Patents by Inventor Hani Nozari Mirarkolaei

Hani Nozari Mirarkolaei 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).

  • Method and system for enhanced frame rate upconversion in ultrasound imaging
    Patent number: 9384568
    Abstract: Various embodiments include systems and methods for providing motion blur reduction to one or more three-dimensional (3D) images, and/or for improving accuracy of motion-compensated frame up-interpolations. The motion blur reduction may comprise application of iterative motion estimation, starting with an initial block size and with reduced block size in each iteration, with a final velocity vector being determined by summing displacement vectors from all iterations. Accuracy of motion-compensated frame up-interpolations may be improved by use of lower resolution frames (or portions of frames), which may be used in generating information used in enhancing motion related features or characteristics of motion-compensated frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Erik Normann Steen, Sten Roar Snare, Hani Nozari Mirarkolaei
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED FRAME RATE UPCONVERSION IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING
    Publication number: 20160063742
    Abstract: Various embodiments include systems and methods for providing motion blur reduction to one or more three-dimensional (3D) images, and/or for improving accuracy of motion-compensated frame up-interpolations. The motion blur reduction may comprise application of iterative motion estimation, starting with an initial block size and with reduced block size in each iteration, with a final velocity vector being determined by summing displacement vectors from all iterations. Accuracy of motion-compensated frame up-interpolations may be improved by use of lower resolution frames (or portions of frames), which may be used in generating information used in enhancing motion related features or characteristics of motion-compensated frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Erik Normann Steen, Sten Roar Snare, Hani Nozari Mirarkolaei