Patents Assigned to College of Charleston
  • Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing brain structural characteristics for predicting a diagnosis of a neurobehavioral disorder
    Patent number: 11276500
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing brain structural characteristics for predicting a diagnosis of a neurobehavioral disorder are disclosed. One method for utilizing brain structural characteristics for predicting a diagnosis of a neurobehavioral disorder includes receiving brain imaging data for a human subject of at least one first age. The method also includes determining, from the brain imaging data, measurements of brain structural characteristics of the human subject and inputting the brain structural characteristics into a model that predicts, using the measurements of the brain structural characteristics, a diagnosis of a neurobehavioral disorder at a second age greater than the at least one first age.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING/MCGILL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Martin Andreas Styner, Sun Hyung Kim, Donald Louis Collins, Vladimir S. Fonov, Brent Carl Munsell, Joseph Piven, Heather Cody Hazlett
  • System and process for ranking content on social networks such as twitter
    Patent number: 9311620
    Abstract: A system and process for ranking at least one of the quality and importance of content on a social network is disclosed. The system and process include monitoring one of actions and information of social network users, determining whether the actions or information of the social network users fits a predefined definition of a game between at least two social network users, determining the results of the game between the at least two social network users, applying a sports ranking algorithm to the results between the at least two social network users, and determining a rank of at least one of the quality and importance of content of the social network users based on an outcome of the sports ranking algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: Trustees of Davidson College, College of Charleston
    Inventors: Timothy P. Chartier, Amy N. Langville, Lake Trask
  • Determination of photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatment parameters
    Patent number: 8818733
    Abstract: A photodynamic therapy system and methods determine the amount (concentration) of a photosensitizer agent present in the target tissue. The system may also determine the tissue oxygenation. The system may also determine light dosimetry parameters based on the amount of photosensitizer in the tissue and/or the tissue oxygenation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, College of Charleston
    Inventors: Linda R. Jones, Herbert C. Wolfsen, Michael B. Wallace, Nathan J. Towles, Fletcher B. Moore
  • DETERMINATION OF PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY (PDT) TREATMENT PARAMETERS
    Publication number: 20110270056
    Abstract: A photodynamic therapy system and methods determine the amount (concentration) of a photosensitizer agent present in the target tissue. The system may also determine the tissue oxygenation. The system may also determine light dosimetry parameters based on the amount of photosensitizer in the tissue and/or the tissue oxygenation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicants: College of Charleston, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Linda R. Jones, Nathan J. Towles, Fletcher B. Moore, Herbert C. Wolfsen, Michael B. Wallace