Patents by Inventor Christian Adrian
Christian Adrian 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).
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Patent number: 8951574Abstract: The invention relates to products, containing a solid biocide and a composite material (11) for the absorption of contaminants and the release of active ingredients as a composite preparation for the simultaneous, separate or programmed sequential application on sterilization and long-term conservation of a liquid (6) for purification. According to the invention, the activity of the solid biocide can be maintained by additionally treating the liquid (6) with the composite material (11), which absorbs (5.1, 5.2) from which the liquid and/or contaminants simultaneously releases active ingredients (13.1, 13.2) for sterilizing and/or reducing the contaminants (5.1, 5.2) in the liquid (6). The products and the method are particularly suitable for sterilizing and long-term conservation of water/oil emulsions which are contaminated by sulphur-containing compounds.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignees: Bucher AG Langenthal, Preentec AGInventors: Martin Christian Adrian Gehri, Bernhard Keller, Peter Regenass
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Patent number: 8320652Abstract: A suitable database, including a temporal series of images is acquired (3) and subjected to a suitable binary segmentation (4) to create temporally sequenced binary coded images large portions corresponding to blood are labeled as unity, the rest is set to zero. A preceding binary coded image (8a) corresponding to a phase (t) from the temporal sequence is subtracted from a subsequent binary coded image (8b) corresponding to a phase (t+1) yielding a multi-dimensional temporal feature map (8c). A pre-defined deformable shape model is deformed (14) to fit the temporal feature map. The segmentation results are displayed (18) using suitable display (47). The segmented surface is overlaid on the original data using a two-, three- or four-dimensional visualization technique and can be presented as a color-code in a suitable transparency mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2006Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Christian Adrian Cocosco, Thomas Netsch
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Patent number: 8144987Abstract: A method is arranged to segment a surface in a multi-dimensional dataset comprising a plurality of images. Data processing and data acquisition steps can be temporally or geographically distanced, so that the results of a suitable data segmentation are accessed. Next, suitable plurality of image features resembling possible spatial positions of the surface conceived to be segmented are selected and accessed. The features are subsequently matched for all image portions, whereby for each feature a matching error is assigned. A pre-defined selectivity factor is accessed defining a maximum allowable variable fraction of the features having largest matching errors which can be discarded. The segmentation of the sought surface is performed, whereby the discarded features are not taken into account for evaluating the quality of fit of a candidate deformation. The resulting surface is displayed on a suitable display means.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Christian Adrian Cocosco, Stewart Young, Thomas Netsch, Michael Kaus
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Publication number: 20100203161Abstract: The invention relates to products, containing a solid biocide and a composite material (11) for the absorption of contaminants and the release of active ingredients as a composite preparation for the simultaneous, separate or programmed sequential application on sterilisation and long-term conservation of a liquid (6) for purification. According to the invention, the activity of the solid biocide can be maintained by additionally treating the liquid (6) with the composite material (11), which absorbs (5.1, 5.2) from which the liquid and/or contaminants simultaneously releases active ingredients (13.1, 13.2) for sterilising and/or reducing the contaminants (5.1, 5.2) in the liquid (6). The products and the method are particularly suitable for sterilising and long-term conservation of water/oil emulsions which are contaminated by sulphur-containing compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2007Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: Martin Christian Adrian Christian Adrian Gehri, Bernhard Keller, Peter Regenass
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Publication number: 20100100560Abstract: The invention relates to a data processing apparatus and a method for providing visualisation parameters controlling the display of a medical image (12). The data processing apparatus comprises a mapping component (16). The mapping component (16) is arranged to receive a current dataset (15) corresponding to the medical image and comprising a content description thereof, to compare the content description of the current dataset (15) with a content description of a plurality of stored datasets, to select at least one further dataset out of the plurality of stored datasets, to retrieve stored visualisation parameters corresponding to the at least one further dataset, and to prepare the retrieved visualisation parameters as the visualisation parameters controlling the display of the medical image (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Daniel Bystrov, Stewart Young, Vladimir Pekar, Christian Adrian Cocosco
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Publication number: 20090060319Abstract: The method according to the invention is arranged to segment a surface in a multi-dimensional dataset comprising a plurality of images, which may be acquired using a suitable data-acquisition unit at a preparatory step 2. It is possible that data processing and data acquisition steps are temporally or geographically distanced, so that at step 4 the results of a suitable data segmentation step 6 are accessed, whereby said results comprise portions of the image which are subsequently used to segment the surface using the method of the invention. Next, at step 8 a suitable plurality of image features resembling possible spatial positions of the surface conceived to be segmented are selected and accessed. The features are subsequently matched for all image portions at step 10, whereby for each feature a matching error is assigned. At step 14 a pre-defined selectivity factor is accessed defining a maximum allowable variable fraction of the features having largest matching errors which can be discarded.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2006Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.Inventors: Christian Adrian Cocosco, Stewart Young, Thomas Netsch, Michael Kaus
