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).

  • Publication number: 20240237163
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jaeman CHO, Lin AN, Qihong LING, Gang LIU, Mingyang XIE
  • Patent number: 10743763
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
    Inventors: Lin An, Mary K. Durbin, Sophie Kubach, Utkarsh Sharma
  • Publication number: 20190320895
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Lin AN, Mary K. DURBIN, Sophie KUBACH, Utkarsh SHARMA
  • Patent number: 10368734
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
    Inventors: Mary K. Durbin, Shamika Gune, Lin An, Utkarsh Sharma
  • Patent number: 10264963
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignees: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC., CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG
    Inventors: Lin An, Homayoun Bagherinia, Mary Durbin, Vincent Michael Patella
  • Patent number: 10238284
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin An, Mary K. Durbin, Sophie Kubach, Utkarsh Sharma
  • Publication number: 20180256024
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicants: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Lin AN, Homayoun BAGHERINIA, Mary DURBIN, Vincent Michael PATELLA
  • Publication number: 20180014728
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicants: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin AN, Mary K. DURBIN, Sophie KUBACH, Utkarsh SHARMA
  • Patent number: 9759544
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Lin An, Ruikang Wang, Utkarsh Sharma
  • Patent number: 9700206
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
    Inventors: Lin An, Mary K. Durbin, Sophie Kubach, Utkarsh Sharma
  • Publication number: 20160242638
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Mary K. DURBIN, Shamika GUNE, Lin AN, Utkarsh SHARMA
  • Publication number: 20160227999
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Lin AN, Mary K. DURBIN, Sophie KUBACH, Utkarsh SHARMA
  • Publication number: 20160040977
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicants: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., University of Washington through its Center for Communication
    Inventors: Lin AN, Ruikang WANG, Utkarsh SHARMA
  • Publication number: 20140288419
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Ruikang Wang, Lin An
  • Patent number: 8750586
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Oregon Health & Science University
    Inventors: Ruikang Wang, Lin An
  • Publication number: 20120063665
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Oregon Health & Science University
    Inventors: Ruikang Wang, Lin An