Patents by Inventor John Frederick Graf

John Frederick Graf 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).

  • Patent number: 11883689
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for following a treatment protocol having one or more treatment parameters to cause a targeted physiological outcome at a distal site, assessing an expression level of a gene in a region of interest after completing the treatment protocol, and modifying the one or more treatment parameters based on the expression level of the gene. The treatment protocol may include one or more ultrasound energy treatments to the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLLC
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Puleo, Lakshmi Sireesha Kaanumalle, Victoria Eugenia Cotero, John Frederick Graf
  • Publication number: 20240001159
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for neuromodulation of a tissue that include applying energy (e.g., ultrasound energy) into the tissue at multiple regions of interest, concurrently or consecutively. The neuromodulation may result in tissue displacement, which may be observed through changes in one or more molecules of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: John Frederick Graf, Christopher Michael Puleo, Jeffrey Michael Ashe, Victoria Eugenia Cotero, David Andrew Shoudy
  • Patent number: 11786760
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for neuromodulation of a tissue that include applying energy (e.g., ultrasound energy) into the tissue at multiple regions of interest, concurrently or consecutively. The neuromodulation may result in tissue displacement, which may be observed through changes in one or more molecules of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: John Frederick Graf, Christopher Michael Puleo, Jeffrey Michael Ashe, Victoria Eugenia Cotero, David Andrew Shoudy
  • Publication number: 20230226380
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for neuromodulation that include applying energy (e.g., ultrasound energy) into an internal tissue to cause tissue displacement and identifying that the tissue displacement has occurred. In one embodiment, the presence of tissue displacement is associated with a desired therapeutic or physiological outcome, such as a change in a molecule of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Ashe, Christopher Michael Puleo, Victoria Eugenia Cotero, Ying Fan, Kirk Dennis Wallace, John Frederick Graf
  • Patent number: 11633630
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for neuromodulation that include applying energy (e.g., ultrasound energy) into an internal tissue to cause tissue displacement and identifying that the tissue displacement has occurred. In one embodiment, the presence of tissue displacement is associated with a desired therapeutic or physiological outcome, such as a change in a molecule of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Ashe, Christopher Michael Puleo, Victoria Eugenia Cotero, Ying Fan, Kirk Dennis Wallace, John Frederick Graf
  • Publication number: 20220362587
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to techniques for inducing physiological perturbations in a subject via neuromodulation, e.g., peripheral neuromodulation of a region of interest of an organ. The nature and degree of the perturbations may be related to the subject's clinical condition. Accordingly, an assessment of one or more characteristics of the perturbations may be used to determine a clinical condition of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Puleo, Victoria Eugenia Cotero, Jeffrey Michael Ashe, John Frederick Graf
  • Patent number: 11426610
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to techniques for inducing physiological perturbations in a subject via neuromodulation, e.g., peripheral neuromodulation of a region of interest of an organ. The nature and degree of the perturbations may be related to the subject's clinical condition. Accordingly, an assessment of one or more characteristics of the perturbations may be used to determine a clinical condition of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Puleo, Victoria Eugenia Cotero, Jeffrey Michael Ashe, John Frederick Graf
  • Publication number: 20220233888
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for following a treatment protocol having one or more treatment parameters to cause a targeted physiological outcome at a distal site, assessing an expression level of a gene in a region of interest after completing the treatment protocol, and modifying the one or more treatment parameters based on the expression level of the gene. The treatment protocol may include one or more ultrasound energy treatments to the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Puleo, Lakshmi Sireesha Kaanumalle, Victoria Eugenia Cotero, John Frederick Graf
  • Publication number: 20220175306
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for neuromodulation that include applying energy (e.g., ultrasound energy) into the tissue to cause a change in a glucose transporter pathway molecule and/or an incretin pathway molecule. In one embodiment, the neuromodulation is performed as a treatment of a metabolic disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Victoria Eugenia Cotero, Christopher Michael Puleo, John Frederick Graf
  • Patent number: 11318330
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for following a treatment protocol having one or more treatment parameters to cause a targeted physiological outcome at a distal site, assessing an expression level of a gene in a region of interest after completing the treatment protocol, and modifying the one or more treatment parameters based on the expression level of the gene. The treatment protocol may include one or more ultrasound energy treatments to the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Puleo, Lakshmi Sireesha Kaanumalle, Victoria Eugenia Cotero, John Frederick Graf
  • Publication number: 20210228912
