a plurality of second patients. The computing device may input the three-dimensional medical image of the first patient, the two-dimensional medical image of the first patient and the plurality of three-dimensional medical images for a plurality of second patients into a generative adversarial network (GAN). The computing device may generate a synthetic three-dimensional medical image for the first patient based on the two-dimensional medical image from the second period of time utilizing the GAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sun Young Park, Dustin Michael Sargent, James G. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20210174938
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for three-dimensional medical image generation. The method, computer program product and computer system may include computing device which may receive a first three-dimensional medical image of a first patient from a first period of time, a two-dimensional medical image of the first patient from a second period of time and a plurality of three-dimensional medical images for a plurality of second patients. The computing device may input the three-dimensional medical image of the first patient, the two-dimensional medical image of the first patient and the plurality of three-dimensional medical images for a plurality of second patients into a generative adversarial network (GAN). The computing device may generate a synthetic three-dimensional medical image for the first patient based on the two-dimensional medical image from the second period of time utilizing the GAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Sun Young Park, Dustin Michael Sargent, James G. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10832808
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for automatically determining a key image for display to a user as part of analyzing an image study generated as part of a medical imaging procedure. The system includes a memory storing a plurality of image studies, a display device for displaying images and an electronic processor interacting with the memory and the display device. The electronic processor is configured to determine a first key image within a plurality of images included in a first image study and to automatically determine, by executing one or more rules associated with one or more of the first key image, a user, a type of the first image study, a modality generating the first image study, an anatomy, a location of the modality, and patient demographics, a second key image included in at least one second image study. The system displays the second key image with the first key image to aid a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, James G. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10614570
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating and displaying a simulated anatomical photograph. One system includes an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive a first selection from a user, the first selection designating a body part of a patient, receive a second selection from the user, the second selection designating a time period, automatically access imaging information for the patient associated with the first selection and the second selection, automatically generate the simulated anatomical photograph for the body part for the time period based on the imaging information, and display the simulated anatomical photograph to the user within a graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, James G. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10552978
    Abstract: In an approach to tracking markers in one or more images, one or more computer processors identify objects that exist in more than one image from a plurality of images. The one or more computer processors analyze the identified objects for one or more physical characteristics. The one or more computer processors assign a marker to at least one object of the identified objects on at least one image of the more than one image, wherein the marker is annotated based upon the one or more physical characteristics of the object of the identified objects. The one or more computer processors store the more than one images, analysis data, and marker data associated with the identified objects and one or more markers. The one or more computer processors manipulate the one or more images based on a change in the objects across the more than one image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark D. Bronkalla, Murray A. Reicher, James G. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10521908
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating and displaying a simulated anatomical photograph based on a medical image generated by an imaging modality. The system comprises an electronic processor configured to receive the medical image, determine an anatomical structure in the medical image, and automatically generate the simulated anatomical photograph based on the anatomical structure, wherein the pixels of the simulated anatomical photograph represent a simulated cross-sectional anatomical photograph of the anatomical structure. The electronic processor is also configured to determine a degree of confidence of a portion of the simulated anatomical photograph, compare the degree of confidence to a threshold, and, in response to the degree of confidence of the portion of the simulated anatomical photograph failing to satisfy the threshold, display the portion of the simulated anatomical photograph differently from another portion of the simulated anatomical photograph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, James G. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10438351
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating a simulated anatomical photograph based on a medical image generated by an imaging modality. One method includes receiving, with an electronic processor, the medical image, anatomically segmenting the medical image, with the electronic processor, to determine a plurality of anatomical structures represented in the medical image, and determining, with the electronic processor, how each of the plurality of anatomical structures is photographically depicted by accessing at least one knowledge base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, James G. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20190188852
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating and displaying a simulated anatomical photograph based on a medical image generated by an imaging modality. The system comprises an electronic processor configured to receive the medical image, determine an anatomical structure in the medical image, and automatically generate the simulated anatomical photograph based on the anatomical structure, wherein the pixels of the simulated anatomical photograph represent a simulated cross-sectional anatomical photograph of the anatomical structure. The electronic processor is also configured to determine a degree of confidence of a portion of the simulated anatomical photograph, compare the degree of confidence to a threshold, and, in response to the degree of confidence of the portion of the simulated anatomical photograph failing to satisfy the threshold, display the portion of the simulated anatomical photograph differently from another portion of the simulated anatomical photograph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, James G. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20190188849
