Patents Examined by Ajibola A Akinyemi
  • Patent number: 12045981
    Abstract: Methods for co-registering images of different imaging modalities include obtaining a photograph and a medical image, maximizing mutual information between the photograph and the medical image, automatically locating features common to both the photograph and the medical image based on maximized mutual information between the photograph and the medical image, and automatically highlighting the located features within the photograph or medical image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERAD TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Carson A. Wick, Srini Tridandapani
  • Patent number: 12047110
    Abstract: A wearable article, system, and methods may include a structure configured to enclose a human body part. A first antenna, positioned with respect to the structure, is tuned to communicate, while the wearable article is being worn, according to a first wireless communication modality with a first external antenna. A second antenna, positioned with respect to the structure, is tuned to communicate according to a second wireless communication modality with a second external antenna different than the first external antenna, the second communication modality being different than the first communication modality. A transceiver, coupled to at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna, is configured to communicate via one of the first and second antennas based, at least in part, on the one of the first and second antennas coming into wireless communication contact with a corresponding one of the first and second external antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Moran, Holli Pheil, Drew McLain Skeels, Allison Walters
  • Patent number: 12029491
    Abstract: To provide a technique for estimating, using an image photographed by a camera with a low sampling frequency, information on a position and a size of a pupil or an iris in time units that are finer than the actual sampling frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto Yoneya
  • Patent number: 12027272
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for predicting diabetic retinopathy progression. The system includes an image-capturing module and a processing unit. The image-capturing module is configured to capture a first fundus image of a user at a first time and a second fundus image of the user at a second time different from the first time. The processing unit is configured to receive the first fundus image and the second fundus image, compare the first fundus image and the second fundus image and indicate a difference between the first fundus image and the second fundus image. The processing unit is also configured to provide a prediction in a diabetic retinopathy progression of the user based on the difference. A method for predicting diabetic retinopathy progression is also provided in the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: TECHEVERST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui-Yang Huang, Meng-Tsung Lo, Victoria Y. Wang, Pa-Chun Wang
  • Patent number: 12008759
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for identifying pathological changes in follow-up medical images is provided. In an embodiment, the method includes: providing reference image data showing a body part of a patient at a first time; providing follow-up image data showing a body part of a patient at a subsequent second time; generating one or more deformation fields for the reference image data and the follow-up image data describing anatomical deformations in the body part between the reference image data and the follow-up image data using at least one image registration; aligning the reference image data and the follow up image data using the one or more deformation fields to generate co-aligned image data; analyzing the co-aligned image data to identify pathological changes in the body part from the reference image data to the follow image data using a machine learned network trained to recognize pathological relevant changes in co-aligned image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Healthineers AG
    Inventors: Gerardo Hermosillo Valadez, Sven Kohle, Christian Tietjen, Matthias Wolf
  • Patent number: 12004134
    Abstract: A configurable radio frequency filter is discussed herein. A device can include a filter component that includes multiple filters coupled between a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) and one or more antennas via individual switches. A filter of the filter component may comprise a bandpass filter configured to pass specific frequencies. Filters of the filter component can comprise pass bands that are mutually exclusive or at least partially overlapping. A device can receive a channel allocation in a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band from a Spectrum Access System when initiating a carrier aggregated communication. In response to receiving the channel allocation, the device can select one or more filters of the filter component for filtering signals to and from an antenna component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Wei-Ming Lan
  • Patent number: 12002259
    Abstract: There is provided with an image processing apparatus, for example, for image recognition. An extraction unit extracts a feature amount from a target image. An estimation unit estimates distribution of regions having attributes different from each other in the target image based on the feature amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masato Aoba, Koichi Magai
  • Patent number: 11989871
