Patents by Inventor Michael Frenkel

Michael Frenkel 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: 20240257361
    Abstract: A method for motion estimation in CT systems is provided. The method includes dividing projection data, obtained by scanning a heart using the CT system, into a plurality of partial-angle-reconstruction (PAR) bins, reconstructing a plurality of PAR volumes from the PAR-binned projection data, obtaining, based on the plurality of reconstructed PAR volumes, a number of short-scan volumes, determining, based on the obtained number of short-scan volumes, a plurality of nodes throughout the heart, estimating, for each of the determined plurality of nodes, a plurality of model parameters of a motion model, and generating, based on the plurality of model parameters estimated for each of the plurality of nodes, parameters of a global motion model at each voxel of a volume of the heart. The method also includes reconstructing, based on the generated motion parameters of the global motion model at each voxel of the volume of the heart, a motion-compensated short-scan volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicants: iTOMOGRAPHY CORPORATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Inc., CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seongjin YOON, Alexander KATSEVICH, Michael FRENKEL, Qiulin TANG, Liang CAl, Jian ZHOU, Zhou YU
  • Publication number: 20240183666
    Abstract: A method for providing combined map information on board a vehicle includes determining a first mapping of a first map to an environment of the vehicle; determining a second mapping of a second map to the first map, wherein the second mapping maps the position of a landmark in the first map to a position of the same landmark in the second map; and providing information from the first and second maps relating to the surrounding area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Michael FRENKEL, Vladimir HALTAKOV, Andreas KOPP
  • Patent number: 11406344
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides an improved system and method for motion estimation and motion compensation in cone beam computer tomography (CBCT). The present invention utilizes a method for alternating minimization between volume and motion sub-iterations and results in an improved system and method for motion estimation and compensation in CBCT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignees: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., iTomography Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Katsevich, Michael Frenkel, Seongjin Yoon
  • Publication number: 20220092831
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides a multi-modality imaging system in combination with a novel imaging method comprising complex modeling of the modalities and machine learning. In a particular embodiment, multi-modality imaging of a large rock core is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Katsevich, Michael Frenkel, Igor Frenkel, Airidas Korolkovas, Seongjin Yoon
  • Publication number: 20200342640
    Abstract: An improved system and method for the reduction of beam hardening artifacts in CT image reconstruction based on polyenergetic x-ray projection data and polyenergetic x-ray calibration data from a known calibration phantom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Katsevich, Seongjin Yoon, Michael Frenkel
  • Patent number: 10760947
    Abstract: Inventory locations such as shelves in a materials handling facility may be used to store items of various shapes and sizes. Described is a modular item stowage system with hardware that incorporates several components that may be readily reconfigured to accommodate changes in store layout, product presentation, and so forth. The components may include one or more of an instrumented auto-facing unit, divider, spacer, and so forth. The hardware may also support onboard electronics such as sensors to acquire sensor data and computing devices to process the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Jozef Gyori, Ismael Medrano, Alexander Michael Frenkel, Punit Narendra Java
  • Publication number: 20200222019
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides an improved system and method for motion estimation and motion compensation in cone beam computer tomography (CBCT). The present invention utilizes a method for alternating minimization between volume and motion sub-iterations and results in an improved system and method for motion estimation and compensation in CBCT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Katsevich, Michael Frenkel, Seongjin Yoon
  • Patent number: 10617365
    Abstract: An improved system and method for estimating and compensating for motion by reducing motion artifacts produced during image reconstruction from helical computed tomography (CT) scan data. In a particular embodiment, the reconstruction may be based on helical partial angle reconstruction (PAR) and the registration may be performed utilizing one or more artificial intelligence (AI) based methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., iTomography Corporation, Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Katsevich, Michael Frenkel, Victor Prieto, Zhou Yu
  • Patent number: 10497154
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for automated completion, combination, and completion by combination of sinograms. In certain embodiments, sinogram completion is based on a photographic (e.g. spectral or optical) acquisition and a CT acquisition (e.g., micro CT). In other embodiments, sinogram completion is based on two CT acquisitions. The sinogram to be completed may be truncated due to a detector crop (e.g., a center-based crop or an offset based crop). The sinogram to be completed may be truncated due to a subvolume crop (e.g., based on low resolution image projected onto sinogram).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Meganck, Michael Frenkel, Alexander Katsevich
  • Patent number: 10466095
    Abstract: A fixture includes a shelf upon which items may be placed. In one implementation, the shelf is supported by four load cells that provide load cell data that may be used to calculate weight data for the load on the shelf. The load cells are mounted underneath a frame, with an upper portion of a load mount extending upward through the frame and engaged to the shelf. The shelf and the frame include stiffeners to increase rigidity, improving the quality of the load cell data. Electronics and a wiring harness are located underneath the frame. In this configuration, assembly of the fixture may be accomplished completely from the underside, simplifying assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Pius O'Neill, Amey Madhukar Teredesai, Thomas Duester, Edwin Louis Howard, Nicolas Adam Kurczewski, Eric Mathew Clayton, Alexander Michael Frenkel, Benjamin Jozef Gyori, Graham Cyril Jordan, Ismael Medrano, Somasundaram Niranjayan, Christopher Robert Renner
