Patents by Inventor Paul Thomson
Paul Thomson 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).
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Publication number: 20250064697Abstract: Described herein are—inter alia—complexes comprising a curcuminoid; and an anionic surfactant. Methods of making and using same are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Payal ARORA, Harsh Mahendra TRIVEDI, Zhigang HAO, Paul THOMSON, Manish MANDHARE, Yu WANG, Chi-Yuan CHENG, Long PAN
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Patent number: 12223648Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to: receive medical image data including a region of interest; generate first rendering data by rendering the medical image data based on a first rendering condition; receive a characteristic value relating to detection certainty with respect to the region of interest by inputting the first rendering data to a machine learning model; determine a property of the first rendering condition based on the characteristic value.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Paul Thomson
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Publication number: 20250041196Abstract: Oral care compositions and methods for treating, preventing, or inhibiting dry mouth and/or inflammation of the oral cavity or a surface thereof are disclosed. Oral care compositions for improving oral care by treating, preventing, or otherwise inhibiting discomfort, irritation, or gum pain of the oral cavity are also disclosed. The oral care composition may include an orally acceptable vehicle, hyaluronic acid, and one or more benefit agents. The method for treating, preventing, or inhibiting dry mouth and/or inflammation of the oral cavity or a surface thereof may include contacting the oral cavity or the surface thereof with the oral care compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Yuzhi DENG, Dandan CHEN, Diana Liceth HENAO ADLEVANKIN, Joseph Allan McKinnon STEELE, Julia Maighdlin DUGDALE, Paul THOMSON, Payal ARORA, Manisha JHA, Lisa Marie MANUS, Ying YANG
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Patent number: 12094136Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: receive volume data; set a symmetry plane for the volume data; generate mirrored volume data by mirroring the volume data using the symmetry plane; and generate symmetrized volume data based on the volume data and the mirrored volume data.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Ewan Hemingway, Paul Thomson, John Hipwell
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Patent number: 12086979Abstract: An apparatus including processing circuitry configured to: acquire a plurality of sets of medical imaging data of a region of a subject, each set of data corresponding to a respective different measurement period; apply a filter to the plurality of medical imaging data sets to produce a plurality of filtered medical imaging data sets corresponding to the different measurement periods, wherein the applying of the filter is such that, for each of the medical imaging data sets, the filtering uses at least some information from the other medical imaging data sets acquired at the different time periods and wherein the applying of the filter comprises applying at least one constraint or condition and the constraint or condition comprises preserving at least one measure of intensity for each medical imaging data set.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignees: Stichting Radboud universitair medisch centrum, CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Mathias Prokop, Brian Mohr, Paul Thomson, Ewan Hemingway
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Publication number: 20240286898Abstract: A sulfuric acid generating system can include: a primary burn chamber; an exhaust pipe extending from the burn chamber at a first end to an opposite second end; a secondary burn chamber located between the first end and second end; and a primary venturi pump having a gas inlet coupled to an outlet at the second end of the exhaust pipe and having an aqueous media inlet and having a fluid outlet. A method of producing sulfurous acid can include: providing sulfur to the primary burn chamber; burning a first portion of the sulfur in the primary burn chamber to form a first portion of sulfur dioxide; burning a second portion of the sulfur in the secondary burn chamber to form a second portion of sulfur dioxide; and mixing the first portion and second portion of sulfur dioxide with an aqueous composition so as to produce aqueous sulfurous acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Jon BAKER, Paul Thomson BAKER
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Publication number: 20240246880Abstract: A method of generating organic fertilizer material may include generating biologically produced sulfuric acid by passing an aqueous solution including sulfur over a material that may include sulfur oxidizing microorganisms. The operations may further include, recirculating the aqueous solution over the material until an amount of biologically produced sulfuric acid in the aqueous solution may reach a predefined threshold. The operations may further include extracting the biologically produced sulfuric acid from the aqueous solution. Further, the operations may include generating the organic fertilizer material using the extracted biologically produced sulfuric acid and an organic feedstock.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2023Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: Cody James Vavra, Paul Thomson Baker, Robert Walter Frachetti, Larry Scott Rogers
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Publication number: 20240216241Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising guanidine, zinc citrate and zinc oxide, and a fluoride source, as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Carlo DAEP, Harsh Mahendra TRIVEDI, Paul THOMSON
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Patent number: 11981561Abstract: A sulfuric acid generating system can include: a primary burn chamber; an exhaust pipe extending from the burn chamber at a first end to an opposite second end; a secondary burn chamber located between the first end and second end; and a primary venturi pump having a gas inlet coupled to an outlet at the second end of the exhaust pipe and having an aqueous media inlet and having a fluid outlet. A method of producing sulfurous acid can include: providing sulfur to the primary burn chamber; burning a first portion of the sulfur in the primary burn chamber to form a first portion of sulfur dioxide; burning a second portion of the sulfur in the secondary burn chamber to form a second portion of sulfur dioxide; and mixing the first portion and second portion of sulfur dioxide with an aqueous composition so as to produce aqueous sulfurous acid.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: AGUA DULCE CAPITAL, LLCInventors: Jon Baker, Paul Thomson Baker
