Patents by Inventor Yousef Ahmed Al-Kofahi

Yousef Ahmed Al-Kofahi 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 systems for cell-level fish dot counting
    Patent number: 9042631
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer implemented method and systems for cell level fish dot counting. FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) dot counting is the process of enumerating chromosomal abnormalities in the cells which can be used in areas of diagnosis and cancer research. The method comprises in part overlaying images of a biological sample comprising a nuclear counterstain mask and a FISH binary mask. The FISH binary mask is extracted using a multi-level extended h-maxima or h-minima.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dirk Ryan Padfield, Anitti Eljas Seppo, Yousef Ahmed Al-Kofahi
  • METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR CELL-LEVEL FISH DOT COUNTING
    Publication number: 20140205173
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer implemented method and systems for cell level fish dot counting. FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) dot counting is the process of enumerating chromosomal abnormalities in the cells which can be used in areas of diagnosis and cancer research. The method comprises in part overlaying images of a biological sample comprising a nuclear counterstain mask and a FISH binary mask. The FISH binary mask is extracted using a multi-level extended h-maxima or h-minima.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dirk Ryan Padfield, Anitti Eljas Seppo, Yousef Ahmed Al-Kofahi