Patents by Inventor KERRY HALUPKA

KERRY HALUPKA 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: 11847764
    Abstract: A generative adversarial network including a generator portion and a discriminator portion is constructed. The network is configured such that the network operates to enhance intensity images, wherein an intensity image is obtained by illuminating an object with an energy pulse and measuring the return strength of the energy pulse, and wherein a pixel of the intensity image corresponds to the return strength. As a part of the configuring, a loss function of the generative adversarial network is minimized, the loss function comprising a mean square error loss measurement of a noisy intensity image relative to a mean square error loss measurement of a corresponding clean intensity image. An enhanced intensity image is generated by applying the minimized loss function of the network to an original intensity image, the applying improving an image quality measurement of the enhanced intensity image relative to the original intensity image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kerry Halupka, Bhavna Josephine Antony, Suman Sedai, Rahil Garnavi, Hiroshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11712301
    Abstract: A method of generating a 4D model includes capturing imagery of a catheter and a vessel as the catheter is directed through the vessel to a location of interest, wherein the catheter is disposed on a guidewire, constructing a 3D time varying reference curve describing a trajectory of the guidewire, and constructing a time varying 3D model of the artery using the reference curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Julia S. Baldauf, Darcy J. Beurle, Matthew Downton, Kerry Halupka, Stephen M. Moore, Christine Schieber
  • Patent number: 11357573
    Abstract: A technique relates to coronary reconstruction. Angiogram data associated with cardiac catheterization of an artery for a subject is received, where a contrasting agent is used during the cardiac catheterization. Frames that match from the angiogram data are selected, the frames being from different views. Two-dimensional ordered point clouds for the frames are formed. A three-dimensional ordered point cloud of a reconstructed coronary artery for the subject from the two-dimensional ordered point clouds of the frames is formed. Observed contrast motion caused by the contrasting agent onto the reconstructed coronary artery is mapped, the reconstructed coronary artery thereby providing a three-dimensional model of the artery of the subject during the cardiac catheterization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Rawlinson, Kerry Halupka, Stephen Michael Moore, Sergiy Zhuk
  • Patent number: 11026583
    Abstract: A catheter including a monitoring body and a pair of markers disposed on the monitoring body, each marker of the pair of markers encircling the monitoring body, wherein the pair of markers are configured to indicate, through their appearance from a given point of view, an orientation of the monitoring body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Julia S. Baldauf, Darcy J. Beurle, Matthew Downton, Kerry Halupka, Stephen M. Moore, Christine Schieber
  • Patent number: 11024013
    Abstract: A generative adversarial network including a generator portion and a discriminator portion is constructed. The network is configured such that the network operates to enhance intensity images, wherein an intensity image is obtained by illuminating an object with an energy pulse and measuring the return strength of the energy pulse, and wherein a pixel of the intensity image corresponds to the return strength. As a part of the configuring, a loss function of the generative adversarial network is minimized, the loss function comprising a mean square error loss measurement of a noisy intensity image relative to a mean square error loss measurement of a corresponding clean intensity image. An enhanced intensity image is generated by applying the minimized loss function of the network to an original intensity image, the applying improving an image quality measurement of the enhanced intensity image relative to the original intensity image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kerry Halupka, Bhavna Josephine Antony, Suman Sedai, Rahil Garnavi, Hiroshi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210150675
    Abstract: A generative adversarial network including a generator portion and a discriminator portion is constructed. The network is configured such that the network operates to enhance intensity images, wherein an intensity image is obtained by illuminating an object with an energy pulse and measuring the return strength of the energy pulse, and wherein a pixel of the intensity image corresponds to the return strength. As a part of the configuring, a loss function of the generative adversarial network is minimized, the loss function comprising a mean square error loss measurement of a noisy intensity image relative to a mean square error loss measurement of a corresponding clean intensity image. An enhanced intensity image is generated by applying the minimized loss function of the network to an original intensity image, the applying improving an image quality measurement of the enhanced intensity image relative to the original intensity image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation, New York University
    Inventors: Kerry Halupka, Bhavna Josephine Antony, Suman Sedai, Rahil Gamavi, Hiroshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10832074
    Abstract: From a first image using a model, a first uncertainty map is generated. An uncertainty level of a location in the first uncertainty map corresponds to a detection of a known structure in a portion of the first image. A first weighted image corresponding to the first uncertainty map is generated, the generating including assigning a first weight to a pixel of the first image, the first weight corresponding to the uncertainty level of a location in the first uncertainty map corresponding to the pixel. From a second image using a model, a second uncertainty map is generated. A second weighted image corresponding to the second uncertainty map is generated. The first image and the second image are combined to form a composite image, each image participating in the composite image according to the corresponding weighted image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Suman Sedai, Bhavna Josephine Antony, Kerry Halupka, Dwarikanath Mahapatra, Rahil Garnavi
