Patents by Inventor Michael B. Sharpe

Michael B. Sharpe 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: 9421397
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automated treatment planning for radiation therapy are disclosed. Such methods and systems may be useful for treatment planning for intensity-modulate radiotherapy (IMRT). Also provided are user interfaces for automated radiation therapy treatment planning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
    Inventors: Thomas G. Purdie, Michael B. Sharpe
  • Patent number: 9330490
    Abstract: Methods and systems for visualization of 3D parametric data in a 2D image. The set of 3D parametric data includes a plurality of voxels in 3D space each associated with at least one parametric value, and the set of 2D image data includes information about a known camera position and a known camera orientation at which the 2D image was obtained. A graphical representation is generated of the parametric values of the voxels corresponding to a viewing surface in 3D space. A virtual 2D view of the viewing surface is determined. The 2D image is displayed registered with the graphical representation of the parametric values of the voxels corresponding to the virtual 2D view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
    Inventors: Robert Weersink, David A. Jaffray, Jimmy Qiu, Andrew Hope, John Cho, Michael B. Sharpe
  • Publication number: 20130289332
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automated treatment planning for radiation therapy are disclosed. Such methods and systems may be useful for treatment planning for intensity-modulate radiotherapy (IMRT). Also provided are user interfaces for automated radiation therapy treatment planning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
    Inventors: Thomas G. Purdie, Michael B. Sharpe
  • Patent number: 7393329
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering radiation therapy to patients during suspended ventilation are provided. The apparatus includes a ventilator assembly having first and second selectively operable valves that independently control inhalation and exhalation of the patient. Both valves are shut to suspend patient ventilation for a period of time. In the methods of the present invention, radiation therapy is administered during this period of suspended patient ventilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: William Beaumont Hospital
    Inventors: John W. Wong, David A. Jaffray, Michael B. Sharpe, John R. Musselwhite