Patents by Inventor Gregory Goldmacher

Gregory Goldmacher 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: 20240161490
    Abstract: A system and method of multi-stage training of a transformer-based machine-learning model. The system performs at least two stages of the following three stages of training: During a first stage, the system pre-trains a transformer encoder via a first machine-learning network using an unlabeled 3D image dataset. During a second stage, the system fine-tunes the pre-trained transformer encoder via a second machine-learning network via a labeled 2D image dataset. During a third stage, the system further fine-tunes the previously pre-trained transformer encoder or fine-tuned transformer encoder via a third machine-learning network using a labeled 3D image dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Shaoyan Pan, Yiqiao Liu, Antong Chen, Gregory Goldmacher
  • Patent number: 11776130
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for segmenting a set of two-dimensional CT slices corresponding to a lesion. In an embodiment, for each of at least a subset of the set of CT slices, the system inputs the CT slice into a plurality of branches of a trained segmentation block. Each branch of the segmentation block includes a convolutional neural network (CNN) with filters at a different scale, and produces a plurality of levels of output. The system generates, for each CT slice in the subset, feature maps for each level of output. The system generates a segmentation of each CT slice in the subset based on the feature maps of each level of output. The system aggregates the segmentations of each slice in the subset to generate a three-dimensional segmentation of the lesion. The system provides data representing the three-dimensional segmentation for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Antong Chen, Gregory Goldmacher, Bo Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220138954
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for segmenting a set of two-dimensional CT slices corresponding to a lesion. In an embodiment, for each of at least a subset of the set of CT slices, the system inputs the CT slice into a plurality of branches of a trained segmentation block. Each branch of the segmentation block includes a convolutional neural network (CNN) with filters at a different scale, and produces a plurality of levels of output. The system generates, for each CT slice in the subset, feature maps for each level of output. The system generates a segmentation of each CT slice in the subset based on the feature maps of each level of output. The system aggregates the segmentations of each slice in the subset to generate a three-dimensional segmentation of the lesion. The system provides data representing the three-dimensional segmentation for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Antong Chen, Gregory Goldmacher, Bo Zhou
  • Patent number: 11232572
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for segmenting a set of two-dimensional CT slices corresponding to a lesion. In an embodiment, for each of at least a subset of the set of CT slices, the system inputs the CT slice into a plurality of branches of a trained segmentation block. Each branch of the segmentation block includes a convolutional neural network (CNN) with filters at a different scale, and produces one or more levels of output. The system generates, for each CT slice in the subset, feature maps for each level of output. The system generates a segmentation of each CT slice in the subset based on the feature maps of each level of output. The system aggregates the segmentations of each slice in the subset to generate a three-dimensional segmentation of the lesion. The system transmits data representing the three-dimensional segmentation to a user interface for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Antong Chen, Gregory Goldmacher, Bo Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210056703
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for segmenting a set of two-dimensional CT slices corresponding to a lesion. In an embodiment, for each of at least a subset of the set of CT slices, the system inputs the CT slice into a plurality of branches of a trained segmentation block. Each branch of the segmentation block includes a convolutional neural network (CNN) with filters at a different scale, and produces one or more levels of output. The system generates, for each CT slice in the subset, feature maps for each level of output. The system generates a segmentation of each CT slice in the subset based on the feature maps of each level of output. The system aggregates the segmentations of each slice in the subset to generate a three-dimensional segmentation of the lesion. The system transmits data representing the three-dimensional segmentation to a user interface for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Antong Chen, Gregory Goldmacher, Bo Zhou