Patents by Inventor Brian Berger

Brian Berger 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: 20250005750
    Abstract: A method for generating at least one transducer location for delivering tumor treating fields to a subject is provided. The method includes obtaining a medical image of a subject, the medical image having a plurality of voxels, the medical image representing a plurality of tissue types of the subject, wherein at least one voxel is associated with each tissue type. The method further includes determining, using a trained machine learning model and the medical image of the subject, conductivities for the tissue types of the subject in the medical image, the trained machine learning model trained with medical images of a plurality of other subjects and resistances obtained from the application of tumor treating fields to the other subjects. The method further includes identifying a location of a tumor in the medical image and generating at least one transducer location for delivering tumor treating fields to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Novocure GmbH
    Inventors: Brian BERGER, Nadav SHAPIRA
  • Publication number: 20250006382
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining a three-dimensional model of a subject, the model comprising voxels; identifying a gross tumor volume for the three-dimensional model, the gross tumor volume representing a current location of a tumor in the subject; identifying a primary clinical target volume for the three-dimensional model, the primary clinical target volume having a larger volume than the gross tumor volume, the primary clinical target volume representing an approximation of the current location of the tumor in the subject; identifying a predictive clinical target volume for the three-dimensional model, the predictive clinical target volume having a larger volume than the primary clinical target volume, the predictive clinical target volume representing a predicted future location of the tumor in the subject; and selecting at least one transducer layout for delivering tumor treating fields to the subject based on the primary clinical target volume and the predictive clinical target volum
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Novocure GmbH
    Inventors: Nadav SHAPIRA, Brian BERGER
  • Publication number: 20240325786
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining a three-dimensional model of a subject; identifying a radiation therapy region in the model for delivering radiation therapy to a tumor of the subject, the radiation therapy region comprising a first and second radiation therapy regions to respectively receive a first and second dosage of radiation therapy; identifying a tumor treating fields therapy region in the model for delivering tumor treating fields therapy to the tumor, the tumor treating fields therapy region comprising the first radiation therapy region; identifying a first dosage for the tumor treating fields therapy for the first radiation therapy region to compensate for the first dosage of radiation therapy being smaller than the second dosage of radiation therapy; and selecting one or more transducer layouts for delivering tumor treating fields to the subject based on the first dosage for the tumor treating fields therapy for the first radiation therapy region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Novocure GmbH
    Inventors: Brian BERGER, Nadav SHAPIRA
  • Patent number: 10967384
    Abstract: An open-ended grinding mill (1) includes a drum (2) including a cylindrical shell (3), wherein the longitudinal axis (4) of the drum is arranged in a substantially horizontal position in a use position of the grinding mill (1). The drum (2) includes a first end (5) at the feed end of the shell and a second end (6) at the discharge end of the shell. The grinding mill further includes a bearing (8) supporting the drum at the second end, and a support structure (9) to connect the drum (2) to the bearing (8). The support structure is configured to provide a wall external to the shell, whereby the shell and the support structure provide a double-wall structure separating the bearing from the inside of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY
    Inventors: Nicholas Green, Brian Berger, Damon Bordi, Kjell Winther, Bjoern Holshagen
  • Publication number: 20200122155
    Abstract: An open-ended grinding mill (1) includes a drum (2) including a cylindrical shell (3), wherein the longitudinal axis (4) of the drum is arranged in a substantially horizontal position in a use position of the grinding mill (1). The drum (2) includes a first end (5) at the feed end of the shell and a second end (6) at the discharge end of the shell. The grinding mill further includes a bearing (8) supporting the drum at the second end, and a support structure (9) to connect the drum (2) to the bearing (8). The support structure is configured to provide a wall external to the shell, whereby the shell and the support structure provide a double-wall structure separating the bearing from the inside of the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas Green, Brian Berger, Damon Bordi, Kjell Winther, Bjoern Holshagen
  • Publication number: 20160255069
    Abstract: A system for performing authentication of a first user to a second user includes the ability for the first user to submit multiple instances of authentication data which are evaluated and then used to generate an overall level of confidence in the claimed identity of the first user. The individual authentication instances are evaluated based upon: the degree of match between the user provided by the first user during the authentication and the data provided by the first user during his enrollment; the inherent reliability of the authentication technique being used; the circumstances surrounding the generation of the authentication data by the first user; and the circumstances surrounding the generation of the enrollment data by the first user. This confidence level is compared with a required trust level which is based at least in part upon the requirements of the second user, and the authentication result is based upon this comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander G. Dickinson, Brian Berger, Robert T. Dobson
  • Publication number: 20160149873
    Abstract: A method for facilitating an authentication related to an electronic transaction between a first and a second user is provided. Authentication data is received from the first user along with transaction data defining the first user and the electronic transaction to be authenticated. This authentication data is compared to enrollment authentication data associated with the first user in order to verify the identity of the first user. When the user is properly verified, access to at least one private cryptographic key stored on a secure server is available for use in securing the electronic transaction. The particular private cryptographic key need not be released from the secure server. Data indicating the status of the authentication may then be sent to one of either the first or second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Security First Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander G. Dickinson, Mark S. O'Hare, Mark D. Rorhbach, James G. Zoccoli, Rick L. Orsini, Aaron A. Brooks, Roger S. Davenport, Philip W. Clough, Richard F. Clayton, Gregory H. Stark, Michelle Ferrante, Brian Berger, Robert T. Dobson, JR.
