Patents by Inventor Brandon Frederick

Brandon Frederick 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).

  • Patent number: 11922656
    Abstract: A method comprises inputting a treatment planning image of a target subject into a machine learning system. The method further comprises determining, by the machine learning system, a first target-subject-specific model of the treatment planning image. The method further comprises applying, by a processing device, the first target-subject-specific model to the treatment planning image to generate a transformed treatment planning image corresponding to a first position of a plurality of positions of the target subject. The method further comprises comparing the transformed treatment planning image to a reference image. The method further comprises, based on the comparing, modifying one or more parameters of the first target-subject-specific model to generate a second target-subject-specific model corresponding to a second position of the plurality of positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Calvin R. Maurer, Eric Schnarr, Rich Holloway, Jacob Shea, Charles Brandon Frederick, Kevin Gorczowski, Robert Elijah Broadhurst, Mark Foskey
  • Patent number: 11890125
    Abstract: A multimodal imaging apparatus, comprising a rotatable gantry system positioned at least partially around a patient support, a first source of radiation coupled to the rotatable gantry system, the first source of radiation configured for imaging radiation, a second source of radiation coupled to the rotatable gantry system, the second source of radiation configured for at least one of imaging radiation or therapeutic radiation, wherein the second source of radiation has an energy level more than the first source of radiation, and a second radiation detector coupled to the rotatable gantry system and positioned to receive radiation from the second source of radiation, and a processor configured to combine first measured projection data based on the radiation detected by the first detector with second measured projection data based on the radiation detected by the second detector, and reconstruct an image based on the combined data, wherein the reconstructing comprises at least one of correcting the second meas
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Accuray, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Shea, Brandon Frederick, Eric Schnarr, Daniel Gagnon
  • Patent number: 11878187
    Abstract: A method is described including online selecting of at least one of a plurality of optimal imaging times or a plurality of imaging angles and optimizing a parameter of an imaging system based on the online selecting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Charles Brandon Frederick, Robert Elijah Broadhurst, Eric Schnarr
  • Publication number: 20230381541
    Abstract: A system and method of performing prospective and retrospective on-line adaptive radiotherapy. The method includes performing, during a treatment delivery session, delivery of a dose of radiation to an anatomical volume. The method includes detecting, during the treatment delivery session, a current state of the anatomical volume. The method includes predicting a future change in the current state of the anatomical volume during the treatment delivery session. The method includes adjusting, while the anatomical volume is in the current state, the treatment delivery to anticipate the future change in the anatomical volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: John Dooley, Jeremy Heil, Eric Schnarr, Richard Holloway, Charles Brandon Frederick, Robert Elijah Broadhurst, Kevin Gorczowski, Jari Toivanen, Dylan Casey, Calvin Maurer, JR.
  • Publication number: 20230249000
    Abstract: A radiation treatment session is initiated to deliver a therapeutic radiation beam from a therapeutic radiation source to a target. One or more X-ray radiation sources are caused to deliver an imaging radiation beam from the one or more X-ray radiation sources through the target to one or more X-ray detectors to acquire imaging data associated with the target during therapeutic radiation beam delivery. One or more volumetric images are constructed using the acquired imaging data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Schnarr, Calvin R. Maurer, Rich Holloway, Jacob D. Shea, Charles Brandon Frederick
  • Patent number: 11712584
    Abstract: A system and method of performing prospective and retrospective on-line adaptive radiotherapy. The method includes performing, during a treatment delivery session, delivery of a dose of radiation to an anatomical volume. The method includes detecting, during the treatment delivery session, a current state of the anatomical volume. The method includes predicting a future change in the current state of the anatomical volume during the treatment delivery session. The method includes adjusting, while the anatomical volume is in the current state, the treatment delivery to anticipate the future change in the anatomical volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: John Dooley, Jeremy Heil, Eric Schnarr, Richard Holloway, Charles Brandon Frederick, Robert Elijah Broadhurst, Kevin Gorczowski, Jari Toivanen, Dylan Casey, Calvin Maurer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11647056
    Abstract: Techniques for hybrid videoconferencing are described. A method of hybrid videoconferencing may comprise receiving, by a call routing service, a request to initiate a call with a provider from a user device, providing, by the call routing service, first endpoint data associated with a first connection between the user device and an agent device associated with the provider, establishing the first connection between the agent device and the user device via the call routing service, providing, by the call routing service, second endpoint data associated with a second connection between the user device and the agent device, and establishing, by a peer-to-peer (P2P) contact service, the second connection between the agent device and the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Francisco Antonio Lunalvo Porfida Ferreira, Brandon Frederick Cadotte, Rizwan Nazeer Ahamed Mohamed, Severine Therese Pinto Rodrigues, Trevor Gruby, Alexander Davidson, Mohit Bhalla, David Michael Rawlins Novicki