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Publication number: 20090010505Abstract: The method (1) according to the invention may be schematically divided into three major phases. Phase (2) comprises step (3) of acquiring a suitable dataset, which is then subjected to a suitable binary segmentation at step (4) results of which are being accessed at step (5). The results comprise temporally sequenced binary coded images, whereby image portions corresponding to blood are labeled as unity, the rest is set to zero. The subsequent phase (12) of the method according to the invention is directed to performing the image processing for segmenting a structure. At step (8) a computation is performed whereby a preceding binary coded image (8a) corresponding to a phase from the temporal sequence is subtracted from a subsequent binary coded image 8b corresponding to a phase yielding a multi-dimensional temporal feature map (8c). At step (9) spatial positions corresponding to a certain voxel value are derived and are used to segment the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2006Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N. V.Inventors: Christian Adrian Cocosco, Thomas Netsch
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Publication number: 20080298682Abstract: The invention relates to a method of image segmentation for delineating a structure associated with a reference structure in an image. For this purpose a segmentation of the reference structure is accessed. The appearance of different tissue types is learned using the model by non parametric robust estimation that employs a fuzzy kNN classifier in two stages (outlier reduction and final estimation). The model is used to provide seed points for the segmentation. The graph cut method is adapted to perform segmentation of the sought structure. The invention further relates to a system and a computer program for image segmentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2006Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N. V.Inventors: Christian Adrian Cocosco, Gunnar Kedenburg, Wiro Joep Niessen, Henrik Thoms
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Publication number: 20080285821Abstract: The invention relates to a method 1 of image segmentation where in step 2 a prior model representative of a structure conceived to be segmented in an image is accessed. Preferably, the image comprises a medical diagnostic image. Still preferably, the medical diagnostic image is prepared in a DICOM format, whereby supplementary information is stored besides diagnostic data. In these cases the method 1 according to the invention advantageously proceeds to step 3, where the supplementary information is extracted from electronic file 5, comprising for example suitable patient-related information 5a and/or suitable structure-related information 5b. Examples of the patient-related information comprise a patient's age, sex, group, etc., whereas examples of the structure-related information may comprise an anatomic location of the structure, such as rectum, bladder, lung etc, or the suspected/diagnosed pathology of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2006Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.Inventors: Christian Adrian Cocosco, Thomas Netsch, Daniel Bystrov, Stewart Young
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Publication number: 20080205724Abstract: The method 1 according to the invention is preferably practiced in real time and directly after a suitable acquisition 3 of the multi-dimensional dataset, which is accessed at step 5 and the images constituting the multi-dimensional dataset are classified at step 8. Preferably, for reducing an amount of data to be processed at step 6 the image data is subjected to a restrictive region of interest determination. At step 9 the classified cardiac images are subjected to a an image thinning operator so that the resulting images comprise a plurality of connected image components which are further analyzed at step 14. After the thinning step 9 a labeling step 11 is performed, where different connected components in the multi-dimensional dataset are accordingly labeled. This step is preferably followed by a region growing step 13, which is constrained by binary threshold used at step 8b. For each connected image component a factor F is computed at step 14.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2006Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N. V.Inventors: Christian Adrian Cocosco, Wiro Joep Niessen, Thomas Netsch
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Publication number: 20050121970Abstract: A motor vehicle wheel frame is integrally moulded in a split mould including a lower mould portion (12) and a complemental mould portion. Channel-like spoke forming formations (12.1) receive layers (24.1) of moulding material wrapped around heat expanding, resilient intensifiers (20) which are inwardly checked by resilient locking inserts (22) partially within a hub cavity and abutting a cylinder (19). During demoulding, after curing, the locking inserts (22) and thereafter the intensifiers (20) are removed by longitudinally stretching and cross-sectionally reducing them, leaving the spokes hollow. During curing, the heat expanding intensifiers pressurises the spoke forming layers of moulding material against the mould portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2003Publication date: June 9, 2005Inventor: Christian Adrian
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Patent number: 5344219Abstract: A motor vehicle wheel frame 10 is in the form of an assembly including three main components 12, 14, 30 of fiber-reinforced synthetic plastics molded material and a pre-assembled hub 32. First and second members 12, 14 are mirror images. Each includes a circular band portion 16, 18; a plurality of spoke portions 20, 22, extending inwardly from the band portions; and hub mounting arrangements 24, 26 in the form of an inner peripheral flanges at inner ends of the spoke portions. The first and second members are closed on each other to form an outer, circular, outwardly concave band 28, a plurality of hollow spokes and the hub mounting formations in opposed arrangement. The third main component is a rim 30 seated in the concave band 28 and adapted to seat a tire. The hub 32 is received intermediate the hub mounting formations. The three main components and the hub are assembled together and bonded together by suitable resinous adhesives.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1992Date of Patent: September 6, 1994Assignee: CSIRInventors: Christian A. Adrian, Robert Speth, William G. Angus