Patents by Inventor Michael A. Cowen

Michael A. Cowen 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).

  • Method to Use Gene Expression to Determine Likelihood of Clinical Outcome of Renal Cancer
    Publication number: 20240096451
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides gene and gene sets, the expression of which is important in the classification and/or prognosis of cancer, in particular of renal cell carcinoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Genomic Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Cowens, Steven SHAK, Audrey GODDARD, Dejan KNEZEVIC, Joffre Baker, Michael C. Kiefer, Tara MADDALA, Frederick L. Baehner
  • Marine navigation device with improved contour lines
    Patent number: 9851206
    Abstract: A marine navigation device comprises a location determining element, a display, a memory element, and a processing element. The location determining element determines a current geolocation of a marine vessel on a first body of water. The display displays a map representation. The memory element stores digital elevation model data and sonar data for a plurality of bodies of water. The processing element is in communication with the memory element and is configured to select the digital elevation model data or the sonar data from the memory element corresponding to the first body of water, calculate contour line data, the contour line data determining a plurality of contour lines, update the contour line data by selectively removing at least a portion of the contour lines, and generate a map representation including contour lines derived from the updated contour line data, and control the display to visually present the map representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Darrin W. Kabel, Michael A. Cowen
  • MARINE NAVIGATION DEVICE WITH IMPROVED CONTOUR LINES
    Publication number: 20160320192
    Abstract: A marine navigation device comprises a location determining element, a display, a memory element, and a processing element. The location determining element determines a current geolocation of a marine vessel on a first body of water. The display displays a map representation. The memory element stores digital elevation model data and sonar data for a plurality of bodies of water. The processing element is in communication with the memory element and is configured to select the digital elevation model data or the sonar data from the memory element corresponding to the first body of water, calculate contour line data, the contour line data determining a plurality of contour lines, update the contour line data by selectively removing at least a portion of the contour lines, and generate a map representation including contour lines derived from the updated contour line data, and control the display to visually present the map representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Darrin W. Kabel, Michael A. Cowen
  • 3D sonar display with semi-transparent shading
    Patent number: 9423259
    Abstract: A marine navigation device comprises a location determining element, a display, a memory element, and a processing element. The location determining element determines a current geolocation of a marine vessel on a first body of water. The memory element stores sonar data for a plurality of bodies of water. The processing element is in communication with the memory element and is configured to access the sonar data from the memory element corresponding to the first body of water, calculate bottom hardness shading data based on the sonar data, generate a map representation of at least a portion of the first body of water corresponding to the current geolocation, the map representation including shading derived from the calculated bottom hardness shading data, and control the display to visually present the map representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Darrin W. Kabel, Michael A. Cowen
  • Marine navigation device with improved contour lines
    Patent number: 9423258
    Abstract: A marine navigation device comprises a location determining element, a display, a memory element, and a processing element. The location determining element determines a current geolocation of a marine vessel on a first body of water. The display displays a map representation. The memory element stores digital elevation model data and sonar data for a plurality of bodies of water. The processing element is in communication with the memory element and is configured to select the digital elevation model data or the sonar data from the memory element corresponding to the first body of water, calculate contour line data, the contour line data determining a plurality of contour lines, update the contour line data by selectively removing at least a portion of the contour lines, and generate a map representation including contour lines derived from the updated contour line data, and control the display to visually present the map representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Darrin W. Kabel, Michael A. Cowen
  • MARINE NAVIGATION DEVICE WITH IMPROVED CONTOUR LINES
    Publication number: 20150039222
    Abstract: A marine navigation device comprises a location determining element, a display, a memory element, and a processing element. The location determining element determines a current geolocation of a marine vessel on a first body of water. The display displays a map representation. The memory element stores digital elevation model data and sonar data for a plurality of bodies of water. The processing element is in communication with the memory element and is configured to select the digital elevation model data or the sonar data from the memory element corresponding to the first body of water, calculate contour line data, the contour line data determining a plurality of contour lines, update the contour line data by selectively removing at least a portion of the contour lines, and generate a map representation including contour lines derived from the updated contour line data, and control the display to visually present the map representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Darrin W. Kabel, Michael A. Cowen
  • 3D SONAR DISPLAY WITH SEMI-TRANSPARENT SHADING
    Publication number: 20150039221
    Abstract: A marine navigation device comprises a location determining element, a display, a memory element, and a processing element. The location determining element determines a current geolocation of a marine vessel on a first body of water. The memory element stores sonar data for a plurality of bodies of water. The processing element is in communication with the memory element and is configured to access the sonar data from the memory element corresponding to the first body of water, calculate bottom hardness shading data based on the sonar data, generate a map representation of at least a portion of the first body of water corresponding to the current geolocation, the map representation including shading derived from the calculated bottom hardness shading data, and control the display to visually present the map representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Darrin W. Kabel, Michael A. Cowen