Patents by Inventor Lin An
Lin An 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).
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Publication number: 20240237163Abstract: A cooking device is provided. The cooking device including: a housing having a cooking cavity; and a gas circulation apparatus disposed in the housing and configured to drive gas in the cooking cavity to flow and circulate. The gas circulation apparatus includes a gas driving part. When driven by the gas driving part, gas has a first part flowing in a first direction and a second part flowing in a second direction, one of the first direction and the second direction is a circumferential direction of the gas driving part, and another of the first direction and the second direction is a radial direction of the gas driving part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2022Publication date: July 11, 2024Inventors: Jaeman CHO, Lin AN, Qihong LING, Gang LIU, Mingyang XIE
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Patent number: 10743763Abstract: Methods for improved acquisition and processing of optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography data are presented. One embodiment involves improving the acquisition of the data by evaluating the quality of different portions of the data to identify sections having non-uniform acquisition parameters or non-uniformities due to opacities in the eye such as floaters. The identified sections can then be brought to the attention of the user or automatically reacquired. In another embodiment, segmentation of layers in the retina includes both structural and flow information derived from motion contrast processing. In a further embodiment, the health of the eye is evaluating by comparing a metric reflecting the density of vessels at a particular location in the eye determined by OCT angiography to a database of values calculated on normal eyes.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.Inventors: Lin An, Mary K. Durbin, Sophie Kubach, Utkarsh Sharma
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Publication number: 20190320895Abstract: Methods for improved acquisition and processing of optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography data are presented. One embodiment involves improving the acquisition of the data by evaluating the quality of different portions of the data to identify sections having non-uniform acquisition parameters or non-uniformities due to opacities in the eye such as floaters. The identified sections can then be brought to the attention of the user or automatically reacquired. In another embodiment, segmentation of layers in the retina includes both structural and flow information derived from motion contrast processing. In a further embodiment, the health of the eye is evaluating by comparing a metric reflecting the density of vessels at a particular location in the eye determined by OCT angiography to a database of values calculated on normal eyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Lin AN, Mary K. DURBIN, Sophie KUBACH, Utkarsh SHARMA
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Patent number: 10368734Abstract: Methods and systems in ophthalmic imaging are presented that increase the sensitivity of automated diagnoses by the use of a combination of both functional and structural information derived from a variety of ophthalmic imaging modalities. An example method to analyze image data of an eye of a patient includes processing a first image dataset to obtain one or more functional metrics; processing a second image dataset to obtain one or more structural metrics; comparing the one or more structural metrics to the one or more functional metrics; and processing the results of said comparison to derive the probability of a disease or normality of the eye.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.Inventors: Mary K. Durbin, Shamika Gune, Lin An, Utkarsh Sharma
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Patent number: 10264963Abstract: Various systems and methods for improved OCT angiography imaging are described. An example method of identifying intraretinal fluid in optical coherence tomography (OCT) image data of an eye includes collecting OCT image data using an OCT system. The data includes at least one cluster scan containing OCT image data collected at approximately same set of locations on the sample. A first motion contrast image is generated by applying a first OCT angiography processing technique to the cluster scan to highlight motion contrast in the sample. A second motion contrast image is generated by applying a second OCT angiography processing technique to the cluster scan to highlight motion contrast in the sample. An image displaying intraretinal fluid in the eye is generated using the first and second motion contrast images and then displayed or stored or a further analysis thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignees: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC., CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AGInventors: Lin An, Homayoun Bagherinia, Mary Durbin, Vincent Michael Patella
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Patent number: 10238284Abstract: Methods for improved acquisition and processing of optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography data are presented. One embodiment involves improving the acquisition of the data by evaluating the quality of different portions of the data to identify sections having non-uniform acquisition parameters or non-uniformities due to opacities in the eye such as floaters. The identified sections can then be brought to the attention of the user or automatically reacquired. In another embodiment, segmentation of layers in the retina includes both structural and flow information derived from motion contrast processing. In a further embodiment, the health of the eye is evaluating by comparing a metric reflecting the density of vessels at a particular location in the eye determined by OCT angiography to a database of values calculated on normal eyes.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.Inventors: Lin An, Mary K. Durbin, Sophie Kubach, Utkarsh Sharma
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Publication number: 20180256024Abstract: Various systems and methods for improved OCT angiography imaging are described. An example method of identifying intraretinal fluid in optical coherence tomography (OCT) image data of an eye includes collecting OCT image data using an OCT system. The data includes at least one cluster scan containing OCT image data collected at approximately same set of locations on the sample. A first motion contrast image is generated by applying a first OCT angiography processing technique to the cluster scan to highlight motion contrast in the sample. A second motion contrast image is generated by applying a second OCT angiography processing technique to the cluster scan to highlight motion contrast in the sample. An image displaying intraretinal fluid in the eye is generated using the first and second motion contrast images and then displayed or stored or a further analysis thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicants: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Carl Zeiss Meditec AGInventors: Lin AN, Homayoun BAGHERINIA, Mary DURBIN, Vincent Michael PATELLA
