Patents by Inventor Michael Edward Howard

Michael Edward Howard 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).

  • Methods, systems and computer readable storage media storing instructions for determining patient specific treatment planning margins
    Patent number: 9649508
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer-readable storage media relate to determining individualized treatment planning margins. The methods may include processing motion data of a target obtained from at least one marker for one or more periods. Each period may include a plurality of time intervals. The processing may include processing the motion data to determine an isocenter for each time interval along at least one of the axes of motion. The axes can include the x axis, the y axis, and/or the z axis. The method may include determining motion prediction data for each of the at least one of the axes; and determining treatment planning margins for each of the at least one of the axes based on the motion prediction data. The individualized treatment margins can be smaller and more optimal because the treatment margins can incorporate patient specific patterns of motion of a target (e.g., an organ).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: Emory University, University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Mohammad Khurram Khan, Michael Edward Howard, Laurence F. Miller
  • Folding bimini
    Patent number: 9027500
    Abstract: A foldable bimini for a boat that is rigid and bi-directionally stable in an erected orientation, the bimini including a rigid arch-shaped frame fixedly mountable onto the boat having a disengageable bimini mount; and a foldable bimini support, including a rigid arch member pivotally mounted to the rigid arch shaped frame and at least one rigid leg pivotally mounted to the rigid arch member and releasably connectable to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Xtreme Marine Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Duane Williams, Michael Edward Howard
  • Folding Bimini
    Publication number: 20140261142
    Abstract: A foldable bimini for a boat that is rigid and bi-directionally stable in an erected orientation, the bimini including a rigid arch-shaped frame fixedly mountable onto the boat having a disengageable bimini mount; and a foldable bimini support, including a rigid arch member pivotally mounted to the rigid arch shaped frame and at least one rigid leg pivotally mounted to the rigid arch member and releasably connectable to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Xtreme Marine Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Duane Williams, Michael Edward Howard
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIA STORING INSTRUCTIONS FOR DETERMINING PATIENT SPECIFIC TREATMENT PLANNING MARGINS
    Publication number: 20140073833
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer-readable storage media relate to determining individualized treatment planning margins. The methods may include processing motion data of a target obtained from at least one marker for one or more periods. Each period may include a plurality of time intervals. The processing may include processing the motion data to determine an isocenter for each time interval along at least one of the axes of motion. The axes can include the x axis, the y axis, and/or the z axis. The method may include determining motion prediction data for each of the at least one of the axes; and determining treatment planning margins for each of the at least one of the axes based on the motion prediction data. The individualized treatment margins can be smaller and more optimal because the treatment margins can incorporate patient specific patterns of motion of a target (e.g., an organ).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicants: University of Tennessee Research Foundation, EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mohammad Khurram Khan, Michael Edward Howard, Laurence F. Miller