Patents Examined by Gerald Johnson
  • Patent number: 12642599
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an ultrasound imaging system including a navigation operation device. The navigation operation device may include a supporting component, a navigation operation component, and a feedback assembly. The navigation operation component may be configured to perform a navigation operation on a display screen; and the feedback assembly may be configured to drive, based on the navigation operation, the navigation operation component to provide a feedback on the navigation operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: WUHAN UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Rui Zhuang
  • Patent number: 12599438
    Abstract: A system (100) for determining a suitability of positions along a lumen (110) as end point locations for a stent, includes one or more processors (120) configured to: receive (S110), from an intraluminal imaging device (130), a temporal sequence of intraluminal images (1401 . . . n) representing positions along the lumen (110), including at least a first intraluminal image (140i?1 . . . n); and identify (S120), whether or not the first intraluminal image (140i?1 . . . n) represents a suitable end point location for the stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Vincent Maurice André Auvray, Stéphane Allaire
  • Patent number: 12575735
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a body having a first end portion configured to be held in a user's hand and a second end portion configured to direct light onto a surgical margin. The device includes at least one excitation light source configured to excite autofluorescence emissions of tissue cells and fluorescence emissions of induced porphyrins in tissue cells of the surgical margin. A white light source is configured to illuminate the surgical margin during white light imaging of the surgical margin. The device includes an imaging sensor, a first optical filter configured to permit passage of autofluorescence emissions of tissue cells and fluorescence emissions of the induced porphyrins in tissue cells to the imaging sensor, and a second optical filter configured to permit passage of white light emissions of tissues in the surgical margin to the imaging sensor. Systems and methods relate to imaging devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignees: SBI ALAPHARMA CANADA INC., University Health Network
    Inventors: Ralph S. Dacosta, Kathryn Ottolino-Perry, Christopher Gibson, Nayana Thalanki Anantha, Simon Treadwell, Todd Daynes, Todd Meaney, Garrett Vermey, Carl Annis
  • Patent number: 12581413
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices may assist in power saving in new radio. For example, enable power savings during the connected mode discontinuous reception cycle of the RRC_CONNECTED state of a user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: InterDigitaI Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshmi R. Iyer, Pascal M. Adjakple, Qing Li, Guodong Zhang, Joseph M. Murray, Yifan Li, Allan Y. Tsai, Mohamed Awadin, Patrick Svedman
  • Patent number: 12575746
    Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes a substrate, a protrusion portion, an image sensor, a first light source, a second light source, and a control and processing unit. A plurality of hollow portions is disposed within and enclosed by the protrusion portion. The first light source projects a first light toward the substrate. A finger presses the protrusion portion and the hollow portions, and the image sensor captures an image of a bright area. The control and processing unit determines whether the finger has enough pressure based on the bright area image. The second light source projects a second light toward the substrate, penetrating the substrate and the finger skin to be reflected by a blood vessel. The image sensor captures an image of a changed volume of the blood vessel, and the control and processing unit calculates the systolic or diastolic pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Guangzhou Tyrafos Semiconductor Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Wen Chung, Hsu-Wen Fu, Za-Hara Fu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 12569156
    Abstract: An electromagnetic receiving device configured to discriminately react predominantly to an external electric field directed along an axis of said device, comprising a high-permittivity dielectric rod as receiving element, wherein said dielectric rod is oriented along said axis and has a receiving end to be directed towards an object under study, and wherein the device is configured to be essentially resonant with a circularly cylindrical TM00 mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Scanwaves AB
    Inventor: Per Olov Risman
  • Patent number: 12539030
    Abstract: An attachment mechanism configured to couple to a receiving port of a bronchoscope, the attachment mechanism including an adapter segment having a tubular body having an inner lumen and distal end, where the distal end includes a plurality of axial slits positioned circumferentially around the distal end to define a flexible tab section, where the flexible tab section defined a recess within the inner lumen configured to receive and mechanically interlock with the receiving port of the bronchoscope; and a slide lock positioned over the tubular body configured to slide over the tubular body between a first position that allows flexible tab section to flex radially outward to receive the receiving port within the recess, and a second position where slide lock restrains the radial expansion of flexible tab section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Inventors: Philip Johnson, Ryan Kaveckis, Lawrence Wales