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Patent number: 11941825Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to receive first volume data and second volume data; set a first symmetry plane for the first volume data and a second symmetry plane for the second volume data; and conduct a registration of the first volume data and the second volume data based on the first symmetry plane and the second symmetry plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Ewan Hemingway, Paul Thomson, John Hipwell
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Patent number: 11931443Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising guanidine, zinc citrate and zinc oxide, and a fluoride source, as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Carlo Daep, Harsh Mahendra Trivedi, Paul Thomson
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Publication number: 20240074955Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising zinc phosphate, a first source of stannous (e.g., stannous fluoride); and a second source of stannous, wherein the second source of stannous comprises stannous pyrophosphate, as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Aarti REGE, Michael PRENCIPE, Paul THOMSON, Rehana BEGUM-GAFUR
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Publication number: 20240037731Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to: receive medical image data including a region of interest; generate first rendering data by rendering the medical image data based on a first rendering condition; receive a characteristic value relating to detection certainty with respect to the region of interest by inputting the first rendering data to a machine learning model; determine a property of the first rendering condition based on the characteristic value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Paul THOMSON
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Patent number: 11813342Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising zinc phosphate, a first source of stannous (e.g., stannous fluoride); and a second source of stannous, wherein the second source of stannous comprises stannous pyrophosphate, as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Aarti Rege, Michael Prencipe, Paul Thomson, Rehana Begum-Gafur
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Publication number: 20230138451Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: receive first volume data and second volume data; set a first symmetry plane for the first volume data and a second symmetry plane for the second volume data; and conduct a registration of the first volume data and the second volume data based on the first symmetry plane and the second symmetry plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Ewan HEMINGWAY, Paul THOMSON, John HIPWELL
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Publication number: 20230139458Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: receive volume data; set a symmetry plane for the volume data; generate mirrored volume data by mirroring the volume data using the symmetry plane; and generate symmetrized volume data based on the volume data and the mirrored volume data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Ewan HEMINGWAY, Paul THOMSON, John HIPWELL
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Patent number: 11544844Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: obtain image data representative of a brain of a subject; obtain data representing a clinical sign or symptom of the subject, wherein the clinical sign or symptom is relevant to a brain condition; process the image data to obtain an estimation of an abnormality in the brain of the subject; and determine whether the estimation of the abnormality is consistent with the data representing the clinical sign or symptom.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Canon Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Erin Beveridge, Paul Thomson, Brian Mohr, Georgios Diakidis, Naotaka Sakashita
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Publication number: 20220395441Abstract: Described herein are methods for improving or maintaining the barrier integrity of gingival tissue comprising administering an oral care composition comprising a curcurninoid, to the oral cavity of a subject in need thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicants: Colgate-Palmolive Company, The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillInventors: Payal Arora, Zhigang HAO, Paul THOMSON, Manish MANDHARE, Yu WANG, Chi-Yuan CHENG, Harsh TRIVEDI, Long PAN, Silvana BARROS
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Publication number: 20220241164Abstract: Described herein are—inter alia—complexes comprising a curcuminoid; and an anionic surfactant. Methods of making and using same are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Payal ARORA, Harsh Mahendra TRIVEDI, Zhigang HAO, Paul THOMSON, Manish MANDHARE, Yu WANG, Chi-Yuan CHENG, Long PAN
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Publication number: 20220198651Abstract: An apparatus including processing circuitry configured to: acquire a plurality of sets of medical imaging data of a region of a subject, each set of data corresponding to a respective different measurement period; apply a filter to the plurality of medical imaging data sets to produce a plurality of filtered medical imaging data sets corresponding to the different measurement periods, wherein the applying of the filter is such that, for each of the medical imaging data sets, the filtering uses at least some information from the other medical imaging data sets acquired at the different time periods and wherein the applying of the filter comprises applying at least one constraint or condition and the constraint or condition comprises preserving at least one measure of intensity for each medical imaging data set.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicants: Radboud University Nijmegen, CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Mathias PROKOP, Brian MOHR, Paul THOMSON, Ewan HEMINGWAY