  • Patent number: 11638838
    Abstract: A radiation treatment session is initiated to deliver a therapeutic radiation beam from a therapeutic radiation source to a target. One or more X-ray radiation sources are caused to deliver an imaging radiation beam from the one or more X-ray radiation sources through the target to one or more X-ray detectors to acquire imaging data associated with the target during therapeutic radiation beam delivery. One or more volumetric images are constructed using the acquired imaging data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric Schnarr, Calvin R. Maurer, Rich Holloway, Jacob D. Shea, Charles Brandon Frederick
  • Publication number: 20230102478
    Abstract: A method including applying a first target-subject-specific model associated with a target subject to a treatment planning image to generate a transformed treatment planning image corresponding to a first position of a plurality of positions. The method also includes modifying one or more hyper-parameters of the first target-subject-specific model to generate a second target-subject-specific model corresponding to a second position of the plurality of positions. The method further includes controlling a radiation treatment delivery device based on the second target-subject-specific model to deliver a radiation treatment to the target subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Calvin R. Maurer, JR., Eric Schnarr, Rich Holloway, Jacob Shea, Brandon Frederick, Kevin Gorczowski, Robert Elijah Broadhurst, Mark Foskey
  • Patent number: 11596807
    Abstract: A method comprises identifying a treatment planning image of a target subject, the treatment planning image comprising information associated with an arrangement of structures within the target subject. The method further comprises generating, based on the information, a set of reference data associated with the target subject, the reference data indicating a plurality of positions of the target subject. The method further comprises generating target-subject-specific models based on the reference data and modifying one or more hyper-parameters of the target-subject-specific mode to generate second target-subject-specific models corresponding to a second position of the plurality of positions. The method further comprises controlling a radiation treatment delivery device based on the second target-subject-specific model to deliver a radiation treatment to the target subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Calvin R. Maurer, Eric Schnarr, Rich Holloway, Jacob Shea, Charles Brandon Frederick, Kevin Gorczowski, Robert Elijah Broadhurst, Mark Foskey
  • Publication number: 20230001239
    Abstract: A radiation treatment session is initiated to deliver a therapeutic radiation beam from a therapeutic radiation source to a target. One or more X-ray radiation sources are caused to deliver an imaging radiation beam from the one or more X-ray radiation sources through the target to one or more X-ray detectors to acquire imaging data associated with the target during therapeutic radiation beam delivery. One or more volumetric images are constructed using the acquired imaging data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Schnarr, Calvin R. Maurer, Rich Holloway, Jacob D. Shea, Charles Brandon Frederick
  • Publication number: 20220203133
    Abstract: A method is described including online selecting of at least one of a plurality of optimal imaging times or a plurality of imaging angles and optimizing a parameter of an imaging system based on the online selecting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Charles Brandon Frederick, Robert Elijah Broadhurst, Eric Schnarr
  • Patent number: 11278743
    Abstract: An image of a region of interest (ROI) is identified from a first perspective, the image having an uncertainty value associated with the ROI. A model is generated comprising one or more parameters associated with the ROI based on the image. A plurality of tracking quality metrics for a plurality of perspectives that a subsequent image may be captured from by an imaging system of the ROI are determined using the model, the tracking quality metrics indicating a reduction of the uncertainty value associated with the ROI by the subsequent image. A second perspective of the plurality of perspectives for the subsequent image is selected based on a corresponding tracking quality metric of the plurality of tracking quality metrics for the second perspective indicating a reduction of the uncertainty value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Charles Brandon Frederick, Robert Elijah Broadhurst, Eric Schnarr
  • Publication number: 20220072336
    Abstract: An image of a region of interest (ROI) is identified from a first perspective, the image having an uncertainty value associated with the ROI. A model is generated comprising one or more parameters associated with the ROI based on the image. A plurality of tracking quality metrics for a plurality of perspectives that a subsequent image may be captured from by an imaging system of the ROI are determined using the model, the tracking quality metrics indicating a reduction of the uncertainty value associated with the ROI by the subsequent image. A second perspective of the plurality of perspectives for the subsequent image is selected based on a corresponding tracking quality metric of the plurality of tracking quality metrics for the second perspective indicating a reduction of the uncertainty value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Charles Brandon Frederick, Robert Elijah Broadhurst, Eric Schnarr
  • Publication number: 20220000443