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating a simulated anatomical photograph based on a medical image generated by an imaging modality. One method includes receiving, with an electronic processor, the medical image, anatomically segmenting the medical image, with the electronic processor, to determine a plurality of anatomical structures represented in the medical image, and determining, with the electronic processor, how each of the plurality of anatomical structures is photographically depicted by accessing at least one knowledge base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, James G. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20190188850
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating and displaying a simulated anatomical photograph. One system includes an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive a first selection from a user, the first selection designating a body part of a patient, receive a second selection from the user, the second selection designating a time period, automatically access imaging information for the patient associated with the first selection and the second selection, automatically generate the simulated anatomical photograph for the body part for the time period based on the imaging information, and display the simulated anatomical photograph to the user within a graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, James G. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20190180864
    Abstract: A system for automatically processing an image included in an image study generated as part of a medical imaging procedure includes at least one display device; at least one memory for storing images from one or more image studies; and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to: display a set of medical images corresponding to an image study on the at least one display device, determine a key image included in the set of medical images, display the key image within a montage template, automatically annotate the key image, and display the annotated key image within the montage template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, James G. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20190180863
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for automatically determining a key image for display to a user as part of analyzing an image study generated as part of a medical imaging procedure. The system includes a memory storing a plurality of image studies, a display device for displaying images and an electronic processor interacting with the memory and the display device. The electronic processor is configured to determine a first key image within a plurality of images included in a first image study and to automatically determine, by executing one or more rules associated with one or more of the first key image, a user, a type of the first image study, a modality generating the first image study, an anatomy, a location of the modality, and patient demographics, a second key image included in at least one second image study. The system displays the second key image with the first key image to aid a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, James G. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20180374234
    Abstract: In an approach to tracking markers in one or more images, one or more computer processors identify objects that exist in more than one image from a plurality of images. The one or more computer processors analyze the identified objects for one or more physical characteristics. The one or more computer processors assign a marker to at least one object of the identified objects on at least one image of the more than one image, wherein the marker is annotated based upon the one or more physical characteristics of the object of the identified objects. The one or more computer processors store the more than one images, analysis data, and marker data associated with the identified objects and one or more markers. The one or more computer processors manipulate the one or more images based on a change in the objects across the more than one image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Mark D. Bronkalla, Murray A. Reicher, James G. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10089752
    Abstract: In an approach to tracking markers in one or more images, one or more computer processors identify objects that exist in more than one image from a plurality of images. The one or more computer processors analyze the identified objects for one or more physical characteristics. The one or more computer processors assign a marker to at least one object of the identified objects on at least one image of the more than one image, wherein the marker is annotated based upon the one or more physical characteristics of the object of the identified objects. The one or more computer processors store the more than one images, analysis data, and marker data associated with the identified objects and one or more markers. The one or more computer processors manipulate the one or more images based on a change in the objects across the more than one image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark D. Bronkalla, Murray A. Reicher, James G. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20060062081
    Abstract: A method for compression of sonic log data includes sorting peak components in the sonic data; filtering the sorted peak components to remove high-frequency portions in the peak components; and decimating the filtered peak components according to a selected ratio to produce compressed data. A method for telemetry transmission of downhole sonic log data includes sorting peak components in the sonic log data; compressing the sorted peak components to produce compressed data; packing the compressed data to produce data packets for telemetry transmission; and sending the data packets where desired using telemetry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Wu, Pierre Campanac, Anshuman Sinha, James G. Thompson
  • Patent number: 4457094
    Abstract: A trigger mechanism wherein the trigger moves about a first fulcrum for sear release of the firing pin and a second fulcrum for further retraction of the sear away from the bolt assembly to permit rearward removal of the latter. The trigger is configured to provide two spaced apart pivots which coact with the underside of the rifle receiver. Sear retraction for bolt assembly release is accomplished with minimal trigger movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1984
    Inventor: James G. Thompson