Patents by Inventor Bram van Ginneken

Bram van Ginneken 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).

  • Automatic detection of red lesions in digital color fundus photographs
    Patent number: 7474775
    Abstract: Disclosed is an automated method which can detect images containing red lesions. First, each image is preprocessed; next, candidate objects that may represent red-lesions are extracted; and in the final stage the probability for each candidate to represent a red-lesion is estimated using a classifier and a large set of specifically designed features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael D. Abràmoff, Bram van Ginneken, Meindert Niemeijer