Patents by Inventor Argon Chen
Argon Chen 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).
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Publication number: 20240130714Abstract: Disclosed are computer-implemented or computer-aided method for diagnosing or predicting the risk of obstructive sleep apnea in a subject. The methods comprise determining whether the subject has obstructive sleep apnea based on at least one quantitative ultrasound parameter and/or at least one morphometric parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: AMCAD BIOMED CORPORATIONInventors: Argon CHEN, Yi-li LEE, Pei-Yu CHAO, Wei-Hao CHEN, Wei-Yu HSU
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Patent number: 11701087Abstract: The present disclosure provides a positioning method for head and neck assessment comprising positioning a probe to the head and neck structures of a subject according to reference planes defined by light beams.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: AMCAD BIOMED CORPORATIONInventors: Argon Chen, Hao-Chien Wang, Chiung-Nien Chen, Pei-Lin Lee, Chin-Chung Shu, Edward Chia-Hao Liu, Shu-Ning Yu
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Publication number: 20200352544Abstract: The present disclosure provides a positioning method for head and neck assessment comprising positioning a probe to the head and neck structures of a subject according to reference planes defined by light beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: AmCad Biomed CorporationInventors: Argon CHEN, Hao-Chien WANG, Chiung-Nien CHEN, Pei-Lin LEE, Chin-Chung SHU, Edward Chia-Hao LIU, Shu-Ning YU
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Patent number: 10627497Abstract: The invention provides an analysis system for Doppler ultrasound image includes: a capture device, a processing device, and an output device. The capture device obtains a plurality of Doppler ultrasound images. The processing device arranges the color value in each pixel of the images based on the time domain, and obtains a reference sequence through a referencing method, furthermore performs a clustering method to obtain a plurality of correlation coefficient values, then uses a clustering and noise reducing method to classify into a primary pulsatile signal, a secondary pulsatile signal, and a noise signal, finally annotates the primary pulsatile signal, a secondary pulsatile signal, and a noise signal with different color values, respectively. The output device displays a plurality of visualized pulsatile ultrasound images for visualization.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: AMCAD BIOMED CORPORATIONInventors: Argon Chen, Jia-Jiun Chen, Yu-Han Shen, Cheng-Hsien Liu
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Cytological image processing device, and method for quantifying characteristics of cytological image
Patent number: 10497116Abstract: A cytological image processing device, a method for quantifying characteristics of cytological image and a non-transitory computer readable medium thereof are provided. The cytological image processing device executes the method including the steps: loading a cytological image with a plurality of pixels; removing a background part from the cytological image according to at least one of a plurality of color attributes of each pixel of the cytological image in a color space to obtain a background-subtracted image; dividing the background-subtracted image into a nuclear part and a cytoplasmic part; detecting a plurality of edge pixels in the background-subtracted image to segment a plurality of nuclear blocks in the background-subtracted image; generating a parameter set according to the nuclear blocks; and generating an output image by visualizing the background-subtracted image.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: AMCAD BIOMED CORPORATIONInventors: Argon Chen, Yi-Hsien Hsiao, Tien-Chun Chang, I-Shiow Jan, Shyang-Rong Shih, Hsuan-Mao Wang -
Patent number: 10249037Abstract: An echogenicity quantification method and a calibration method for ultrasonic device using echogenicity index are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: AMCAD BIOMED CORPORATIONInventors: King-Jen Chang, Chiung-Nein Chen, Ming-Hsun Wu, Argon Chen, Yu-Hsin Wang, Kuo-Chen Huang
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Patent number: 10176572Abstract: A method adapted to diagnose airway obstruction in a subject is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: providing plural cross-sectional ultrasound images of a region of the respiratory tract during the subject's normal breathing, wherein each ultrasound image has plural pixels and each pixel has a color scale value; selecting a region of interest in each ultrasound image; calculating a respective first statistic value. The pixels in each of the region of interest are identified to define a respective airspace region by the color scale values larger than or equal to the respective first statistic value. A respective width of the respiratory tract is calculated and based on the distribution of the pixels in the respective airspace region. The status about an airway obstruction in the subject is classified according to the second statistic value obtained by the calculation of the widths of the respiratory tract.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: AMCAD BIOMED CORPORATIONInventors: Argon Chen, Yi-li Lee, Chun-Hsiang Yang, Edward Chia-Hao Liu
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Patent number: 10105123Abstract: The invention provides an analysis method of ultrasound echo signals based on statistics of scatterer distributions. The beginning of steps, choosing an ultrasound echo signal as a center, and calculating the signal image values of all ultrasound echo signals within a window block in an ultrasound image data to obtain an ultrasound scatterer value. Then, choosing another ultrasound echo signal as the center to repeat the previous steps until all of ultrasound echo signals may be calculated. The interval between each of ultrasound echo signal is one point distance. Finally, to output an ultrasound scatterer mode image with all ultrasound scatterer values by utilizing color scale. The ultrasound scatterer mode image can assist doctor to confirm the relative region of lesion in a target organ.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: AMCAD BIOMED CORPORATIONInventors: Argon Chen, Yu-Hsin Wang, Kuo-Chen Huang, Jia-Jiun Chen