  • Patent number: 12539174
    Abstract: An augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) system, including a handheld controller, at least two imaging devices and a computer, is capable of simulating a variety of endoscopic, especially urological, procedures, for the purpose of training and/or equipment design evaluation. The handheld controller has inertial sensors for three axes of motion, user actuatable controls for causing the virtual urological endoscope to interact with a virtual urological environment and a haptic feedback generator for providing haptic feedback to the user. The at least two imaging devices are configured to obtain position information relating to the handheld controller and to provide the position information to the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Inventors: Zhan Tao Wang, Jeremy J. Cepek
  • Patent number: 12508992
    Abstract: A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head pivotable about a mirror support. A mirror reflective element of the mirror head includes a reflective region defined by a mirror reflector that is viewable by a driver of a vehicle viewing the mirror reflective element. A video display device includes a display screen that is operable to display video images. The display screen includes a plurality of micro-LEDs disposed at electrically conductive traces of a circuit element. A width dimension of individual micro-LEDs is less than 500 microns, and a length dimension of individual micro-LEDs is less than 500 microns. Current passed by individual micro-LEDs of the plurality of micro-LEDs when operated is less than 4 mA. The video display device is operable to display at the display screen video images derived from image data captured by a camera of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory A. Huizen, Eric Peterson
  • Patent number: 12491075
    Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method for manufacturing an orthopedic implant involves analyzing tissue characteristics based on image data of anatomy. Image data of a patient can be analyzed to identify at least one tissue characteristic at different locations along anatomic elements of anatomy of interest. A patient-specific implant configuration can be determined based on the analysis of the image data of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Carlsmed, Inc.
    Inventors: Niall Patrick Casey, Michael J. Cordonnier, Justin Esterberg
  • Patent number: 12481077
    Abstract: The invention consists of an apparatus and method for first level detection of tumour masses, pleural effusions and cysts, using time-of-flight reflectometry and dielectric spectroscopy, with the advantage of speeding up the diagnosis of these pathologies compared to the use of Computerized Tomography (CT) and/or Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare
    Inventor: Nadim Conti
  • Patent number: 12478258
    Abstract: Near Infrared Spectroscopy is employed to non-invasively detect blood glucose concentrations, in a multi-sensing detection device. A multi-layered artificial neural network is used to assess these relationships of non-linear interference from human tissue, as well as differences among individuals, and accurately estimate blood glucose levels. Diffuse reflectance spectrum from the palm at six different wavelengths analyzed with a neural network, results in a correlation coefficient as high as 0.9216 when compared to a standard electrochemical glucose analysis test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: MedWatch Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Matichuk, Mike E. Moore
  • Patent number: 12478251
    Abstract: A glaucoma progression prediction system and method for predicting the progression of glaucoma are described. The glaucoma progression prediction system comprises: an examination module provided to derive examination images captured of deep vessels of the eye; a measurement module for measuring the deep vessel density in the examination images; an analysis module for deriving the amount of change in the deep vessel density measured in the plurality of the examination images derived at certain intervals of time; and a determination module for determining the progression of glaucoma according to the amount of change in the deep vessel density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kyung Euy Hong, Chan Kee Park, Hae Young Park, Kyoung In Jung, Da Young Shin, Sung-Ah Kim
  • Patent number: 12475858
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that includes a display panel that includes a segmented backlight and a display engine, where, for each segment in the segmented backlight, the display engine communicates to the display panel an identifier that indicates if a brightness value of the segment in a next frame in a video stream will change from a brightness value of the segment in a current frame in the video stream. The display panel can include a timing controller (TCON) and the TCON uses the identifier for each segment in the segmented backlight to determine if a brightness of a specific backlight segment for the next frame can be a same level as a brightness of the specific backlight segment for the current frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Geethacharan Rajagopalan, Roland Peter Wooster