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to receive a first model and a second model; determine difference information that is representative of a difference between the first model and the second model and/or between the first task and the second task and/or between the first domain and the second domain; and generate a third model using the first model, the second model and the difference information, wherein the generating of the third model comprises training the third model to perform both of the first task and the second task and/or to operate on both the first domain and the second domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Henry, Aneta Lisowska
  • Patent number: 11990928
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring the specific absorption rate SAR of a mobile device under test DUT enabled for a combined LTE RF and 5G RF transmission, the method comprising the following steps: a.) Providing a mobile device under test DUT operable in LTE RF and 5G standard, b.) Setting the DUT in a mode to transmit with maximum power level according to the 5G standard, and at the same time transmitting with lower power level of LTE RF standard, c.) Performing a SAR scan and measuring the 5G signal, without taking into account any contribution from the LTE RF signal, d.) Setting the DUT in a mode to transmit with maximum power at maximum power in LTE RF standard, without transmitting according to the 5G standard, e.) Performing a SAR scan and measuring the LTE RF standard signal, f.) Combining the results of step c.) and e.) in order obtain a combined SAR value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Benoit Derat, Michael Herchel, Christian Dobmeier
  • Patent number: 11984924
    Abstract: A transmit/receive module includes plural duplexers, a power amplifier, and a sending transmission line. The plural duplexers operate in bands different from each other and each includes a transmit filter and a receive filter. The power amplifier amplifies signals of pass bands of the plural transmit filters and outputs the amplified signals. The sending transmission line is connected to the plural transmit filters. The signals of the pass bands of the plural transmit filters output from the power amplifier are transmitted through the sending transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seima Kondo, Satoshi Tanaka, Satoshi Arayashiki, Hiroyuki Furusato, Jin Yokoyama, Toru Yamaji, Akio Kaneda, Kiwamu Sakano, Junichi Yoshioka, Tatsuya Tsujiguchi, Atushi Ono
  • Patent number: 11983871
    Abstract: The invention relates to a processing system and corresponding method for processing image data and for indexing regions of interest in an object of interest. The system comprises a registration unit for registering the image data, a sub-volume generator generating sub-volumes from the image data, a composite image generator for generating multiple sets of composite images from each sub-volume, each set of composite images representing a different projection. The system comprises an indexing unit for generating indexed regions of interest in each sub-volume by assessing each of the set of composite images in parallel and a combining unit for combining each set of composite images of each sub-volume into a scan level prioritization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Yogish Mallya, Vidya Madapusi Srinivas Prasad
  • Patent number: 11978557
    Abstract: A system (10) that provides diagnosis support information (110) relating to a disease of a target subject (5) includes: an acquisition unit (11) that acquires subject information (105) including actual image data (15) of an MR image including at least a reference region including part of an evaluation target region of the subject; and an information providing unit (12) that provides diagnosis support information (110) based on pseudo PET image data (115) of the evaluation target region generated by an image processing model (60) machine learned with training data (70) including actual image data (71) of a MR image of a reference region and actual image data (72) of a PET image including the evaluation target region of a plurality of test subjects so as to generate pseudo PET image data (75) of the evaluation target region from actual image data (71) of an MR image of the reference region, from the actual image data (15) of an individual MR image of the target subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Splink, Inc.
    Inventors: Kempei Takemoto, Wataru Kasai, Yuki Aoyama
  • Patent number: 11979680
    Abstract: In one example, a remote tuner module includes: a first tuner to receive, process and demodulate a first radio frequency (RF) signal to output an analog audio signal, and to receive and process a second RF signal to output a first downconverted modulated signal; a second tuner to receive and process the second RF signal to output a second downconverted modulated signal; a demodulator circuit coupled to the first and second tuners to demodulate and link the first and second modulated signals, to output a linked demodulated signal. The remote tuner module may further include a gateway circuit coupled to at least the demodulator circuit to output the analog audio signal and the linked demodulated signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesus Efrain Gaxiola-Sosa, Aaron Blank, Kathir Manthiram, Shawn Davis, Jan Schnepp, Jacob Morris, Damian Szmulewicz
  • Patent number: 11978551
