Patents by Inventor Ben Covington

Ben Covington 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).

  • Publication number: 20220230716
    Abstract: A lesion tracking system is operable to detect a first lesion in a first subset of image slices of a first medical scan corresponding to a patient via artificial intelligence by utilizing a computer vision model. The first lesion is detected in a second subset of image slices of a second medical scan corresponding to the patient via artificial intelligence by utilizing the computer vision model. A lesion diameter measurement function is performed on at least one of the first subset of image slices to generate a first lesion diameter measurement, and is performed on at least one of the second subset of image slices to generate a second lesion diameter measurement. RECIST evaluation data is generated based on a computed difference between the first lesion diameter measurement and the second lesion diameter measurement. The RECIST evaluation data is transmitted for display via a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Anthony Upton, Ben Covington, Li Yao, Keith Lui
  • Publication number: 20220223243
    Abstract: A multi-model medical scan analysis system is operable to generate a plurality of training sets from a plurality of medical scans. Each of a set of sub-models is generated by performing a training step on a corresponding one of the plurality of training sets of the plurality of medical scans. A set of abnormality data is generated by applying a subset of a set of inference functions on a new medical scan. The subset of the set of inference functions utilize the subset of the set of sub-models, and each of the set of abnormality data is generated as output of performing one of the subset of the set of inference functions. The multi-model medical scan analysis system is further operable to generate final abnormality data that includes a global probability indicating a probability that any abnormality is present based on the set of abnormality data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Li Yao, Eric C. Poblenz, Jordan Prosky, Ben Covington, Anthony Upton
  • Publication number: 20220215918
    Abstract: A method includes generating first contrast significance data for a first computer vision model generated from a first training set of medical scans. First significant contrast parameters are identified based on the first contrast significance data. A first re-contrasted training set is generated based on performing a first intensity transformation function on the first training set of medical scans, where the first intensity transformation function utilizes the first significant contrast parameters. A first re-trained model is generated from the first re-contrasted training set, which is associated with corresponding output labels based on abnormality data for the first training set of medical scans. Re-contrasted image data of a new medical scan is generated based on performing the first intensity transformation function. Inference data indicating at least one abnormality detected in the new medical scan is generated based on utilizing the first re-trained model on the re-contrasted image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Yao, Jordan Prosky, Eric C. Poblenz, Kevin Lyman, Ben Covington, Anthony Upton
  • Publication number: 20220215915
    Abstract: A model-assisted annotating system is operable to receive a first set of annotation data, corresponding to a broad type of annotation data output. A first training step is performed to train a computer vision model using the first set of annotation data. A second set of annotation data corresponding to the broad type of annotation data output is generated performing an inference function utilizing the computer vision model on medical scans. Additional annotation data further specifies the broad type of annotation data output is received. A second training step is performed to generate an updated computer vision model using set of additional annotation data. A third set of annotation data corresponding to the specified type of annotation data output is generated by performing an updated inference function utilizing the updated computer vision model on medical scans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Li Yao, Eric C. Poblenz, Jordan Prosky, Ben Covington, Anthony Upton, Lionel Lints
  • Publication number: 20220215917
    Abstract: A method includes generating a longitudinal lesion model by performing a training step on a plurality of sets of longitudinal data. Dates of medical scans of different ones of the plurality of sets of longitudinal data have relative time differences corresponding to different time spans, and each set of the plurality of sets of longitudinal data corresponds to one of a plurality of different patients. The longitudinal lesion model is utilized to perform an inference step on a received medical scan to generate, for a lesion detected in the received medical scan, a plurality of lesion change prediction data for a corresponding plurality of different projected time spans ending after the current date. At least one of the plurality of lesion change prediction data is transmitted for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Anthony Upton, Ben Covington, Li Yao, Keith Lui
  • Publication number: 20220180986
    Abstract: A medical scan header standardization system is operable to determine a plurality of counts for a plurality of entries of at least one of a standard set of fields for headers of a plurality of medical images. A standard set of header entries is determined for at least one of the standard set of fields based on including ones of the entries for the each of the standard set of fields with counts of the plurality of counts that compare favorably to a threshold. One of the standard set of header entries is selected to replace an entry of a field of a header of a medical image. A computer vision model is trained utilizing a training set of images that includes the medical image and the selected one of the standard set of header entries. Inference data for at least one new medical scan is generated based on utilizing the computer vision model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Anthony Upton, Li Yao, Jordan Prosky, Eric C. Poblenz, Chris Croswhite, Ben Covington
  • Publication number: 20220172809