  • Publication number: 20200337773
    Abstract: A technique relates to coronary reconstruction. Angiogram data associated with cardiac catheterization of an artery for a subject is received, where a contrasting agent is used during the cardiac catheterization. Frames that match from the angiogram data are selected, the frames being from different views. Two-dimensional ordered point clouds for the frames are formed. A three-dimensional ordered point cloud of a reconstructed coronary artery for the subject from the two-dimensional ordered point clouds of the frames is formed. Observed contrast motion caused by the contrasting agent onto the reconstructed coronary artery is mapped, the reconstructed coronary artery thereby providing a three-dimensional model of the artery of the subject during the cardiac catheterization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Rawlinson, Kerry Halupka, Stephen Michael Moore, Sergiy Zhuk
  • Publication number: 20200286208
    Abstract: A generative adversarial network including a generator portion and a discriminator portion is constructed. The network is configured such that the network operates to enhance intensity images, wherein an intensity image is obtained by illuminating an object with an energy pulse and measuring the return strength of the energy pulse, and wherein a pixel of the intensity image corresponds to the return strength. As a part of the configuring, a loss function of the generative adversarial network is minimized, the loss function comprising a mean square error loss measurement of a noisy intensity image relative to a mean square error loss measurement of a corresponding clean intensity image. An enhanced intensity image is generated by applying the minimized loss function of the network to an original intensity image, the applying improving an image quality measurement of the enhanced intensity image relative to the original intensity image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation, New York University
    Inventors: Kerry Halupka, Bhavna Josephine Antony, Suman Sedai, Rahil Garnavi, Hiroshi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20200285880
    Abstract: From a first image using a model, a first uncertainty map is generated. An uncertainty level of a location in the first uncertainty map corresponds to a detection of a known structure in a portion of the first image. A first weighted image corresponding to the first uncertainty map is generated, the generating including assigning a first weight to a pixel of the first image, the first weight corresponding to the uncertainty level of a location in the first uncertainty map corresponding to the pixel. From a second image using a model, a second uncertainty map is generated. A second weighted image corresponding to the second uncertainty map is generated. The first image and the second image are combined to form a composite image, each image participating in the composite image according to the corresponding weighted image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Suman Sedai, Bhavna Josephine Antony, Kerry Halupka, Dwarikanath Mahapatra, Rahil Garnavi
  • Patent number: 10390888
    Abstract: A method of generating a 4D model includes capturing imagery of a catheter and a vessel as the catheter is directed through the vessel to a location of interest, wherein the catheter is disposed on a guidewire, constructing a 3D time varying reference curve describing a trajectory of the guidewire, and constructing a time varying 3D model of the artery using the reference curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Julia S. Baldauf, Darcy J. Beurle, Matthew Downton, Kerry Halupka, Stephen M. Moore, Christine Schieber
  • Publication number: 20190231438
    Abstract: A method of generating a 4D model includes capturing imagery of a catheter and a vessel as the catheter is directed through the vessel to a location of interest, wherein the catheter is disposed on a guidewire, constructing a 3D time varying reference curve describing a trajectory of the guidewire, and constructing a time varying 3D model of the artery using the reference curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: JULIA S. BALDAUF, DARCY J. BEURLE, MATTHEW DOWNTON, KERRY HALUPKA, STEPHEN M. MOORE, CHRISTINE SCHIEBER
  • Patent number: 10251708
    Abstract: A method of generating a 4D model includes capturing imagery of a catheter and a vessel as the catheter is directed through the vessel to a location of interest, wherein the catheter is disposed on a guidewire, constructing a 3D time varying reference curve describing a trajectory of the guidewire, and constructing a time varying 3D model of the artery using the reference curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Julia S. Baldauf, Darcy J. Beurle, Matthew Downton, Kerry Halupka, Stephen M. Moore, Christine Schieber
  • Publication number: 20180310830
    Abstract: A catheter including a monitoring body and a pair of markers disposed on the monitoring body, each marker of the pair of markers encircling the monitoring body, wherein the pair of markers are configured to indicate, through their appearance from a given point of view, an orientation of the monitoring body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: JULIA S. BALDAUF, DARCY J. BEURLE, MATTHEW DOWNTON, KERRY HALUPKA, STEPHEN M. MOORE, CHRISTINE SCHIEBER
  • Publication number: 20180310992
    Abstract: A method of generating a 4D model includes capturing imagery of a catheter and a vessel as the catheter is directed through the vessel to a location of interest, wherein the catheter is disposed on a guidewire, constructing a 3D time varying reference curve describing a trajectory of the guidewire, and constructing a time varying 3D model of the artery using the reference curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: JULIA S. BALDAUF, DARCY J. BEURLE, MATTHEW DOWNTON, KERRY HALUPKA, STEPHEN M. MOORE, CHRISTINE SCHIEBER
  • Publication number: 20180310994
    Abstract: A method of generating a 4D model includes capturing imagery of a catheter and a vessel as the catheter is directed through the vessel to a location of interest, wherein the catheter is disposed on a guidewire, constructing a 3D time varying reference curve describing a trajectory of the guidewire, and constructing a time varying 3D model of the artery using the reference curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: JULIA S. BALDAUF, DARCY J. BEURLE, MATTHEW DOWNTON, KERRY HALUPKA, STEPHEN M. MOORE, CHRISTINE SCHIEBER