Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Atchison

Jeffrey Atchison 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: 20240104779
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a computer system designed to (i) receive a series of images as input; (ii) compute a number of metrics derived from focus features and color separation features within the images; and (iii) evaluate the metrics to return (a) an identification of the most suitable z-layer in a z-stack, given a series of z-layer images in a z-stack; and/or (b) an identification of those image tiles that are more suitable for cellular based scoring by a medical professional, given a series of image tiles from an area of interest of a whole slide scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Atchison, Jim Martin, Anindya Sarkar
  • Patent number: 11836950
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a computer system designed to (i) receive a series of images as input; (ii) compute a number of metrics derived from focus features and color separation features within the images; and (iii) evaluate the metrics to return (a) an identification of the most suitable z-layer in a z-stack, given a series of z-layer images in a z-stack; and/or (b) an identification of those image tiles that are more suitable for cellular based scoring by a medical professional, given a series of image tiles from an area of interest of a whole slide scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Atchison, Jim Martin, Anindya Sarkar
  • Publication number: 20210201536
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a computer system designed to (i) receive a series of images as input; (ii) compute a number of metrics derived from focus features and color separation features within the images; and (iii) evaluate the metrics to return (a) an identification of the most suitable z-layer in a z-stack, given a series of z-layer images in a z-stack; and/or (b) an identification of those image tiles that are more suitable for cellular based scoring by a medical professional, given a series of image tiles from an area of interest of a whole slide scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey Atchison, Jim Martin, Anindya Sarkar
  • Patent number: 10964063
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a computer system designed to (i) receive a series of images as input; (ii) compute a number of metrics derived from focus features and color separation features within the images; and (iii) evaluate the metrics to return (a) an identification of the most suitable z-layer in a z-stack, given a series of z-layer images in a z-stack; and/or (b) an identification of those image tiles that are more suitable for cellular based scoring by a medical professional, given a series of image tiles from an area of interest of a whole slide scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Atchison, Jim Martin, Anindya Sarkar
  • Publication number: 20190130607
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a computer system designed to (i) receive a series of images as input; (ii) compute a number of metrics derived from focus features and color separation features within the images; and (iii) evaluate the metrics to return (a) an identification of the most suitable z-layer in a z-stack, given a series of z-layer images in a z-stack; and/or (b) an identification of those image tiles that are more suitable for cellular based scoring by a medical professional, given a series of image tiles from an area of interest of a whole slide scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey Atchison, Jim Martin, Anindya Sarkar
  • Patent number: 10181180
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a computer system designed to (i) receive a series of images as input; (ii) compute a number of metrics derived from focus features and color separation features within the images; and (iii) evaluate the metrics to return (a) an identification of the most suitable z-layer in a z-stack, given a series of z-layer images in a z-stack; and/or (b) an identification of those image tiles that are more suitable for cellular based scoring by a medical professional, given a series of image tiles from an area of interest of a whole slide scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Anindya Sarkar, Jim Martin, Jeffrey Atchison
  • Publication number: 20170323431
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a computer system designed to (i) receive a series of images as input; (ii) compute a number of metrics derived from focus features and color separation features within the images; and (iii) evaluate the metrics to return (a) an identification of the most suitable z-layer in a z-stack, given a series of z-layer images in a z-stack; and/or (b) an identification of those image tiles that are more suitable for cellular based scoring by a medical professional, given a series of image tiles from an area of interest of a whole slide scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Anindya Sarkar, Jim Martin, Jeffrey Atchison