Patents by Inventor Tom Fletcher

Tom Fletcher 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: 8824756
    Abstract: Systems and methods which implement an image reconstruction framework to incorporate complex motion of structure, such as complex deformation of an object or objects being imaged, in image reconstruction techniques are shown. For example, techniques are provided for tracking organ motion which uses raw time-stamped data provided by any of a number of imaging modalities and simultaneously reconstructs images and estimates deformations in anatomy. Operation according to embodiments reduces artifacts, increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and facilitates reduced image modality energy dosing to patients. The technology also facilitates the incorporation of physical properties of organ motion, such as the conservation of local tissue volume. This approach is accurate and robust against noise and irregular breathing for tracking organ motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Sarang Joshi, Jacob Hinkle, Bill Salter, Tom Fletcher, Brian Wang
  • Publication number: 20120201428
    Abstract: Systems and methods which implement an image reconstruction framework to incorporate complex motion of structure, such as complex deformation of an object or objects being imaged, in image reconstruction techniques are shown. For example, techniques are provided for tracking organ motion which uses raw time-stamped data provided by any of a number of imaging modalities and simultaneously reconstructs images and estimates deformations in anatomy. Operation according to embodiments reduces artifacts, increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and facilitates reduced image modality energy dosing to patients. The technology also facilitates the incorporation of physical properties of organ motion, such as the conservation of local tissue volume. This approach is accurate and robust against noise and irregular breathing for tracking organ motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Sarang Joshi, Jacob Hinkle, Bill Salter, Tom Fletcher, Brian Wang
  • Patent number: 7436220
    Abstract: Embodiments related to multiplexer latches (mux-latches) are presented herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kumar A Anshumali, Tom Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20070240094
    Abstract: Embodiments related to multiplexer latches (mux-latches) are presented herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Kumar Anshumali, Tom Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20050138297
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for associating a register file cache with a register file in a computer processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Avinash Sodani, Per Hammarlund, Samie Samaan, Kurt Kreitzer, Tom Fletcher
  • Patent number: 6864733
    Abstract: A logic circuit includes a data-enable controller for outputting a data value. When implemented as a master-slave flip-flop, a data enable signal controls the activation of a master stage of the flip-flop in conjunction with the transitioning edge of an input clock signal. The data enable signal also controls the feedback of a logical value stored in the slave stage to a storage node of the master stage. Operation of the slave stage may be controlled by the input clock signal only. Through this structural configuration, the flip-flop or latch outputs logical values without requiring any additional forward-path delay elements. As a result, these devices are faster and more efficient than conventional circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kumar Anshumali, Tom Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20040239393
    Abstract: A logic circuit includes a data-enable controller for outputting a data value. When implemented as a master-slave flip-flop, a data enable signal controls the activation of a master stage of the flip-flop in conjunction with the transitioning edge of an input clock signal. The data enable signal also controls the feedback of a logical value stored in the slave stage to a storage node of the master stage. Operation of the slave stage may be controlled by the input clock signal only. Through this structural configuration, the flip-flop or latch outputs logical values without requiring any additional forward-path delay elements. As a result, these devices are faster and more efficient than conventional circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kumar Anshumali, Tom Fletcher
  • Patent number: 6756823
    Abstract: A circuit including a differential sense circuit and a latch, the differential sense circuit and the latch coupled so as to form a differential sense latch such that, in operation, an electronic signal stored in the latch is retained for at least one clock cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Feng Chen, Tom Fletcher
  • Patent number: D681649
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventors: Tom Fletcher, Ed Hancock, Payton Patterson, Eoghan Maher, Akhil Oltikar
  • Patent number: D681650
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventors: Tom Fletcher, Ed Hancock, Payton Patterson, Eoghan Maher, Akhil Oltikar
  • Patent number: D681651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventors: Tom Fletcher, Ed Hancock, Payton Patterson, Eoghan Maher, Akhil Oltikar
  • Patent number: D681662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventors: Tom Fletcher, Ed Hancock, Payton Patterson, Eoghan Maher, Akhil Oltikar
  • Patent number: D681670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventors: Tom Fletcher, Ed Hancock, Payton Patterson, Eoghan Maher, Akhil Oltikar