Patents by Inventor Brian Bartholmai

Brian Bartholmai 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).

  • Reducing noise in an image
    Patent number: 8346011
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for reducing noise in an image includes receiving a first image in a computer system. The first image depicts an interior of an item and is generated using a technique that provides imaging at selected depths in the item. The first image represents a first interior section having a first thickness. The method includes determining a modification for the first image using a second image of the interior. The second image represents a second interior section encompassing the first interior section and has a second thickness greater than the first thickness. The method includes storing the modification in association with the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Zachary Kelm, Daniel Blezek, Bradley Erickson, Brian Bartholmai
  • Reducing Noise in an Image
    Publication number: 20110019935
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for reducing noise in an image includes receiving a first image in a computer system. The first image depicts an interior of an item and is generated using a technique that provides imaging at selected depths in the item. The first image represents a first interior section having a first thickness. The method includes determining a modification for the first image using a second image of the interior. The second image represents a second interior section encompassing the first interior section and has a second thickness greater than the first thickness. The method includes storing the modification in association with the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Zachary Kelm, Daniel Blezek, Bradley Erickson, Brian Bartholmai