Patents by Inventor Ajay Viswambharan

Ajay Viswambharan 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).

  • System and method for performing a three-dimensional virtual examination
    Patent number: 5971767
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a three-dimensional visualization image of an object such as an organ using volume visualization techniques and exploring the image using a guided navigation system which allows the operator to travel along a flight path and to adjust the view to a particular portion of the image of interest in order, for example, to identify polyps, cysts or other abnormal features in the visualized organ. An electronic biopsy can also be performed on an identified growth or mass in the visualized object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Arie E. Kaufman, Lichan Hong, Zhengrong Liang, Mark R. Wax, Ajay Viswambharan