    Abstract: A multimodal imaging apparatus, comprising a rotatable gantry system positioned at least partially around a patient support, a first source of radiation coupled to the rotatable gantry system, the first source of radiation configured for imaging radiation, a second source of radiation coupled to the rotatable gantry system, the second source of radiation configured for at least one of imaging radiation or therapeutic radiation, wherein the second source of radiation has an energy level more than the first source of radiation, and a second radiation detector coupled to the rotatable gantry system and positioned to receive radiation from the second source of radiation, and a processor configured to combine first measured projection data based on the radiation detected by the first detector with second measured projection data based on the radiation detected by the second detector, and reconstruct an image based on the combined data, wherein the reconstructing comprises at least one of correcting the second meas
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Accuray, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Shea, Brandon Frederick, Eric Schnarr, Daniel Gagnon
  • Patent number: 11154269
    Abstract: Multimodal imaging apparatus and methods include a rotatable gantry system with multiple sources of radiation comprising different energy levels (for example, kV and MV). Fast slip-ring technology and helical scans allow data from multiple sources of radiation to be combined or utilized to generate improved images and workflows, including for IGRT. Features include increasing the precision of spatial registrations between respective image sets to allow more precise radiation treatment delivery, reducing image artifacts (e.g., scatter, metal and beam hardening, image blur, motion, etc.), and utilization of dual energy imaging (e.g., for material separation and quantitative imaging, patient setup, online adaptive IGRT, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Accuray Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Shea, Brandon Frederick, Eric Schnarr, Daniel Gagnon
  • Patent number: 11038933
    Abstract: A method of hybrid videoconferencing may comprise receiving, by a call routing service, a request to initiate a call with a provider from a user device, providing, by the call routing service, first endpoint data associated with a first connection between the user device and an agent device associated with the provider, establishing the first connection between the agent device and the user device via the call routing service, providing, by the call routing service, second endpoint data associated with a second connection between the user device and the agent device, and establishing, by a peer-to-peer (P2P) contact service, the second connection between the agent device and the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Francisco Antonio Lunalvo Profida Ferreira, Brandon Frederick Cadotte, Rizwan Nazeer Ahamed Mohamed, Severine Therese Pinto Rodrigues, Trevor Gruby, Alexander Davidson, Mohit Bhalla, David Michael Rawlins Novicki
  • Publication number: 20210154496
    Abstract: A method comprises inputting a treatment planning image of a target subject into a machine learning system. The method further comprises determining, by the machine learning system, a first target-subject-specific model of the treatment planning image. The method further comprises applying, by a processing device, the first target-subject-specific model to the treatment planning image to generate a transformed treatment planning image corresponding to a first position of a plurality of positions of the target subject. The method further comprises comparing the transformed treatment planning image to a reference image. The method further comprises, based on the comparing, modifying one or more parameters of the first target-subject-specific model to generate a second target-subject-specific model corresponding to a second position of the plurality of positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Calvin R. Maurer, Eric Schnarr, Rich Holloway, Jacob Shea, Charles Brandon Frederick, Kevin Gorczowski, Robert Elijah Broadhurst, Mark Foskey
  • Publication number: 20210154494
    Abstract: A method comprises identifying a treatment planning image of a target subject, the treatment planning image comprising information associated with an arrangement of structures within the target subject. The method further comprises generating, based on the information, a set of reference data associated with the target subject, the reference data indicating a plurality of positions of the target subject. The method further comprises generating target-subject-specific models based on the reference data and modifying one or more hyper-parameters of the target-subject-specific mode to generate second target-subject-specific models corresponding to a second position of the plurality of positions. The method further comprises controlling a radiation treatment delivery device based on the second target-subject-specific model to deliver a radiation treatment to the target subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Calvin R. Maurer, Eric Schnarr, Rich Holloway, Jacob Shea, Charles Brandon Frederick, Kevin Gorczowski, Robert Elijah Broadhurst, Mark Foskey
  • Publication number: 20200170598
    Abstract: Multimodal imaging apparatus and methods include a rotatable gantry system with multiple sources of radiation comprising different energy levels (for example, kV and MV). Fast slip-ring technology and helical scans allow data from multiple sources of radiation to be combined or utilized to generate improved images and workflows, including for IGRT. Features include increasing the precision of spatial registrations between respective image sets to allow more precise radiation treatment delivery, reducing image artifacts (e.g., scatter, metal and beam hardening, image blur, motion, etc.), and utilization of dual energy imaging (e.g., for material separation and quantitative imaging, patient setup, online adaptive IGRT, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Jacob Shea, Brandon Frederick, Eric Schnarr, Daniel Gagnon