Patents by Inventor Ken D. Sauer

Ken D. Sauer 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: 12639791
    Abstract: One or more systems, devices, computer program products and/or computer-implemented methods of use provided herein relate to image enhancement using a generative adversarial network (GAN). The computer-implemented system can comprise a memory that can store computer-executable components. The computer-implemented system can further comprise a processor that can execute the computer-executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer-executable components can comprise a training component that can train a discriminator of the GAN to score a texture of a CT image, wherein the texture can be derived from a difference of two conditionally independent estimates produced by a generator of the GAN by respectively processing two independent noisy samples of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignees: GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Purdue Research Foundation, University of Notre Dame du Lac
    Inventors: Madhuri Mahendra Nagare, Roman Melnyk, Brian Nett, Ken D. Sauer, Gregery T. Buzzard, Charles A. Bouman, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20240119567
    Abstract: One or more systems, devices, computer program products and/or computer-implemented methods of use provided herein relate to image enhancement using a generative adversarial network (GAN). The computer-implemented system can comprise a memory that can store computer-executable components. The computer-implemented system can further comprise a processor that can execute the computer-executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer-executable components can comprise a training component that can train a discriminator of the GAN to score a texture of a CT image, wherein the texture can be derived from a difference of two conditionally independent estimates produced by a generator of the GAN by respectively processing two independent noisy samples of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Madhuri Mahendra Nagare, Roman Melnyk, Brian Nett, Ken D. Sauer, Gregery T. Buzzard, Charles A. Bouman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9538974
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for estimating and compensating for table deflection in reconstructed images. In one embodiment, a method for computed tomography (CT) imaging comprises reconstructing images from data acquired during a helical CT scan where table deflection parameters are estimated and the reconstruction is adjusted based on the table deflection parameters. In this way, images may be reconstructed without artifacts caused by table deflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: General Electric Company, The University of Notre Dame du Lac
    Inventors: Guangzhi Cao, Jiang Hsieh, Jean-Baptiste Thibault, Jiahua Fan, Ken D. Sauer
  • Publication number: 20160143607
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for estimating and compensating for table deflection in reconstructed images. In one embodiment, a method for computed tomography (CT) imaging comprises reconstructing images from data acquired during a helical CT scan where table deflection parameters are estimated and the reconstruction is adjusted based on the table deflection parameters. In this way, images may be reconstructed without artifacts caused by table deflection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Guangzhi Cao, Jiang Hsieh, Jean-Baptiste Thibault, Jiahua Fan, Ken D. Sauer