Patents by Inventor John HIPWELL

John HIPWELL 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).

  • MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20260165790
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to: generate a first map representing a likely location of a medical device in an anatomical region of a patient or other subject, the first map being generated based on a two-dimensional (2D) image that has been acquired by a medical imaging apparatus, the 2D image representing the medical device in the anatomical region, generate a second map representing an expected location of the medical device in the anatomical region, the second map being generated based on volumetric imaging data representing the anatomical region and a plurality of registration parameters, wherein the plurality of registration parameter determines a pose of the medical imaging apparatus, compare the first and second maps with each other and update the plurality of registration parameters based on the comparison between the first and second maps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ewan HEMINGWAY, John HIPWELL, Marcel SHEENY DE MORAES
  • Image processing method and apparatus
    Patent number: 12094136
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: receive volume data; set a symmetry plane for the volume data; generate mirrored volume data by mirroring the volume data using the symmetry plane; and generate symmetrized volume data based on the volume data and the mirrored volume data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ewan Hemingway, Paul Thomson, John Hipwell
  • Method and apparatus for registering image volumes
    Patent number: 11941825
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to receive first volume data and second volume data; set a first symmetry plane for the first volume data and a second symmetry plane for the second volume data; and conduct a registration of the first volume data and the second volume data based on the first symmetry plane and the second symmetry plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ewan Hemingway, Paul Thomson, John Hipwell
  • IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20230139458
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: receive volume data; set a symmetry plane for the volume data; generate mirrored volume data by mirroring the volume data using the symmetry plane; and generate symmetrized volume data based on the volume data and the mirrored volume data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ewan HEMINGWAY, Paul THOMSON, John HIPWELL
  • IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20230138451
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: receive first volume data and second volume data; set a first symmetry plane for the first volume data and a second symmetry plane for the second volume data; and conduct a registration of the first volume data and the second volume data based on the first symmetry plane and the second symmetry plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ewan HEMINGWAY, Paul THOMSON, John HIPWELL