    Abstract: A report generating system is operable to generate inference data for a medical scan indicating a first subset of a plurality of anatomical features of the medical scan are normal. A set of default natural language text corresponding to the first subset of the plurality of anatomical features are identified based on report template data. Preliminary report data is generated to include the set of default natural language text corresponding to the first subset of the plurality of anatomical features based on the inference data. The preliminary report data is displayed an interactive user interface, and review data is received based on user input in response to at least one prompt displayed via the interactive user interface. Final report data that includes natural language text data for each of the plurality of report sections is generated based on the review data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Ben Covington, Tobi Olatunji, Anthony Upton
  • Patent number: 11348669
    Abstract: A clinical trial re-evaluation system is operable to perform at least one assessment function on a set of medical scans for each of a first subset of a set of patients of a failed clinical trial to generate automated assessment data for each of the first subset of the set of patients. The first subset of the set of patients corresponds to a subset of human assessment data determined to have failed to meet criteria of the clinical trial. Patient re-evaluation data is generated for each of the first subset of the set of patients by comparing the automated assessment data to the criteria. The patient re-evaluation data for a second subset of the first subset of the set of patients indicates the automated assessment data passes the criteria. Trial re-evaluation data is generated based on the patient re-evaluation data for transmission to a computing device for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Keith Lui, Anthony Upton, Li Yao, Ben Covington
  • Publication number: 20220165377
    Abstract: A multi-label heat map generating system is operable to receive a plurality of medical scans and a corresponding plurality of global labels that each correspond to one of a set of abnormality classes. A computer vision model is generated by training on the medical scans and the global labels. Probability matrix data, which includes a set of image patch probability values that each indicate a probability that a corresponding one of the set of abnormality classes is present in each of a set of image patches, is generated by performing an inference function that utilizes the computer vision model on a new medical scan. Heat map visualization data can be generated for transmission to a client device based on the probability matrix data that indicates, for each of the set of abnormality classes, a color value for each pixel of the new medical scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Yao, Jordan Prosky, Eric C. Poblenz, Kevin Lyman, Lionel Lints, Ben Covington, Anthony Upton
  • Publication number: 20220156934
    Abstract: A multi-label heat map generating system is operable to receive a plurality of medical scans and a corresponding plurality of medical labels that each correspond to one of a set of abnormality classes. A computer vision model is generated by training on the medical scans and the medical labels. Probability matrix data, which includes a set of image patch probability values that each indicate a probability that a corresponding one of the set of abnormality classes is present in each of a set of image patches, is generated by performing an inference function that utilizes the computer vision model on a new medical scan. Preliminary heat map visualization data can be generated for transmission to a client device based on the probability matrix data. Heat map visualization data can be generated via a post-processing of the preliminary heat map visualization data to mitigate heat map artifacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Eric C. Poblenz, Li Yao, Ben Covington, Anthony Upton
  • Patent number: 11328798
    Abstract: A multi-model medical scan analysis system is operable to generate a plurality of training sets from a plurality of medical scans. Each of a set of sub-models can be generated by performing a training step on a corresponding one of the plurality of training sets. A subset of the set of sub-models is selected for a new medical scan. A set of abnormality data is generated by applying a subset of a set of inference functions on the new medical scan, where the subset of the set of inference functions utilize the subset of the set of sub-models. Final abnormality data is generated by performing a final inference function on the set of abnormality data. The final abnormality data can be to a client device for display via a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Li Yao, Eric C. Poblenz, Jordan Prosky, Ben Covington, Anthony Upton
  • Patent number: 11322232
    Abstract: A lesion tracking system is operable to receive a first medical scan and second medical scan associated with a patient ID. A lesion area calculation is performed on a first subset of image slices determined to include a lesion detected in the first medical to generate a first set of lesion area measurements. The lesion area calculation is performed on a second subset of image slices determined to include the lesion in the second medical scan to generate a second set of lesion area measurements. A lesion volume calculation is performed on the first set of lesion area measurements and the second set of lesion area measurements to generate a first lesion volume measurement and a second lesion volume measurement, respectively, and the first and second lesion volume measurements are utilized to calculate a lesion volume change for transmission to a client device for display via a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Anthony Upton, Ben Covington, Li Yao, Keith Lui
  • Patent number: 11322233
    Abstract: A contrast parameter learning system is operable to generate contrast significance data for a computer vision model, where the computer vision model was generated by performing a training step on a training set of medical scans. Significant contrast parameters are identified based on the contrast significance data. A re-contrasted training set is generated by performing an intensity transformation function that utilizes the significant contrast parameters on the training set of medical scans. A re-trained model is generated by performing the training step on the first re-contrasted training set. Re-contrasted image data of a new medical scan is generated by performing the intensity transformation function. Inference data is generated by performing an inference function that utilizes the first re-trained model on the re-contrasted image data. The inference data is transmitted via the transmitter to a client device for display via a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Yao, Jordan Prosky, Eric C. Poblenz, Kevin Lyman, Ben Covington, Anthony Upton
  • Patent number: 11295840
