Patents by Inventor Frans Kulpers

Frans Kulpers 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: 8744553
    Abstract: The invention relates to a real time radiation treatment planning system for use in effecting radiation therapy of a pre-selected anatomical portion of an animal body using hollow needles. According to embodiments of the invention, the system may include a processing means processing means-configured to perform a three-dimensional imaging algorithm and a three-dimensional image segmentation algorithm, with respect to one or more specific organs within the pre-selected anatomical portion and with respect to the needles, for converting the image data obtained with an imaging means into a three-dimensional image of the anatomical portion, using at least one single or multi-objective anatomy-based genetic optimization algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Nucletron Operations B.V.
    Inventors: Johann Kindlein, Dimos Baltas, Georgios Sakas, Frans Kulpers, Hans Martin Schot