  • Patent number: 9300649
    Abstract: A system for performing authentication of a first user to a second user includes the ability for the first user to submit multiple instances of authentication data which are evaluated and then used to generate an overall level of confidence in the claimed identity of the first user. The individual authentication instances are evaluated based upon: the degree of match between the user provided by the first user during the authentication and the data provided by the first user during his enrollment; the inherent reliability of the authentication technique being used; the circumstances surrounding the generation of the authentication data by the first user; and the circumstances surrounding the generation of the enrollment data by the first user. This confidence level is compared with a required trust level which is based at least in part upon the requirements of the second user, and the authentication result is based upon this comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Security First Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander G. Dickinson, Brian Berger, Robert T. Dobson
  • Patent number: 9189777
    Abstract: A method for facilitating an authentication related to an electronic transaction between a first and a second user is provided. Authentication data is received from the first user along with transaction data defining the first user and the electronic transaction to be authenticated. This authentication data is compared to enrollment authentication data associated with the first user in order to verify the identity of the first user. When the user is properly verified, access to at least one private cryptographic key stored on a secure server is available for use in securing the electronic transaction. The particular private cryptographic key need not be released from the secure server. Data indicating the status of the authentication may then be sent to one of either the first or second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Security First Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander G. Dickinson, Mark S. Ohare, Mark D. Rohrbach, James G. Zoccoli, Rick L. Orsini, Aaron A. Brooks, Roger S. Davenport, Philip W. Clough, Richard F. Clayton, Gregory H. Stark, Michelle Ferrante, Brian Berger, Robert T. Dobson, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150044986
    Abstract: An notation-enabled communication system and method of generating billing data for a customer. One embodiment of a notation-enabled communication device includes: (1) a communication subsystem operable to transmit and receive communication data associated with a call, and (2) a call logger configured to accept notations associated with the call, generate a call detail record (CDR) based on the call and the notations and submit the CDR to a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Estech Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Suder, Doug Boyd, Harvey Wende, George Platt, Brian Berger
  • Publication number: 20140317414
    Abstract: A system for performing authentication of a first user to a second user includes the ability for the first user to submit multiple instances of authentication data which are evaluated and then used to generate an overall level of confidence in the claimed identity of the first user. The individual authentication instances are evaluated based upon: the degree of match between the user provided by the first user during the authentication and the data provided by the first user during his enrollment; the inherent reliability of the authentication technique being used; the circumstances surrounding the generation of the authentication data by the first user; and the circumstances surrounding the generation of the enrollment data by the first user. This confidence level is compared with a required trust level which is based at least in part upon the requirements of the second user, and the authentication result is based upon this comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Security First Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander G. Dickinson, Brian Berger, Robert T. Dobson
  • Patent number: 8726033
    Abstract: A system for performing authentication of a first user to a second user includes the ability for the first user to submit multiple instances of authentication data which are evaluated and then used to generate an overall level of confidence in the claimed identity of the first user. The individual authentication instances are evaluated based upon: the degree of match between the user provided by the first user during the authentication and the data provided by the first user during his enrollment; the inherent reliability of the authentication technique being used; the circumstances surrounding the generation of the authentication data by the first user; and the circumstances surrounding the generation of the enrollment data by the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Security First Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander G Dickinson, Brian Berger, Robert T Dobson
  • Publication number: 20130067234
    Abstract: A system for performing authentication of a first user to a second user includes the ability for the first user to submit multiple instances of authentication data which are evaluated and then used to generate an overall level of confidence in the claimed identity of the first user. The individual authentication instances are evaluated based upon: the degree of match between the user provided by the first user during the authentication and the data provided by the first user during his enrollment; the inherent reliability of the authentication technique being used; the circumstances surrounding the generation of the authentication data by the first user; and the circumstances surrounding the generation of the enrollment data by the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SECURITY FIRST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexander G. Dickinson, Brian Berger, Robert T. Dobson, JR.
