Patents by Inventor Jeffrey J. Kotula

Jeffrey J. Kotula 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: 10886009
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for an integrated console environment for diagnostic instruments are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a laboratory analyzer configured to generate patient sample result data by performing an analysis on a biological sample from a patient and quality control data by performing an analysis on a control biological sample with known properties. The example apparatus also includes a first laboratory instrument memory configured to locally store the patient sample result data among a plurality of other patient sample result data and a first data access component at a first address configured to provide access to the first laboratory instrument memory. The example apparatus further includes a second laboratory instrument memory configured to locally store the quality control data among a plurality of other quality control data and a second data access component at a second address configured to provide access to the second laboratory instrument memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven P. Rivers, Jeffrey J. Kotula, Shilpa Taneja
  • Publication number: 20160070862
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for an integrated console environment for diagnostic instruments are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a laboratory analyzer configured to generate patient sample result data by performing an analysis on a biological sample from a patient and quality control data by performing an analysis on a control biological sample with known properties. The example apparatus also includes a first laboratory instrument memory configured to locally store the patient sample result data among a plurality of other patient sample result data and a first data access component at a first address configured to provide access to the first laboratory instrument memory. The example apparatus further includes a second laboratory instrument memory configured to locally store the quality control data among a plurality of other quality control data and a second data access component at a second address configured to provide access to the second laboratory instrument memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Steven P. Rivers, Jeffrey J. Kotula, Shilpa Taneja
  • Patent number: 8620684
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a system for interfacing with multiple medical imaging modalities that includes a manifest generator for generating a manifest of medical images. The manifest can be used to determine an ordering or a layout of the medical images generated by the modalities, optionally as a function of the modality type, anatomical area, and other variables. In some embodiments, the various medical images and metadata may be received at an image order management system that parses the metadata and assembles the metadata into the manifest files that may be transmitted independently to remote interpretation sites, which in turn may be equipped with image viewer applications that analyze the manifest files and determine a rearranged ordering and/or grouping of the medical images, wherein the rearrangement is executed as a function of modality, anatomy, orientation and other variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Virtual Radiologic Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Kotula, Tom J. Gleeson, Wade J. Steigauf, Jeff Seibel
  • Publication number: 20120310668
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a system for interfacing with multiple medical imaging modalities that includes a manifest generator for generating a manifest of medical images. The manifest can be used to determine an ordering or a layout of the medical images generated by the modalities, optionally as a function of the modality type, anatomical area, and other variables. In some embodiments, the various medical images and metadata may be received at an image order management system that parses the metadata and assembles the metadata into the manifest files that may be transmitted independently to remote interpretation sites, which in turn may be equipped with image viewer applications that analyze the manifest files and determine a rearranged ordering and/or grouping of the medical images, wherein the rearrangement is executed as a function of modality, anatomy, orientation and other variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Virtual Radiologic Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Kotula, Tom J. Gleeson, Wade J. Steigauf, Jeff Seibel
  • Patent number: 8311847
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a system for interfacing with multiple medical imaging modalities that includes a normalization module for normalizing hanging protocols for displaying medical images. The normalization can be executed as a function of similar image characteristics shared between multiple sequences of medical images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Virtual Radiologic Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Kotula, Wade J. Steigauf, Tom J. Gleeson, Sarah Osmundson
  • Patent number: 8150708
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a system for interfacing with multiple medical imaging modalities that includes a manifest generator for generating a manifest of medical images. The manifest can be used to determine an ordering or a layout of the medical images generated by the modalities, optionally as a function of the modality type, anatomical area, and other variables. In some embodiments, the various medical images and metadata may be received at an image order management system that parses the metadata and assembles the metadata into the manifest files that may be transmitted independently to remote interpretation sites, which in turn may be equipped with image viewer applications that analyze the manifest files and determine a rearranged ordering and/or grouping of the medical images, wherein the rearrangement is executed as a function of modality, anatomy, orientation and other variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Virtual Radiologic Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Kotula, Tom J. Gleeson, Wade J. Steigauf, Jeff Seibel
  • Publication number: 20110222753
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an image processing system can be configured to generate and adjust a radiological image. Upon receiving input via a user interface control indicating a specified adjustment in slab thickness of the radiological image, and upon receiving input via a user interface control indicating a specified reconstruction technique, the image processing system can generate an adjusted radiological image based on the received input, and can present the image on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Kotula, Sarah Osmundson, Wade J. Steigauf
  • Publication number: 20110222746
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a system for interfacing with multiple medical imaging modalities that includes a normalization module for normalizing hanging protocols for displaying medical images. The normalization can be executed as a function of similar image characteristics shared between multiple sequences of medical images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Virtual Radiologic Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Kotula, Wade J. Steigauf, Tom J. Gleeson, Sarah Osmundson
  • Publication number: 20100211409
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a system for interfacing with multiple medical imaging modalities that includes a manifest generator for generating a manifest of medical images. The manifest can be used to determine an ordering or a layout of the medical images generated by the modalities, optionally as a function of the modality type, anatomical area, and other variables. In some embodiments, the various medical images and metadata may be received at an image order management system that parses the metadata and assembles the metadata into the manifest files that may be transmitted independently to remote interpretation sites, which in turn may be equipped with image viewer applications that analyze the manifest files and determine a rearranged ordering and/or grouping of the medical images, wherein the rearrangement is executed as a function of modality, anatomy, orientation and other variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Kotula, Tom J. Gleeson, Wade J. Steigauf, Jeff Seibel