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Publication number: 20180135243Abstract: An apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium thereof for deciding a target control data set of a fabric dyeing process are provided. The apparatus decides a plurality of determination factors of a dyeing quality-related model according to a plurality of control factors corresponding to a plurality of historical control data set and calculates a coefficient corresponding to each of the determination factors. The apparatus further calculates the target control data set that minimizes a dyeing target-related model according to a control condition set, wherein the control condition set includes a predetermined range of the dyeing quality-related model and a predetermined range of each control factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Kun-Cheng TSAI, I-Hsuan HONG, Argon CHEN
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Publication number: 20180133085Abstract: The present invention provides a positioning apparatus for head and neck assessment comprising a base, a head fixation assembly including a main body, a guide and an ear aligning member, a first connector pivotally connected to a lateral end of the main body, a first light transmitter, and a holder assembly including an adjustable first stand secured to the base and a holder for holding a medical device for the assessment or intervention, pivotally connected to the first stand.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: AmCad Biomed CorporationInventors: Argon CHEN, Hao-Chien WANG, Chiung-Nien CHEN, Pei-Lin LEE, Chin-Chung SHU, Edward Chia-Hao LIU, Shu-Ning YU
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Patent number: 9970154Abstract: An apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium thereof for deciding a target control data set of a fabric dyeing process are provided. The apparatus decides a plurality of determination factors of a dyeing quality-related model according to a plurality of control factors corresponding to a plurality of historical control data set and calculates a coefficient corresponding to each of the determination factors. The apparatus further calculates the target control data set that minimizes a dyeing target-related model according to a control condition set, wherein the control condition set includes a predetermined range of the dyeing quality-related model and a predetermined range of each control factor.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Institute For Information IndustryInventors: Kun-Cheng Tsai, I-Hsuan Hong, Argon Chen
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CYTOLOGICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS OF CYTOLOGICAL IMAGE
Publication number: 20180130205Abstract: A cytological image processing device, a method for quantifying characteristics of cytological image and a non-transitory computer readable medium thereof are provided. The cytological image processing device executes the method including the steps: loading a cytological image with a plurality of pixels; removing a background part from the cytological image according to at least one of a plurality of color attributes of each pixel of the cytological image in a color space to obtain a background-subtracted image; dividing the background-subtracted image into a nuclear part and a cytoplasmic part; detecting a plurality of edge pixels in the background-subtracted image to segment a plurality of nuclear blocks in the background-subtracted image; generating a parameter set according to the nuclear blocks; and generating an output image by visualizing the background-subtracted image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: AMCAD BIOMED CORPORATIONInventors: Argon CHEN, Yi-Hsien HSIAO, Tien-Chun CHANG, I-Shiow JAN, Shyang-Rong SHIH, Hsuan-Mao WANG -
Publication number: 20180021014Abstract: The present invention provides a device for use in combination with an ultrasound imaging system including an ultrasonic probe, comprising a housing including a main body and a handle, the main body extending along a first axis from a first end to a second end, and having an accommodating space; a holder adapted for holding the ultrasonic probe, the holder being slidably movable within the accommodating space along the first axis with the ultrasonic probe held therein; a duct for conveying conductive gel having an opening at the first end of the main body; and a control means adapted for controlling the supply of conductive gel from the opening of the duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: AmCad BioMed CorporationInventors: Argon CHEN, Yili LEE, Yu-Lun CHEN, Kuo-Chen HUANG
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Publication number: 20170365052Abstract: A method adapted to diagnose airway obstruction in a subject is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: providing plural cross-sectional ultrasound images of a region of the respiratory tract during the subject's normal breathing, wherein each ultrasound image has plural pixels and each pixel has a color scale value; selecting a region of interest in each ultrasound image; calculating a respective first statistic value. The pixels in each of the region of interest are identified to define a respective airspace region by the color scale values larger than or equal to the respective first statistic value. A respective width of the respiratory tract is calculated and based on the distribution of the pixels in the respective airspace region. The status about an airway obstruction in the subject is classified according to the second statistic value obtained by the calculation of the widths of the respiratory tract.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: AmCad BioMed CorporationInventors: Argon CHEN, Yi-li LEE, Chun-Hsiang YANG, Edward Chia-Hao LIU
