Patents by Inventor Hu Qiao

Hu Qiao 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).

  • Automated separation of binary overlapping trees
    Patent number: 10360672
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for analyzing images. An exemplary method can comprise receiving at least one image having one or more annotations indicating a feature. The method can comprise generating training images from the at least one image. Each training image can be based on a respective section of the at least one image. The training images can comprise positive images having the feature and negative images without the feature. The method can comprise generating a feature space based on the positive images and the negative images. The method can further comprise identifying the feature in one or more unclassified images based upon the feature space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignees: University of Iowa Research Foundation, The United States of America, as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Michael D. Abramoff, Mona K. Garvin, Hu Qiao
  • AUTOMATED SEPARATION OF BINARY OVERLAPPING TREES
    Publication number: 20160035088
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for analyzing images. An exemplary method can comprise receiving at least one image having one or more annotations indicating a feature. The method can comprise generating training images from the at least one image. Each training image can be based on a respective section of the at least one image. The training images can comprise positive images having the feature and negative images without the feature. The method can comprise generating a feature space based on the positive images and the negative images. The method can further comprise identifying the feature in one or more unclassified images based upon the feature space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as Represented by THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventors: Michael D. Abramoff, Mona K. Garvin, Hu Qiao