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).

  • 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: 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
  • 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