Patents by Inventor David John Hawkes

David John Hawkes 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).

  • Device, imaging system and method for correction of a medical breast image
    Patent number: 10373374
    Abstract: The present invention relates to device and method for correction of a medical breast image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Bjoern Eiben, Sven Kabus, Cristian Lorenz, Thomas Buelow, David John Hawkes, John Harold Hipwell, Vasileios Vavourakis
  • DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTION OF A MEDICAL BREAST IMAGE
    Publication number: 20190066375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to device and method for correction of a medical breast image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: BJOERN EIBEN, SVEN KABUS, CRISTIAN LORENZ, THOMAS BUELOW, DAVID JOHN HAWKES, JOHN HAROLD HIPWELL, VASILEIOS VAVOURAKIS
  • BREAST SURGERY GUIDANCE BASED ON BREAST MR IMAGES AND RADIOACTIVE MARKERS
    Publication number: 20150222876
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for guiding surgery using MR images and radioactive markers. The method comprises reconstructing the surface of an anatomical structure and a gamma probe orientated to optimize a radioactivity reading from a radioactive seed placed at a target location in the anatomic structure for each of one or more positions of the gamma probe. The position and orientation of the gamma probe is detected in each reconstructed surface to estimate a position of the radioactive seed relative to the reconstructed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Buelow, Cristian Lorenz, Sven Kabus, Bjoern Eiben, David John Hawkes, John Harold Hipwell, Mohammad Keshtgar
  • SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING PROJECTION IMAGE INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20090129650
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for presenting projection image information, including a first image generating module or step, for generating a first image representing a first projection of a three-dimensional object; a second image generating module or step, for generating a second image representing a second projection of the three-dimensional object; an image display module or step, for displaying the first and second images; a region selection module or step, for selecting a first region in the first image; a correspondence module or step, for determining a second region in the second image that corresponds to the first region; and a marking module or step, for displaying a first mark on the first image to identify the first region, and a second mark on the second image to identify the corresponding second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: David John Hawkes, Nathan D. Cahill, John Harold Hipwell, Christine Tanner, Graham Robert Kiddle, Hani Kamal Muammar, Alan William Payne, Rodney James Richardson