  • Patent number: 8214650
    Abstract: A system for performing authentication of a first user to a second user includes the ability for the first user to submit multiple instances of authentication data which are evaluated and then used to generate an overall level of confidence in the claimed identity of the first user. The individual authentication instances are evaluated based upon: the degree of match between the user provided by the first user during the authentication and the data provided by the first user during his enrollment; the inherent reliability of the authentication technique being used; the circumstances surrounding the generation of the authentication data by the first user; and the circumstances surrounding the generation of the enrollment data by the first user. This confidence level is compared with a required trust level which is based at least in part upon the requirements of the second user, and the authentication result is based upon this comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Security First Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander G. Dickinson, Brian Berger, Robert T. Dobson, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110004933
    Abstract: A system for performing authentication of a first user to a second user includes the ability for the first user to submit multiple instances of authentication data which are evaluated and then used to generate an overall level of confidence in the claimed identity of the first user. The individual authentication instances are evaluated based upon: the degree of match between the user provided by the first user during the authentication and the data provided by the first user during his enrollment; the inherent reliability of the authentication technique being used; the circumstances surrounding the generation of the authentication data by the first user; and the circumstances surrounding the generation of the enrollment data by the first user. This confidence level is compared with a required trust level which is based at least in part upon the requirements of the second user, and the authentication result is based upon this comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Alexander G. Dickinson, Brian Berger, Robert T. Dobson, JR.
  • Patent number: 7802104
    Abstract: A system for performing authentication of a first user to a second user includes the ability for the first user to submit multiple instances of authentication data which are evaluated and then used to generate an overall level of confidence in the claimed identity of the first user. The individual authentication instances are evaluated based upon: the degree of match between the user provided by the first user during the authentication and the data provided by the first user during his enrollment; the inherent reliability of the authentication technique being used; the circumstances surrounding the generation of the authentication data by the first user; and the circumstances surrounding the generation of the enrollment data by the first user. This confidence level is compared with a required trust level which is based at least in part upon the requirements of the second user, and the authentication result is based upon this comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Security First Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander G. Dickinson, Brian Berger, Robert T. Dobson, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20080034209
    Abstract: A system for performing authentication of a first user to a second user includes the ability for the first user to submit multiple instances of authentication data which are evaluated and then used to generate an overall level of confidence in the claimed identity of the first user. The individual authentication instances are evaluated based upon: the degree of match between the user provided by the first user during the authentication and the data provided by the first user during his enrollment; the inherent reliability of the authentication technique being used; the circumstances surrounding the generation of the authentication data by the first user; and the circumstances surrounding the generation of the enrollment data by the first user. This confidence level is compared with a required trust level which is based at least in part upon the requirements of the second user, and the authentication result is based upon this comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Alexander Dickinson, Brian Berger, Robert Dobson
  • Patent number: 7260724
    Abstract: A system for performing authentication of a first user to a second user includes the ability for the first user to submit multiple instances of authentication data which are evaluated and then used to generate an overall level of confidence in the claimed identity of the first user. The individual authentication instances are evaluated based upon: the degree of match between the user provided by the first user during the authentication and the data provided by the first user during his enrollment; the inherent reliability of the authentication technique being used; the circumstances surrounding the generation of the authentication data by the first user; and the circumstances surrounding the generation of the enrollment data by the first user. This confidence level is compared with a required trust level which is based at least in part upon the requirements of the second user, and the authentication result is based upon this comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Security First Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander G. Dickinson, Brian Berger, Robert T. Dobson, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20060094348
    Abstract: A register assembly with adjustable faceplate connectors can be used to cover air duct openings that supply a flow of heated or cooled air to a room of a structure, and can also be used to cover air duct openings that receive return air from the room. The register assembly includes a faceplate that has removably attachable connectors that adapt the faceplate to be removably attached to a plurality of damper assemblies of different sizes. The plurality of connectors are adjustably connected to the faceplate to adapt the faceplate to each different size of damper assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventor: Brian Berger
  • Patent number: 6804382
    Abstract: An interface card includes a housing sized for reception by a host system, for example, a laptop computer. A sensor is movably connected to the housing and has a first position in which the sensor receives a relief object and generates an electronic representation of the relief object, and a second position in which the sensor is inactive. An interface module is coupled to the sensor and configured to provide for communications between the interface card and the host system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Security First Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander G. Dickinson, Brian Berger, Andrew Cole