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Publication number: 20180014728Abstract: Methods for improved acquisition and processing of optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography data are presented. One embodiment involves improving the acquisition of the data by evaluating the quality of different portions of the data to identify sections having non-uniform acquisition parameters or non-uniformities due to opacities in the eye such as floaters. The identified sections can then be brought to the attention of the user or automatically reacquired. In another embodiment, segmentation of layers in the retina includes both structural and flow information derived from motion contrast processing. In a further embodiment, the health of the eye is evaluating by comparing a metric reflecting the density of vessels at a particular location in the eye determined by OCT angiography to a database of values calculated on normal eyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicants: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.Inventors: Lin AN, Mary K. DURBIN, Sophie KUBACH, Utkarsh SHARMA
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Patent number: 9759544Abstract: A method for reducing motion artifacts in optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography images is disclosed. The method is applied to the intensity or complex OCT data prior to applying the motion contrast analysis and involves determining sub-pixel level shifts between at least two B-scans repeated approximately at the same location and applying the sub-pixel level shifts to the B-scans to be able to correct for motion and accurately determine motion contrast signal. A preferred embodiment includes the use of 2D cross correlations to register a series of B-scans in both the axial (z-) and lateral (x-) dimensions and a convolution approach to achieve sub-pixel level frame registration.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignees: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., University of Washington through its Center for CommercializationInventors: Lin An, Ruikang Wang, Utkarsh Sharma
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Acquistion and analysis techniques for improved outcomes in optical coherence tomography angiography
Patent number: 9700206Abstract: Methods for improved acquisition and processing of optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography data are presented. One embodiment involves improving the acquisition of the data by evaluating the quality of different portions of the data to identify sections having non-uniform acquisition parameters or non-uniformities due to opacities in the eye such as floaters. The identified sections can then be brought to the attention of the user or automatically reacquired. In another embodiment, segmentation of layers in the retina includes both structural and flow information derived from motion contrast processing. In a further embodiment, the health of the eye is evaluating by comparing a metric reflecting the density of vessels at a particular location in the eye determined by OCT angiography to a database of values calculated on normal eyes.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.Inventors: Lin An, Mary K. Durbin, Sophie Kubach, Utkarsh Sharma -
Publication number: 20160242638Abstract: Methods and systems in ophthalmic imaging are presented that increase the sensitivity of automated diagnoses by the use of a combination of both functional and structural information derived from a variety of ophthalmic imaging modalities. An example method to analyze image data of an eye of a patient includes processing a first image dataset to obtain one or more functional metrics; processing a second image dataset to obtain one or more structural metrics; comparing the one or more structural metrics to the one or more functional metrics; and processing the results of said comparison to derive the probability of a disease or normality of the eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Mary K. DURBIN, Shamika GUNE, Lin AN, Utkarsh SHARMA
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Publication number: 20160227999Abstract: Methods for improved acquisition and processing of optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography data are presented. One embodiment involves improving the acquisition of the data by evaluating the quality of different portions of the data to identify sections having non-uniform acquisition parameters or non-uniformities due to opacities in the eye such as floaters. The identified sections can then be brought to the attention of the user or automatically reacquired. In another embodiment, segmentation of layers in the retina includes both structural and flow information derived from motion contrast processing. In a further embodiment, the health of the eye is evaluating by comparing a metric reflecting the density of vessels at a particular location in the eye determined by OCT angiography to a database of values calculated on normal eyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Lin AN, Mary K. DURBIN, Sophie KUBACH, Utkarsh SHARMA
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Publication number: 20160040977Abstract: A method for reducing motion artifacts in optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography images is disclosed. The method is applied to the intensity or complex OCT data prior to applying the motion contrast analysis and involves determining sub-pixel level shifts between at least two B-scans repeated approximately at the same location and applying the sub-pixel level shifts to the B-scans to be able to correct for motion and accurately determine motion contrast signal. A preferred embodiment includes the use of 2D cross correlations to register a series of B-scans in both the axial (z-) and lateral (x-) dimensions and a convolution approach to achieve sub-pixel level frame registration.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Applicants: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., University of Washington through its Center for CommunicationInventors: Lin AN, Ruikang WANG, Utkarsh SHARMA
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Publication number: 20140288419Abstract: Embodiments provide methods and systems for imaging, and, more specifically, to a method and apparatus for quantitative imaging of blood perfusion in living tissue. Some embodiments are directed to methods of obtaining quantitative imaging of blood perfusion in living tissues using Doppler optical micro-angiography (DOMAG).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Ruikang Wang, Lin An
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Patent number: 8750586Abstract: Embodiments provide methods and systems for quantitative imaging of blood perfusion in living tissue. A method provides for obtaining an optical microangiography (OMAG) image of a sample, wherein the image has an OMAG background sample; digitally reconstructing a homogeneous ideal static background tissue; replacing the OMAG background sample with the digitally reconstructed homogeneous ideal static background tissue; correlating two or more neighboring A-lines with the digitally reconstructed homogeneous ideal static background tissue; and measuring a phase difference between the two or more neighboring A-lines to quantify blood perfusion in the sample. Methods using digital reconstruction to reduce random phase noise in phase-resolved Doppler OCT are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Oregon Health & Science UniversityInventors: Ruikang Wang, Lin An
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Publication number: 20120063665Abstract: Embodiments provide methods and systems for imaging, and, more specifically, to a method and apparatus for quantitative imaging of blood perfusion in living tissue. Some embodiments are directed to methods of obtaining quantitative imaging of blood perfusion in living tissues using Doppler optical micro-angiography (DOMAG).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: Oregon Health & Science UniversityInventors: Ruikang Wang, Lin An