  • Patent number: 12465780
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method to determine placement of transducers on a subject's body for applying tumor treating fields, the method including: determining a pair of locations on the subject's body for placement of a pair of transducer arrays based on image data; receiving a detected concentration of a target molecule within a target region of the subject's body from a molecular imaging apparatus, the concentration of the target molecule being detected after tumor treating fields are induced between the pair of transducer arrays; determining, based on the detected concentration of the target molecule, how the tumor treating fields were distributed in the target region; determining a recommendation of a second pair of locations on the subject's body for placement of the pair of transducer arrays based on the distribution of the tumor treating fields in the target region; and outputting the recommendation of the second pair of locations to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: Novocure GmbH
    Inventors: Tali Voloshin-Sela, Lilach Avigdor, Reuven Ruby Shamir
  • Patent number: 12465730
    Abstract: A balloon catheter which allows for faster preparation and effective purging of air. The catheter includes an elongated, flexible catheter having a tubular outer member and a tubular inner member each having a respective lumen. The inner member is at least partially disposed in the outer member lumen such that an outer surface of the inner member and an inner surface of the outer member together define an annular inflation lumen. The outer member has micropores or micro-holes configured such that when a contrast agent is injected into the inflation lumen, the micropores or micro-holes allow air to pass therethrough and thereafter become clogged by the contrast agent. The catheter also has a balloon member having its ends secured to and circumferentially around the outer member such that an inner surface of the balloon member and the outer surface of the outer member define an inflatable balloon interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignees: Styker Corporation, Stryker European Operations Limited
    Inventor: Kyler Hodgson
  • Patent number: 12458255
    Abstract: The present invention relates a device and a method for noninvasively determining an analyte in blood, in particular for noninvasively determining an analyte in capillary blood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: INSPIRITY AG
    Inventors: Dieter Ebert, Rolf-Dieter Klein
  • Patent number: 12458325
    Abstract: Provided in the present application are an ultrasonic imaging system, a non-transitory computer-readable medium, and an ultrasonic imaging method. The method includes generating an ultrasound image and displaying it on a display device. The method includes receiving a gesture instruction from a user, the gesture instruction being generated by a sliding operation on a touch screen. The method includes performing identification of the gesture instruction; and, in response to the gesture instruction being identified, generating a feedback signal so as to provide identification feedback to the user, and controlling an ultrasonic imaging system to enter an operating mode corresponding to the gesture instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Renjie Dai, Hangjun Li, Kai Ji, Chengcheng Zhou, Fenggui Huang
  • Patent number: 12453534
    Abstract: An ultrasound-imaging system includes an ultrasound probe and a console. The ultrasound probe includes (i) an array of ultrasonic transducers, activated ultrasonic transducers of the array of ultrasonic transducers configured to emit generated ultrasound signals into a patient, receive reflected ultrasound signals from the patient, and convert the reflected ultrasound signals into corresponding electrical signals of the ultrasound signals for processing into an ultrasound image, and (ii) a secondary data collection module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2025
    Assignee: Bard Access Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steffan Sowards, William Robert McLaughlin, Anthony K. Misener
  • Patent number: 12446781
    Abstract: Near Infrared Spectroscopy is employed to non-invasively detect blood glucose concentrations, in a multi-sensing detection device. A multi-layered artificial neural network is used to assess these relationships of non-linear interference from human tissue, as well as differences among individuals, and accurately estimate blood glucose levels. Diffuse reflectance spectrum from the palm at six different wavelengths analyzed with a neural network, results in a correlation coefficient as high as 0.9216 when compared to a standard electrochemical glucose analysis test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: MedWatch Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Matichuk, Mike E. Moore