Patents by Inventor Jonathan Neil Draper

Jonathan Neil Draper 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: 10796406
    Abstract: A measurement method and apparatus to make precise measurements on a touch screen device, such as a mobile device. A measuring tool is provided that that measures a quantity associated with an image being displayed on the touch screen. In response to a user selection, the measuring tool may be activated. A magnified view is presented that shows a position associated with a touch of, e.g., a user's finger so the user may fine-tune a start position of a measurement. The user's touch may be tracked from the start position to a current position during which time a dynamically updated display of the quantity being measured is presented. An ending measurement of the quantity is displayed in accordance with a removal of the touch at an end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Calgary Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Todd Reed, Jonathan Neil Draper
  • Patent number: 10535189
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a centerline of a tubular structure from volumetric data of vessels where a contrast agent was injected into the blood stream to enhance the imagery for centerlining. Given a 3D array of scalar values and a first and second point, the system and methods iteratively find a path from the start position to the end position that lies in the center of a tubular structure. A user interface may be provided to visually present and manipulate a centerline of the tubular structure and the tubular structure itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: CALGARY SCIENTIFIC INC.
    Inventors: Torin Arni Taerum, Jonathan Neil Draper, Robert George Newton
  • Publication number: 20180286014
    Abstract: A measurement method and apparatus to make precise measurements on a touch screen device, such as a mobile device. A measuring tool is provided that that measures a quantity associated with an image being displayed on the touch screen. In response to a user selection, the measuring tool may be activated. A magnified view is presented that shows a position associated with a touch of, e.g., a user's finger so the user may fine-tune a start position of a measurement. The user's touch may be tracked from the start position to a current position during which time a dynamically updated display of the quantity being measured is presented. An ending measurement of the quantity is displayed in accordance with a removal of the touch at an end position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth Todd Reed, Jonathan Neil Draper
  • Patent number: 9928570
    Abstract: A measurement method and apparatus to make precise measurements on a touch screen device, such as a mobile device. A measuring tool is provided that that measures a quantity associated with an image being displayed on the touch screen. In response to a user selection, the measuring tool may be activated. A magnified view is presented that shows a position associated with a touch of, e.g., a user's finger so the user may fine-tune a start position of a measurement. The user's touch may be tracked from the start position to a current position during which time a dynamically updated display of the quantity being measured is presented. An ending measurement of the quantity is displayed in accordance with a removal of the touch at an end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Calgary Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Todd Reed, Jonathan Neil Draper
  • Publication number: 20170178405
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a centerline of a tubular structure from volumetric data of vessels where a contrast agent was injected into the blood stream to enhance the imagery for centerlining. Given a 3D array of scalar values and a first and second point, the system and methods iteratively find a path from the start position to the end position that lies in the center of a tubular structure. A user interface may be provided to visually present and manipulate a centerline of the tubular structure and the tubular structure itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Torin Arni Taerum, Jonathan Neil Draper, Robert George Newton
  • Patent number: 9443303
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a centerline of a tubular structure from volumetric data of vessels where a contrast agent was injected into the blood stream to enhance the imagery for centerlining. Given a 3D array of scalar values and a first and second point, the system and methods iteratively find a path from the start position to the end position that lies in the center of a tubular structure. A user interface may be provided to visually present and manipulate a centerline of the tubular structure and the tubular structure itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Calgary Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Torin Arni Taerum, Jonathan Neil Draper, Robert George Newton
  • Patent number: 9443317
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a centerline of a tubular structure from volumetric data of vessels where a contrast agent was injected into the blood stream to enhance the imagery for centerlining. Given a 3D array of scalar values and a first and second point, the system and methods iteratively find a path from the start position to the end position that lies in the center of a tubular structure. A user interface may be provided to visually present and manipulate a centerline of the tubular structure and the tubular structure itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Calgary Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Torin Arni Taerum, Jonathan Neil Draper, Robert George Newton
  • Publication number: 20160098818
    Abstract: A measurement method and apparatus to make precise measurements on a touch screen device, such as a mobile device. A measuring tool is provided that that measures a quantity associated with an image being displayed on the touch screen. In response to a user selection, the measuring tool may be activated. A magnified view is presented that shows a position associated with a touch of, e.g., a user's finger so the user may fine-tune a start position of a measurement. The user's touch may be tracked from the start position to a current position during which time a dynamically updated display of the quantity being measured is presented. An ending measurement of the quantity is displayed in accordance with a removal of the touch at an end position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth Todd Reed, Jonathan Neil Draper
  • Publication number: 20140363065
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a centerline of a tubular structure from volumetric data of vessels where a contrast agent was injected into the blood stream to enhance the imagery for centerlining. Given a 3D array of scalar values and a first and second point, the system and methods iteratively find a path from the start position to the end position that lies in the center of a tubular structure. A user interface may be provided to visually present and manipulate a centerline of the tubular structure and the tubular structure itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Calgary Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Torin Arni Taerum, Jonathan Neil Draper, Robert George Newton
  • Publication number: 20130066188
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a centerline of a tubular structure from volumetric data of vessels where a contrast agent was injected into the blood stream to enhance the imagery for centerlining. Given a 3D array of scalar values and a first and second point, the system and methods iteratively find a path from the start position to the end position that lies in the center of a tubular structure. A user interface may be provided to visually present and manipulate a centerline of the tubular structure and the tubular structure itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: CALGARY SCIENTIFIC INC.
    Inventors: Torin Arni Taerum, Jonathan Neil Draper, Robert George Newton
  • Publication number: 20080150942
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for visualizing a volumetric medical imaging data set indicative of at least a vessel being imaged using a contrast agent. A first and a second range of intensity values of voxels of the volumetric medical imaging dataset are determined. The first range of intensity values is indicative of a wall of the at least a vessel and the second range of intensity values is indicative of the contrast agent. For a following silhouette rendering process a silhouette decay value is determined such that the vessel walls and the contrast agent are simultaneously visible. The visualization of the volumetric medical imaging data set such that the vessel walls and the contrast agent are simultaneously visible substantially facilitates the diagnosis of a blockage in a vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Calgary Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Ross Mitchell, Torin Taerum, Jonathan Neil Draper, Pierre Josepth Lemire