Patents by Inventor Miles N. Wernick

Miles N. Wernick 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: 20220299634
    Abstract: An interlaced data acquisition scheme is employed in an ultrasound imaging device to reduce the amount of electrical power consumed by the device's transmit firings when collecting video data. Reducing electrical consumption according to the present disclosure reduces battery size, weight and cost; reduces heat generation; reduces need for heat-dissipating materials in the probe and prolongs probe uptime. A reconstruction algorithm is employed to produce images from the interlaced data that are comparable in quality to videos that would be obtained by a conventional (non-interlaced) image acquisition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Exo Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: YONGYI YANG, MILES N. WERNICK
  • Patent number: 11272897
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in identifying a brain condition of a subject are provided. In some aspects, a provided method includes constructing a classifier to identify a brain condition of a subject comprising steps of receiving image data obtained from a plurality of subjects, wherein the image data is acquired during an acquisition period following administration of at least one radioactive tracer. The method also includes defining a plurality of brain condition classes using the image data associated with one or more time frames during the acquisition period, and processing the image data to generate signatures corresponding to each of the plurality brain condition classes. The method further includes constructing the classifier using the signatures. The classifier can then be applied to determine a degree to which the subject expresses one or more disease states in order to determine a brain condition of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: ADM DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Dawn C. Matthews, Ana S. Lukic, Randolph D. Andrews, Miles N. Wernick, Stephen C. Strother
  • Publication number: 20210007697
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in identifying a brain condition of a subject are provided. In some aspects, a provided method includes constructing a classifier to identify a brain condition of a subject comprising steps of receiving image data obtained from a plurality of subjects, wherein the image data is acquired during an acquisition period following administration of at least one radioactive tracer. The method also includes defining a plurality of brain condition classes using the image data associated with one or more time frames during the acquisition period, and processing the image data to generate signatures corresponding to each of the plurality brain condition classes. The method further includes constructing the classifier using the signatures. The classifier can then be applied to determine a degree to which the subject expresses one or more disease states in order to determine a brain condition of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Dawn C. Matthews, Ana S. Lukic, Randolph D. Andrews, Miles N. Wernick, Stephen C. Strother
  • Patent number: 10751019
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in identifying a brain condition of a subject are provided. In some aspects, a provided method includes constructing a classifier to identify a brain condition of a subject comprising steps of receiving image data obtained from a plurality of subjects, wherein the image data is acquired during an acquisition period following administration of at least one radioactive tracer. The method also includes defining a plurality of brain condition classes using the image data associated with one or more time frames during the acquisition period, and processing the image data to generate signatures corresponding to each of the plurality brain condition classes. The method further includes constructing the classifier using the signatures. The classifier can then be applied to determine a degree to which the subject expresses one or more disease states in order to determine a brain condition of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: ADM DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Dawn C. Matthews, Ana S. Lukic, Randolph D. Andrews, Miles N. Wernick, Stephen C. Strother
  • Publication number: 20180256127
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in identifying a brain condition of a subject are provided. In some aspects, a provided method includes constructing a classifier to identify a brain condition of a subject comprising steps of receiving image data obtained from a plurality of subjects, wherein the image data is acquired during an acquisition period following administration of at least one radioactive tracer. The method also includes defining a plurality of brain condition classes using the image data associated with one or more time frames during the acquisition period, and processing the image data to generate signatures corresponding to each of the plurality brain condition classes. The method further includes constructing the classifier using the signatures. The classifier can then be applied to determine a degree to which the subject expresses one or more disease states in order to determine a brain condition of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Dawn C. Matthews, Ana S. Lukic, Randolph D. Andrews, Miles N. Wernick, Stephen C. Strother
  • Patent number: 7712901
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for imaging an eye of a patient and detecting any condition or disease in the eye. A near infrared light beam is emitted into the eye through the skin adjacent to the eye. A digital image is acquired from the light reflected from the eye. The image shows details that are not perceivable using current examination techniques. Images are acquired using more than one infrared wavelength using a multispectral illumination device for a more thorough analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Predictek, Inc.