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Patent number: 9773307Abstract: The present invention provides quantification and imaging methods and a system of the echo-texture feature, comprising: obtaining an ultrasonic image; calculating all the pixel values in a selected ROI of the ultrasonic image to obtain a regional standard deviation; excluding pixels with a pixel value smaller than a multiple of the regional standard deviation in the selected ROI; counting a set of pixels centered around a Nth pixel to gather a Nth local mean, a Nth local variance and a Nth local coefficient of variance corresponding the set of pixel values, wherein N is from 1 to the number of the pixels remaining in the selected ROI; and obtaining an echo-texture index according to the local means, the local variances, or the local coefficient of variances. The imaging of echo texture which shows the echo texture distribution of the selected ROI with a color scale changing continuously from red to blue is also included. A parameter is provided to adjust the visualization enhancement of the echo texture.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: AMCAD BIOMED CORPORATIONInventors: King-Jen Chang, Argon Chen, Chiung-Nein Chen, Kuen Yuan Chen, Yu-Hsin Wang, Kuo-Chen Huang
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Publication number: 20170184714Abstract: The invention provides an analysis system for Doppler ultrasound image includes: a capture device, a processing device, and an output device. The capture device obtains a plurality of Doppler ultrasound images. The processing device arranges the color value in each pixel of the images based on the time domain, and obtains a reference sequence through a referencing method, furthermore performs a clustering method to obtain a plurality of correlation coefficient values, then uses a clustering and noise reducing method to classify into a primary pulsatile signal, a secondary pulsatile signal, and a noise signal, finally annotates the primary pulsatile signal, a secondary pulsatile signal, and a noise signal with different color values, respectively. The output device displays a plurality of visualized pulsatile ultrasound images for visualization.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Argon Chen, Jia-Jiun Chen, Yu-Han Shen, Cheng-Hsien LIU
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Publication number: 20170156703Abstract: The invention provides an analysis method of ultrasound echo signals based on statistics of scatterer distributions. The beginning of steps, choosing an ultrasound echo signal as a center, and calculating the signal image values of all ultrasound echo signals within a window block in an ultrasound image data to obtain an ultrasound scatterer value. Then, choosing another ultrasound echo signal as the center to repeat the previous steps until all of ultrasound echo signals may be calculated. The interval between each of ultrasound echo signal is one point distance. Finally, to output an ultrasound scatterer mode image with all ultrasound scatterer values by utilizing color scale. The ultrasound scatterer mode image can assist doctor to confirm the relative region of lesion in a target organ.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Argon CHEN, Yu-Hsin WANG, Kuo-Chen HUANG, Jia-Jiun CHEN
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Patent number: 9412167Abstract: The present invention provides an acceleration and enhancement methods for ultrasound scatterer structure visualization. The method includes: obtaining an ultrasonic image, calculating all values of the ultrasonic signal points in each mth window centered at a nth signal point to obtain a plurality of original statistical values anxm, obtaining a plurality of mth statistical values by averaging value of original statistical values in the same window, calculating a plurality of mth weighting values based on the statistical values by different weighting formulas, multiplying each weighting value with the original statistical values corresponding to the various size of windows, summing up to obtain an ultrasound structure scatterer value of the nth ultrasonic signal point, and generating an ultrasound scatterer structure image based on a matrix of the ultrasound scatterer values. The present invention further combined interpolation method can reduce the computation time and retain the 80% accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: AMCAD BIOMED CORPORATIONInventors: Po-Hsiang Tsui, Ming-Chih Ho, Chiung-Nein Chen, Argon Chen, Jia-Jiun Chen, Yu-Hsin Wang, Kuo-Chen Huang
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Publication number: 20160133020Abstract: The present invention provides an acceleration and enhancement methods for ultrasound scatterer structure visualization. The method includes: obtaining an ultrasonic image, calculating all values of the ultrasonic signal points in each mth window centered at a nth signal point to obtain a plurality of original statistical values anxm, obtaining a plurality of mth statistical values by averaging value of original statistical values in the same window, calculating a plurality of mth weighting values based on the statistical values by different weighting formulas, multiplying each weighting value with the original statistical values corresponding to the various size of windows, summing up to obtain an ultrasound structure scatterer value of the nth ultrasonic signal point, and generating an ultrasound scatterer structure image based on a matrix of the ultrasound scatterer values. The present invention further combined interpolation method can reduce the computation time and retain the 80% accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Po-Hsiang Tsui, Ming-Chih Ho, Chiung-Nein Chen, Argon Chen, Jia-Jiun Chen, Yu-Hsin Wang, Kuo-Chen Huang
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Publication number: 20150086094Abstract: An echogenicity quantification method and a calibration method for ultrasonic device using echogenicity index are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: King-Jen Chang, Chiung-Nein Chen, Ming-Hsun Wu, Argon Chen, Yu-Hsin Wang, Kuo-Chen Huang