  • Publication number: 20190333255
    Abstract: A system and method for performing reconstruction of an image of an object from tomographic data collected by a scanner having stationary x-ray sources and stationary x-ray detectors. The system and method utilize a weighting function based upon a source availability map to establish a no-view differentiation condition, thereby reducing artifacts in the reconstructed image of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Katsevich, Michael Frenkel
  • Publication number: 20190328341
    Abstract: An improved system and method for estimating and compensating for motion by reducing motion artifacts produced during image reconstruction from helical computed tomography (CT) scan data. In a particular embodiment, the reconstruction may be based on helical partial angle reconstruction (PAR) and the registration may be performed utilizing one or more artificial intelligence (AI) based methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Katsevich, Michael Frenkel, Victor Prieto, Zhou Yu
  • Patent number: 10339678
    Abstract: An improved system and method for estimating and compensating for motion by reducing motion artifacts produced during image reconstruction from helical computed tomography (CT) scan data. In a particular embodiment, the reconstruction may be based on helical partial angle reconstruction (PAR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignees: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., iTomography Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Katsevich, Michael Frenkel
  • Patent number: 10206519
    Abstract: Inventory locations in a materials handling facility may be used to store items of various shapes and sizes. Described is an auto-facing unit designed to stow and arrange items against a front of the unit in a uniform fashion. The auto-facing unit may include one or more sensors to generate sensor data. The sensor data may be used to determine a quantity of items remaining in the auto-facing unit. The auto-facing unit and associated structures may be readily reconfigured to accommodate changes in store layout, product presentation, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Jozef Gyori, Ismael Medrano, Alexander Michael Frenkel, Punit Narendra Java
  • Patent number: 10064502
    Abstract: Inventory locations such as shelves in a materials handling facility may be used to store items of various shapes and sizes. Described is an inventory location that houses onboard electronics such as sensors to acquire sensor data and computing devices to process the sensor data. The sensors may include one or more weight sensors, position encoders for auto-facing units, and so forth. The inventory location includes features to protect the onboard electronics and facilitate physical reconfiguration to support products of different shapes and sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Jozef Gyori, Ismael Medrano, Alexander Michael Frenkel, Punit Narendra Java
  • Patent number: 10001402
    Abstract: Inventory locations such as shelves in a materials handling facility may be used to store items of various shapes and sizes. Described is a modular item stowage system with hardware that incorporates several components that may be readily reconfigured to accommodate changes in store layout, product presentation, and so forth. The components may include one or more of an instrumented auto-facing unit, divider, spacer, and so forth. The hardware may also support onboard electronics such as sensors to acquire sensor data and computing devices to process the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Jozef Gyori, Ismael Medrano, Alexander Michael Frenkel, Punit Narendra Java
  • Publication number: 20180137657
    Abstract: An improved system and method for estimating and compensating for motion by reducing motion artifacts produced during image reconstruction from helical computed tomography (CT) scan data. In a particular embodiment, the reconstruction may be based on helical partial angle reconstruction (PAR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander Katsevich, Michael Frenkel
  • Publication number: 20170365075
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for automated completion, combination, and completion by combination of sinograms. In certain embodiments, sinogram completion is based on a photographic (e.g. spectral or optical) acquisition and a CT acquisition (e.g., micro CT). In other embodiments, sinogram completion is based on two CT acquisitions. The sinogram to be completed may be truncated due to a detector crop (e.g., a center-based crop or an offset based crop). The sinogram to be completed may be truncated due to a subvolume crop (e.g., based on low resolution image projected onto sinogram).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Jeff Meganck, Michael Frenkel, Alexander Katsevich
  • Patent number: 9702539
    Abstract: A housing for a luminaire is disclosed herein. The housing can include a central portion forming a substantially closed shape and having an inner area therewithin, where the central portion is thermally conductive. The central portion can include an upper end and a lower end adjacent to the upper end. The housing can also include a number of fins thermally coupled to and extending inward and outward away from the upper end of the central portion, where the plurality of fins are thermally conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Andrew Francis Scarlata, Alexander Michael Frenkel
  • Patent number: 9691167
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods for collecting, storing, processing, reconstructing, and interpreting raw scan data from a medical diagnostic imaging scan. Raw data after a scan such as a Computed Tomography (CT) scan is sent to a raw scan database system and image reconstruction system, where image volumes are reconstructed using software from the software bank and sent to a data management system. Raw scan data generated once by a scanner is continuously used at later times to reconstruct images of the patient without having to perform additional patient scans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., iTomography Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Frenkel, Alexander Katsevich, Igor Frenkel