Patents by Inventor Larry Birdsill

Larry Birdsill 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 and system for automatic correction of motion artifacts
    Patent number: 6842196
    Abstract: Methods and systems of the present invention automatically and differentially detect and correct linear motion artifacts caused by camera movement and regional subject motion artifacts. Regional subject motion artifacts may be caused, for example in endoscopic or other surgery, by movement of surgical tools or the patient within the image field. Methods and systems of the present invention automatically correct for both types of motion occurring simultaneously. After an image is automatically corrected for both camera motion and regional subject motion, the image is displayed for viewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Dana Swift, Larry Birdsill