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for neuromodulation that include applying energy (e.g., ultrasound energy) into an internal tissue to cause tissue displacement and identifying that the tissue displacement has occurred. In one embodiment, the presence of tissue displacement is associated with a desired therapeutic or physiological outcome, such as a change in a molecule of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Ashe, Christopher Michael Puleo, Victoria Eugenia Cotero, Ying Fan, Kirk Dennis Wallace, John Frederick Graf
  • Publication number: 20210170203
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for neuromodulation of a tissue that include applying energy (e.g., ultrasound energy) into the tissue at multiple regions of interest, concurrently or consecutively. The neuromodulation may result in tissue displacement, which may be observed through changes in one or more molecules of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: John Frederick Graf, Christopher Michael Puleo, Jeffrey Michael Ashe, Victoria Eugenia Cotero, David Andrew Shoudy
  • Publication number: 20200346043
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to techniques for inducing physiological perturbations in a subject via neuromodulation, e.g., peripheral neuromodulation of a region of interest of an organ. The nature and degree of the perturbations may be related to the subject's clinical condition. Accordingly, an assessment of one or more characteristics of the perturbations may be used to determine a clinical condition of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Puleo, Victoria Eugenia Cotero, Jeffrey Michael Ashe, John Frederick Graf
  • Patent number: 10672505
    Abstract: Identification of regions-of-interest within cell maps is disclosed. In certain embodiments, identification of the regions-of interest is based on the use of biomarkers selected based on nucleic acid sequence data. The nucleic acid sequence data may be acquired for a homogeneous or heterogeneous set of cells present in the respective tissue sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brion Daryl Sarachan, John Frederick Graf, Michael John Gerdes
  • Publication number: 20200094079
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for following a treatment protocol having one or more treatment parameters to cause a targeted physiological outcome at a distal site, assessing an expression level of a gene in a region of interest after completing the treatment protocol, and modifying the one or more treatment parameters based on the expression level of the gene. The treatment protocol may include one or more ultrasound energy treatments to the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Puleo, Lakshmi Sireesha Kaanumalle, Victoria Eugenia Cotero, John Frederick Graf
  • Patent number: 9953133
    Abstract: Identification of regions-of-interest within cell maps is disclosed. In certain embodiments, identification of the regions-of interest is based on the use of a plurality of biomarkers, which may be used to generate a multiplexed image of a tissue sample. Based on the identified regions, cells may be extracted and localized sequence data may be generated specific to the regions-of-interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Brion Daryl Sarachan, John Frederick Graf
  • Patent number: 9613254
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to characterization of biological samples. By way of example, a biological sample may be contacted with a plurality of probes specific for targets in the sample, such as probes for immune markers and segmenting probes. Acquired image data of the sample may be used to segment the images into epithelial and stromal regions to characterize individual cells in the sample based on the binding of the probes. Further, the biological sample may be characterized by a heterogeneity of the characterized cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brion Daryl Sarachan, John Frederick Graf, Vidya Pundalik Kamath
  • Publication number: 20170091527
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to characterization of biological samples. By way of example, a biological sample may be contacted with a plurality of probes specific for targets in the sample, such as probes for immune markers and segmenting probes. Acquired image data of the sample may be used to segment the images into epithelial and stromal regions to characterize individual cells in the sample based on the binding of the probes. Further, the biological sample may be characterized by a heterogeneity of the characterized cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Brion Daryl Sarachan, John Frederick Graf, Vidya Pundalik Kamath
  • Patent number: 9607375
    Abstract: Dynamic linking of pathway maps and cell maps is disclosed in certain embodiments. In such embodiments, the pathway maps are linked to spatially-localized regional nucleic acid data (e.g., sequence data), as opposed to non-spatially selected nucleic acid data. The pathway map and cell map data may be linked so that interactions results in changes or updates to the linked map, such as the selection or highlighting of cells exhibiting pathway map characteristics specified by a user of updating of node values or states to correspond to that of a cell or cells selected by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Inventors: Brion Daryl Sarachan, John Frederick Graf, Anup Sood, Vidya Pundalik Kamath
  • Publication number: 20160357905
    Abstract: Identification of regions-of-interest within cell maps is disclosed. In certain embodiments, identification of the regions-of interest is based on the use of biomarkers selected based on nucleic acid sequence data. The nucleic acid sequence data may be acquired for a homogeneous or heterogeneous set of cells present in the respective tissue sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Brion Daryl Sarachan, John Frederick Graf, Michael John Gerdes