Patents by Inventor Dennis O'Dell

Dennis O'Dell 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: 7672495
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus display marks in an image data set, wherein an image data set comprising marks is provided and wherein during a review phase not all marks within the image data set are displayed at the same time. A list of the marks can be generated by sorting the marks depending on a predetermined sorting criterion and wherein the marks are displayed temporally one after another within the image data set in accordance with the generated list. The image data set is for example a medical image data set, wherein the marks are computer-aided detection (CAD) marks and wherein the sorting criterion is the probability of marking illness, in particular the suspiciousness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: MeVis BreastCare GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Carl J. G. Evertsz, Anke Bodicker, Sriram Krishnan, Balaji Krishnapuram, R. Bharat Rao, Dennis O'Dell, Alok Gupta
  • Patent number: 7658057
    Abstract: A trimmer/edger attached to a conventional lawnmower and using the lawnmower's power source. The edger/trimmer cutting element is attached to the front of the lawnmower. A rotatable cable runs from the cutting element to a contact member attached at an opening on the lawnmower housing. A planar disc is secured to the top of the conventional grass cutting blade. Upon powering up the lawnmower, both the cutting blade and planar disc begin to rotate. Upon squeezing an operating lever, a rotatable portion of the contact member comes in contact with the rotating disc causing the rotatable cable to turn, which in turn causes the cutting head, having cutting strings attached, to spin and be able to be used as an edger or trimmer, depending on its position, at the same time the lawnmower is being used to cut the grass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Inventor: Dennis O'Dell
  • Patent number: 7516602
    Abstract: A trimmer/edger attached to a conventional lawnmower and using the lawnmower's power source. The edger/trimmer cutting element is attached to the front of the lawnmower. A rotatable cable runs from the cutting element to a contact member attached at an opening on the lawnmower housing. A planar disc is located above the conventional grass cutting blade on the same shaft that supports the cutting blade. Upon powering up the lawnmower, both the cutting blade and planar disc begin to rotate. Upon squeezing an operating lever, a rotatable portion of the contact member comes in contact with the rotating disc causing the rotatable cable to turn, which in turn causes the cutting head, having cutting strings attached, to spin and be able to be used as an edger or trimmer, depending on its position, at the same time the lawnmower is being used to cut the grass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Inventor: Dennis O'Dell
  • Publication number: 20080044068
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus display marks in an image data set, wherein an image data set comprising marks is provided and wherein during a review phase not all marks within the image data set are displayed at the same time. A list of the marks can be generated by sorting the marks depending on a predetermined sorting criterion and wherein the marks are displayed temporally one after another within the image data set in accordance with the generated list. The image data set is for example a medical image data set, wherein the marks are CAD marks and wherein the sorting criterion is the probability of marking illness, in particular the suspiciousness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Carl J. G. Evertsz, Anke Bodicker, Sriram Krishnan, Balaji Krishnapuram, R. Bharat Rao, Dennis O'Dell, Alok Gupta