Patents by Inventor Homer Pien

Homer Pien 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: 20220175269
    Abstract: Systems and methods for locating a medical device in a body lumen are provided. A first flexible elongate instrument comprises a plurality of imaging markers, and a location information sensor is disposed at the first flexible elongate instrument or at a second flexible elongate instrument configured for relative movement with respect to the first flexible elongate instrument. A processor is configured to establish a reference coordinate system based on the plurality of imaging markers, which are visible in a medical image comprising the first flexible elongate instrument disposed in a body lumen, receive diagnostic scan or therapeutic delivery information at a plurality of locations of the body lumen from the first or second flexible elongate instrument, and correlate the information with the imaging markers. A display configured to display a composite image comprising the correlated diagnostic scan or therapeutic delivery information and the imaging markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Xin Lu, Rose Monaghan, Shihming Huang, Xi Lin, Raymond Chan, Homer Pien
  • Publication number: 20210174937
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a raw diagnostic machine for a medical diagnosis of raw medical imaging data generated by a medical imaging machine as opposed to a medical diagnosis of a medical image conventionally reconstructed from the raw medical imaging data. In operation, the raw diagnostic engine includes a medical imaging diagnostic controller implementing a dimension reduction pre-processor for selecting or extracting one or more dimension reduced feature vectors from the raw medical imaging data, and further implementing a raw diagnostic artificial intelligence engine for rendering a diagnostic assessment of the raw medical imaging data as represented by the dimension reduced feature vector(s). The medical imaging diagnostic controller may further control a communication of the diagnostic assessment of the raw medical imaging data (e.g., a display, a printing, an emailing, a texting, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Christine Menking SWISHER, Homer PIEN
  • Patent number: 8580578
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: X-Body, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian T. Cunningham, Jane Pepper, Bo Lin, Peter Li, Homer Pien, Jean Qiu
  • Patent number: 8188416
    Abstract: In various embodiments, microengineered phantoms with microvascular networks serve as calibration standards for perfusion imaging systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Borenstein, Homer Pien, Mannudeep Kalra
  • Patent number: 8031927
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is a method of medical image processing. The method includes receiving data representing a medical image. The method also includes generating the medical image based on a model. The model characterizes the medical image as a composition of at least two components having processing constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: William C. Karl, Zhuangli Liang, Homer Pien, Thomas J. Brady
  • Publication number: 20110237464
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Brian T. Cunningham, Peter Li, Jean Qiu, Homer Pien
  • Publication number: 20110201132
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Brian T. Cunningham, Jane Pepper, Bo Lin, Peter Li, Homer Pien, Jean Qiu
  • Patent number: 7935520
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: SRU Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian T. Cunningham, Jane Pepper, Bo Lin, Peter Li, Homer Pien, Jean Qiu
  • Patent number: 7923239
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: SRU Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian T. Cunningham, Peter Li, Jean Qiu, Homer Pien
  • Publication number: 20100231907
    Abstract: Performing high-resolution determination of the relative shift of the spectral properties of a biosensor. The shift in the resonance peak of the biosensor is indicative of the amount of material bound to the surface of the biosensor. A preferred biosensor is a Guided Mode Resonant Filter Biosensor (GMRFB). In one aspect of the invention, curve fitting is used to determine the relative location of the spectrum of the unexposed biosensor with respect to those spectra that are altered (e.g., shifted) by the presence of materials bound to the surface of the biosensor. In an alternative embodiment, the cross correlation function is used to detect spectral peak offsets between a reference spectrum and a spectrum measured from an exposed biosensor. In yet another alternative, maximal likelihood estimation techniques are used to determine the spectral shift or offs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: SRU BIOSYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Homer Pien, William C. Karl, Derek Puff, Peter Li, Brian Cunningham
  • Patent number: 7689017
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is a method to reduce a blooming effect of a bright object in a medical image generated from a low-dose imaging system. The method includes characterizing an ideal image as a composition of a first component and a second component. The first component is characterized by a first function and the second component is characterized by a second function. The method also includes minimizing the first function and the second function using a smoothing process and generating the medical image based on the minimizing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: William C. Karl, Zhuangli Liang, Homer Pien, Thomas J. Brady
  • Publication number: 20090316972
    Abstract: In various embodiments, microengineered phantoms with microvascular networks serve as calibration standards for perfusion imaging systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Borenstein, Homer Pien, Mannudeep Kalra
  • Publication number: 20090264314
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Brian T. Cunningham, Bo Lin, Peter Li, Homer Pien, Jean Qiu
  • Patent number: 7575939
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: SRU Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian T. Cunningham, Jane Pepper, Bo Lin, Peter Li, Homer Pien, Jean Qiu
  • Publication number: 20090148955
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Brian Cunningham, Jane Pepper, Bo Lin, Peter Li, Homer Pien
  • Publication number: 20080219892
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Brian T. Cunningham, Peter Li, Jean Qiu, Homer Pien
  • Patent number: 7371562
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: SRU Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian T. Cunningham, Jane Pepper, Bo Lin, Peter Li, Jean Qiu, Homer Pien
  • Publication number: 20080052006
    Abstract: Performing high-resolution determination of the relative shift of the spectral properties of a biosensor. The shift in the resonance peak of the biosensor is indicative of the amount of material bound to the surface of the biosensor. A preferred biosensor is a Guided Mode Resonant Filter Biosensor (GMRFB). In one aspect of the invention, curve fitting is used to determine the relative location of the spectrum of the unexposed biosensor with respect to those spectra that are altered (e.g., shifted) by the presence of materials bound to the surface of the biosensor. In an alternative embodiment, the cross correlation function is used to detect spectral peak offsets between a reference spectrum and a spectrum measured from an exposed biosensor. In yet another alternative, maximal likelihood estimation techniques are used to determine the spectral shift or offs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: SRU BIOSYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Homer Pien, William Karl, Derek Puff, Peter Li, Brian Cunningham
  • Patent number: 7312090
    Abstract: Methods are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also relates to optical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: SRU Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Lin, Jane Pepper, Brian T. Cunningham, John Gerstenmaier, Peter Li, Jean Qiu, Homer Pien
  • Patent number: 7300803
    Abstract: Methods are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also relates to optical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: SRU Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Lin, Jane Pepper, Brian T. Cunningham, John Gerstenmaier, Peter Li, Jean Qiu, Homer Pien