    Inventors: Miles N. Wernick, Daniel K. Roberts, Ana S. Lukic, Yongyi Yang
  • Patent number: 7469037
    Abstract: A method for detecting a mass density image of an object. An x-ray beam is transmitted through the object and a transmitted beam is emitted from the object. The transmitted beam is directed at an angle of incidence upon a crystal analyzer. A diffracted beam is emitted from the crystal analyzer onto a detector and digitized. A first image of the object is detected from the diffracted beam emitted from the crystal analyzer when positioned at a first angular position. A second image of the object is detected from the diffracted beam emitted from the crystal analyzer when positioned at a second angular position. A refraction image is obtained and a regularized mathematical inversion algorithm is applied to the refraction image to obtain a mass density image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Illinois Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Miles N. Wernick, Yongyi Yang
  • Publication number: 20080247511
    Abstract: A method for detecting a mass density image of an object. An x-ray beam is transmitted through the object and a transmitted beam is emitted from the object. The transmitted beam is directed at an angle of incidence upon a crystal analyzer. A diffracted beam is emitted from the crystal analyzer onto a detector and digitized. A first image of the object is detected from the diffracted beam emitted from the crystal analyzer when positioned at a first angular position. A second image of the object is detected from the diffracted beam emitted from the crystal analyzer when positioned at a second angular position. A refraction image is obtained and a regularized mathematical inversion algorithm is applied to the refraction image to obtain a mass density image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Miles N. Wernick, Yongyi Yang
  • Publication number: 20080137034
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for imaging an eye of a patient and detecting any condition or disease in the eye. A near infrared light beam is emitted into the eye through the skin adjacent to the eye. A digital image is acquired from the light reflected from the eye. The image shows details that are not perceivable using current examination techniques. Images are acquired using more than one infrared wavelength using a multispectral illumination device for a more thorough analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Miles N. Wernick, Daniel K. Roberts, Ana S. Lukic, Yongyi Yang
  • Patent number: 6947521
    Abstract: A method for detecting an image of an object by measuring the intensity at a plurality of positions of a transmitted beam of x-ray radiation emitted from the object as a function of angle within the transmitted beam. The intensity measurements of the transmitted beam are obtained by a crystal analyzer positioned at a plurality of angular positions. The plurality of intensity measurements are used to determine the angular intensity spectrum of the transmitted beam. One or more parameters, such as an attenuation property, a refraction property and a scatter property, can be obtained from the angular intensity spectrum and used to display an image of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Illinois Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Miles N. Wernick, Leroy Dean Chapman, Oral Oltulu, Zhong Zhong
  • Publication number: 20040258202
    Abstract: A method for detecting an image of an object by measuring the intensity at a plurality of positions of a transmitted beam of x-ray radiation emitted from the object as a function of angle within the transmitted beam. The intensity measurements of the transmitted beam are obtained by a crystal analyzer positioned at a plurality of angular positions. The plurality of intensity measurements are used to determine the angular intensity spectrum of the transmitted beam. One or more parameters, such as an attenuation property, a refraction property and a scatter property, can be obtained from the angular intensity spectrum and used to display an image of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Miles N. Wernick, Leroy Dean Chapman, Oral Oltulu, Zhong Zhong
  • Patent number: 5323007
    Abstract: A method and system for improving signal recovery for tomographic-type detection systems is disclosed which reduces the effect of blurring by obtaining a spatial response function for a plurality of selected detectors and moving the detectors to various positions at various times such that at least two tomographic measurements are taken of substantially the same signal when the object and detection means are at different relative positions. The measurements are then represented as a set of linear equations wherein elements of the response function become weighting factors for corresponding unknown tomographic signal elements. The unknown tomographic signal elements are then estimated by solving the set of linear equations. The tomographic signal elements may then be used as data in projection profiles to generate projection matrices or images directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: Univ. of Chicago Development Corp. Argonne National Laboratories
    Inventors: Miles N. Wernick, Chin-Tu Chen