    Abstract: The invention provides for a medical instrument (100, 300) comprising: a subject support (110) comprising a support surface (112); a camera system (118); and a signal system (148). The execution of the machine executable instructions (152) cause a processor (142) controlling the medical instrument to: receive (400) a list of selected objects (160) each with a selected coordinate (162); and signal (402) the list of selected objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Sascha Krueger, Peter Caesar Mazurkewitz, Julien Thomas Senegas, Steffen Weiss, Jukku Iimari Tanttu
  • Patent number: 11974315
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing spectrum in a CBRS network to provide services to user equipment devices located at a customer's premises. In various embodiments, the customer premises has no landline connection. An exemplary method embodiment includes the steps of: receiving, by the CBRS CPE base station, over the air from each of a plurality of Citizens Broadband Radio Service Fixed Wireless Access (CBRS FWA) tower base stations a reference signal; selecting, based on the strength of each of the received reference signals, a primary CBRS FWA tower base station from the plurality of CBRS FWA tower base stations; establishing, by the CBRS CPE base station, a wireless communications link connection with the CBRS FWA tower base station selected as the primary CBRS FWA tower base station; reserving, by the CBRS CPE base station, an amount of spectrum for communicating with one or more auxiliary CBRS FWA tower base stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Volkan Sevindik, Perwaiz Akhtar, Haider Syed
  • Patent number: 11973893
    Abstract: Systems and methods for actuating a Do Not Disturb (DND) feature of a playback device that is configured to play back alert notifications from a plurality of network-enabled devices include (i) a mobile device receiving input data representing a selection of the playback device; (ii) the mobile device receiving input data representing a selection of a DND time period; and (iii) responsive to receiving the input data representing the selections of the playback device and the DND time period, sending an instruction to the selected playback device that causes the selected playback device to enter a DND mode for the duration of the selected DND time period, during which the selected playback device is instructed to not play back alert notifications when the alert notifications are received from at least one network-enabled device of the plurality of network-enabled devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Lambourne, Nathan Fish
  • Patent number: 11967149
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for wearable device activity analysis is provided. A computer receives a video of an activity. The computer identifies the activity based on analyzing the video. The computer identifies body movements from the video. The computer correlates the activity and the body movements to a wearable device. The computer identifies additional inputs for the activity and updates the wearable device based on the identified additional inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Clement Decrop, Tushar Agrawal, Jeremy R. Fox, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 11950579
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for mechanical sex-sorting of mosquitoes by extracting a class of mosquitoes from unsorted mosquitoes comprises obtaining unsorted mosquitoes, obtaining images of individual mosquitoes in a stationary phase, electronically classifying the individuals from the images into male mosquitoes and/or female mosquitoes, and possibly also unclassified objects; obtaining co-ordinates of individuals of at least one of the male mosquito and female mosquito classifications, and using a robot arm to reach an individual identified by the obtained coordinates to store or remove the individuals, thereby to provide sex-sorted mosquitoes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Senecio Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanan Lepek, Tamir Nave, Yoram Fleischmann, Rom Eisenberg, Baruch E. Karlin, Itamar Tirosh
  • Patent number: 11950852
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed whereby a surface detection system is employed to obtain intraoperative surface data characterizing an exposed surface of the spine. In some embodiments, this intraoperative surface data is registered to segmented surface data obtained from volumetric data of the spine in order to assess the intraoperative orientation of the spine and provide feedback associated with the intraoperative orientation of the spine. The feedback may characterize the intraoperative spinal orientation as a change relative to the preoperative orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: 7D SURGICAL ULC
    Inventors: Michael K. K. Leung, Adrian Mariampillai, Beau Anthony Standish, Peter Siegler, Victor X. D. Yang
  • Patent number: 11955997
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a multilayer board, a radio frequency (RF) chip, and a active device array. The multilayer board includes an antenna that transmits and receives electromagnetic waves through a top surface of the multilayer board. The RF chip, on a bottom surface of the multilayer board, is connected to the antenna and processes an RF signal. The active device array, on the bottom surface of the multilayer board, includes active devices, a first input pin and a first output pin. The first input pin and the first output pin are respectively connected to electrodes of an active device of the active devices. The multilayer board includes a first pattern for a first signal to be provided from the RF chip to the first input pin, and a second pattern for a second signal to be provided from the first output pin to the RF chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngmin Kim, Hongjong Park, Daeyoung Yoon, Sunwoo Lee, Youngki Lee, Dooseok Choi