    Abstract: A medical scan header standardization system is operable to determine a set of standard DICOM headers based on determining a standard set of fields and based on further determining a standard set of entries for each of the standard set of fields. A DICOM image is received via a network, and a header of the DICOM image is determined to be incorrect. A selected one of the set of standard DICOM headers to replace the header of the DICOM image is determined. The selected one of the set of standard DICOM headers is transmitted, via the network, to a medical scan database for storage in conjunction with the DICOM image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Anthony Upton, Li Yao, Jordan Prosky, Eric C. Poblenz, Chris Croswhite, Ben Covington
  • Patent number: 11282595
    Abstract: A multi-label heat map generating system is operable to receive a plurality of medical scans and a corresponding plurality of global labels that each correspond to one of a set of abnormality classes. A computer vision model is generated by training on the medical scans and the global labels. Probability matrix data, which includes a set of image patch probability values that each indicate a probability that a corresponding one of the set of abnormality classes is present in each of a set of image patches, is generated by performing an inference function that utilizes the computer vision model on a new medical scan. Heat map visualization data can be generated for transmission to a client device based on the probability matrix data that indicates, for each of the set of abnormality classes, a color value for each pixel of the new medical scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Yao, Jordan Prosky, Eric C. Poblenz, Kevin Lyman, Lionel Lints, Ben Covington, Anthony Upton
  • Patent number: 11282198
    Abstract: A multi-label heat map generating system is operable to receive a plurality of medical scans and a corresponding plurality of medical labels that each correspond to one of a set of abnormality classes. A computer vision model is generated by training on the medical scans and the medical labels. Probability matrix data, which includes a set of image patch probability values that each indicate a probability that a corresponding one of the set of abnormality classes is present in each of a set of image patches, is generated by performing an inference function that utilizes the computer vision model on a new medical scan. Preliminary heat map visualization data can be generated for transmission to a client device based on the probability matrix data. Heat map visualization data can be generated via a post-processing of the preliminary heat map visualization data to mitigate heat map artifacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Eric C. Poblenz, Li Yao, Ben Covington, Anthony Upton
  • Publication number: 20220084642
    Abstract: A medical scan triaging system is operable to train a computer vision model and to generate abnormality data indicating abnormality probabilities for medical scans via the computer vision model. A first subset of medical scans is determined by identifying medical scans with abnormality probabilities greater than a first probability value of a triage probability threshold. A second subset of medical scans is determined by identifying medical scans with abnormality probabilities less than the first probability value. An updated first subset of medical scans is determined by identifying medical scans with abnormality probabilities greater than a second probability value of an updated triage probability threshold. An updated second subset of the plurality of medical scans is determined by identifying medical scans with a abnormality probabilities less than the second probability value. The updated first subset of medical scans is transmitted to client devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Li Yao, Eric C. Poblenz, Jordan Prosky, Ben Covington, Anthony Upton
  • Publication number: 20220076793
    Abstract: A medical scan system is operable to receive a set of labeling data corresponding to a set of medical scans from each of a set of client devices corresponding to a set of users. The set of medical scans and each set of labeling data is transmitted to an expert client device associated with an expert user, and a set of golden labeling data and a plurality of sets of correction data are received from the expert client device. A set of performance score data is generated based on the plurality of sets of correction data, and each performance score data of the set of performance score data is assigned to a corresponding one of the set of users. An updated training set that includes the set of golden labeling data is generated, and a medical scan analysis function is retrained based on the updated training set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Anthony Upton, Lionel Lints, Ben Covington, Alexander Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20220076810
    Abstract: A medical scan interface feature evaluator system is operable to receive a set of responses from each of a set of client devices, where each set of responses is generated based on a corresponding client device displaying each of the set of medical scans in conjunction with at least one interface feature indicated in an image-to-prompt mapping. Response score data is generated for each response of the set of responses received from each of the set of client devices by comparing each response to truth annotation data of a corresponding medical scan of the set of medical scans indicated by the image-to-prompt mapping. Interface feature score data corresponding to each user interface feature in the set of user interface features is generated based on aggregating corresponding response score data. A ranking of the set of user interface features is generated based on the interface feature score data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Devon Bernard, Li Yao, Alan Liu, Brian Basham, Ben Covington
  • Publication number: 20220061746
    Abstract: A risk assessment system is configured to receive patient history data for a patient. A set of risk assessment scores corresponding to the patient are generated for a set of risk assessment categories based on applying at least one risk assessment function to the patient history data. One of the set of risk assessment categories is identified as high risk for the patient based on a corresponding one of the set of risk assessment scores. A high risk protocol corresponding to the one of the set of risk assessment categories is identified, and performance of the high risk protocol is facilitated for the patient based on identification of the one of the set of risk assessment categories as high risk for the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lyman, Ben Covington, JR., Anthony Upton