Patents by Inventor Michel Archambault

Michel Archambault 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).

  • X-ray imaging apparatus and x-ray image processing method
    Patent number: 11751837
    Abstract: This X-ray imaging apparatus is provided with an image controller for generating a composite image by superimposing a plurality of X-ray images. The image controller includes a detection processing unit configured to detect both a marker for indicating a position of a predetermined target object to be indwelled in a body of a subject and a device to be placed in the body of the subject separately from the predetermined target object, in the generated X-ray image. The image controller includes a composition processing unit configured to generate the composite image by superimposing the plurality of X-ray images based on the detected marker and the detected device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Frederic Hudon, Michel Archambault
  • X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND X-RAY IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210353245
    Abstract: This X-ray imaging apparatus is provided with an image controller for generating a composite image by superimposing a plurality of X-ray images. The image controller includes a detection processing unit configured to detect both a marker for indicating a position of a predetermined target object to be indwelled in a body of a subject and a device to be placed in the body of the subject separately from the predetermined target object, in the generated X-ray image. The image controller includes a composition processing unit configured to generate the composite image by superimposing the plurality of X-ray images based on the detected marker and the detected device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Frederic Hudon, Michel Archambault