Patents by Inventor Philip J. Branson

Philip J. Branson 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).

  • Managing information in an endoscopy system
    Patent number: 5877819
    Abstract: A system for acquiring images during a medical procedure and using the acquired images includes a storage device for storing, for each one of a plurality of users of the system, or for each one of a plurality of medical procedures, or for each one of a plurality of input or output devices, information that indicates one or more processing operations to be performed on images obtained by an input device. A system processor responds to an identity the user who is currently using the system by performing processing operations on the obtained images and applying the images to an output device based on the stored information that corresponds to the current user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Philip J. Branson
  • Managing information in an endoscopy system
    Patent number: 5740801
    Abstract: A system for acquiring images during a medical procedure and using the acquired images includes a storage device for storing, for each one of a plurality of users of the system, or for each one of a plurality of medical procedures, or for each one of a plurality of input or output devices, information that indicates one or more processing operations to be performed on images obtained by an input device. A system processor responds to an identity the user who is currently using the system by performing processing operations on the obtained images and applying the images to an output device based on the stored information that corresponds to the current user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Inventor: Philip J. Branson