Patents by Inventor Marvin M. Goodgame

Marvin M. Goodgame 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: 7706617
    Abstract: An image indexer for indexing a plurality of images that includes a first data structure for subsequent classification of the one or more images. The first data structure includes characteristics for at least one class. An image classifier classifies one or more individual images found in the plurality of images as classified images according to the first data structure. A second data structure performs subsequent clustering of the plurality of images, wherein the second data structure includes at least two sequential events in a set of known events. The classified images are clustered according to the second data structure, and a representative image is selected from each cluster of classified images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan D. Cahill, Marvin M. Goodgame, Shoupu Chen, Lawrence A. Ray
  • Patent number: 7623690
    Abstract: A system for identifying anatomical structure depicted in an in vivo image, that includes an examination bundlette having a captured in vivo image; and a gastrointestinal atlas that includes a list of individual anatomical structures and characterization data of the individual anatomical structures. A classification engine analyzes the examination bundlette and the gastrointestinal atlas to identify the anatomical structure depicted in the captured in vivo image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan D. Cahill, Marvin M. Goodgame, Shoupu Chen, Lawrence A. Ray
  • Patent number: 7319781
    Abstract: A digital image processing method for multiple passes diagnostic alignment of in vivo images, comprising the steps of: acquiring images using an in vivo video camera system; forming an in vivo video camera system examination bundlette; transmitting the examination bundlette to proximal in vitro computing device(s); processing the transmitted examination bundlette; automatically identifying abnormalities in the transmitted examination bundlette; and setting off alarm signals to a local site provided that suspected abnormalities have been identified for each pass forming a registration bundle; selecting identification elements of an image from the registration bundle of one pass; and retrieving corresponding images from another pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Shoupu Chen, Lawrence A. Ray, Nathan D. Cahill, Marvin M. Goodgame
  • Patent number: 7263243
    Abstract: A digital image processing method for image registration, that acquires a reference intensity image and a floating intensity image that is to be registered; and preprocesses the reference and the floating images, before converting the preprocessed reference image to a vectorized reference image. Subsequently, the vectorized reference image is converted to a reference index image. Additional image processing includes spatially transforming the preprocessed floating image using a transformation matrix; converting the transformed floating image to a vectorized floating image; converting the vectorized floating image to a floating index image; and obtaining joint statistics of the index images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Shoupu Chen, Lawrence A. Ray, Nathan D. Cahill, Marvin M. Goodgame, Cranos M. Williams
  • Patent number: 7042974
    Abstract: A method for reconstructing computerized tomographic (CT) images of an object, including: scanning the object with a CT imaging system to acquire views that include measured projections of the object. Additionally, the method applies an iterative algorithm to minimize errors between the measured projections and reprojections of a reconstructed CT image, wherein at each iteration, projection errors become smaller causing the reconstructed CT image to become further refined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Marvin M. Goodgame, Shoupu Chen, Nathan D. Cahill, Lawrence A. Ray