Patents by Inventor ROBERT JOSEPH SCHNEIDER
ROBERT JOSEPH SCHNEIDER 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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Patent number: 11730447Abstract: A system for providing navigational guidance to a sonographer acquiring images is disclosed. The system may provide haptic feedback to the sonographer. The haptic feedback may be provided through an ultrasonic probe or a separate device. Haptic feedback may include vibrations or other sensations provided to the sonographer. The system may analyze acquired images and determine the location of acquisition and compare it to a desired image and a location for obtaining the desired image. The system may calculate the location for obtaining the desired image based, at least in part, on the acquired image. The system may then provide the haptic feedback to guide the sonographer to move the ultrasonic probe to the location to acquire the desired image.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Robert Joseph Schneider, Vijay Parthasarathy
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Patent number: 11694412Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging system produces more diagnostic cardiac images of the left ventricle by plotting the longitudinal medial axis of the chamber between the apex and mitral valve plane as a curved line evenly spaced between the opposite walls of the myocardium. Transverse image planes are positioned orthogonal to the curved medial axis with control points positioned in the short axis view on lines evenly spaced around and emanating from the medial axis. If the short axis view is of an oval shaped chamber the transverse image is stretched to give the heart a more rounded appearance resulting in better positioning of editing control points.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Scott Holland Settlemier, David Prater, Robert Joseph Schneider
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Ultrasonic diagnosis of cardiac performance using heart model chamber segmentation with user control
Patent number: 11510651Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system has a user control by which a user positions the user's selection of a heart chamber border in relation to two myocardial boundaries identified by a deformable heart model. The user's border is positioned by a single degree of freedom control which positions the border as a function of a single user-determined value. This overcomes the vagaries of machine-drawn borders and their mixed acceptance by clinicians, who can now create repeatably-drawn borders and exchange the control value for use by others to obtain the same results.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Irina Waechter-Stehle, Frank Michael Weber, Christian Buerger, Robert Joseph Schneider, David Prater, Scott Holland Settlemier, Michael Daniel Cardinale -
Publication number: 20210353255Abstract: A system for providing navigational guidance to a sonographer acquiring images is disclosed. The system may provide haptic feedback to the sonographer. The haptic feedback may be provided through an ultrasonic probe or a separate device. Haptic feedback may include vibrations or other sensations provided to the sonographer. The system may analyze acquired images and determine the location of acquisition and compare it to a desired image and a location for obtaining the desired image. The system may calculate the location for obtaining the desired image based, at least in part, on the acquired image. The system may then provide the haptic feedback to guide the sonographer to move the ultrasonic probe to the location to acquire the desired image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Robert Joseph SCHNEIDER, Vijay PARTHASARATHY
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Patent number: 11096663Abstract: A system for providing navigational guidance to a sonographer acquiring images may provide haptic feedback to the sonographer. The haptic feedback may be provided through an ultrasonic probe or a separate device. Haptic feedback may include vibrations or other sensations provided to the sonographer. The system may analyze acquired images and determine the location of acquisition and compare it to a desired image based, at least in part, on the acquired image. The system may then provide the haptic feedback to guide the sonographer to move the ultrasonic probe to the location to acquire the desired image.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Robert Joseph Schneider, Vijay Parthasarathy
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Patent number: 10835213Abstract: An imaging system includes an imaging device (10) configured to acquire an image in a multi-beat acquisition mode. A quality scoring module (115) is stored in memory and is configured to evaluate changes in the image between portions of a multi-beat cycle to compute a quality score (136) indicating a suitability of the image. A display (118) is included for viewing the image and displaying the quality score as real-time feedback for the image.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventor: Robert Joseph Schneider
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Patent number: 10799218Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system and method enable the automatic acquisition of standard view planes of the heart in real time, such as the AP4, AP3, and AP2 views. A 3D image of the heart is acquired and the processed in conjunction with a geometrical heart model. The heart model is fitted to the heart in its acquired pose to segment the desired image planes from the 3D image data. During successive image acquisition intervals the image planes are tracked through successive image data as a multi-plane system to update a display of the multiple images. The successive image acquisitions can be volume image acquisitions or multi-plane acquisitions of just the tracked image planes during each acquisition interval.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Robert Joseph Schneider, Mary Kay Bianchi, Robin S. Brooks, Michael Daniel Cardinale, David Prater, Lydia Rivera, Ivan Salgo, Scott Holland Settlemier, Jean Margaret Williams
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ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIAC PERFORMANCE USING HEART MODEL CHAMBER SEGMENTATION WITH USER CONTROL
Publication number: 20200315582Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system has a user control by which a user positions the user's selection of a heart chamber border in relation to two myocardial boundaries identified by a deformable heart model. The user's border is positioned by a single degree of freedom control which positions the border as a function of a single user-determined value. This overcomes the vagaries of machine-drawn borders and their mixed acceptance by clinicians, who can now create repeatably-drawn borders and exchange the control value for use by others to obtain the same results.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: IRINA WAECHTER-STEHLE, FRANK MICHAEL WEBER, CHRISTIAN BUERGER, ROBERT JOSEPH SCHNEIDER, DAVID PRATER, SCOTT HOLLAND SETTLEMIER, MICHAEL DANIEL CARDINALE -
Patent number: 10736611Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is gated to acquire images at different phases of a physiological cycle such as the heartbeat. At each successive heart cycle a trigger actuates the acquisition of a continuous sequence of images, starting at a particular phase of the heart cycle and ending when the next heart cycle begins. Multiple triggers are used, each starting at a different phase of the heart cycle and each acquiring images at uniform temporal spacing. After the first trigger is used a sequence of images has been captured which are temporally evenly spaced over the heart cycle, and as successive triggers are used uniform temporal spacing is maintained as the heart cycle is filled in with additional images for replay of an image loop of phase re-ordered images at a high frame rate of display.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Robert Joseph Schneider, David Prater, William Robert Martin, Scott William Dianis
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Ultrasonic diagnosis of cardiac performance using heart model chamber segmentation with user control
Patent number: 10729406Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system has a user control by which a user positions the user's selection of a heart chamber border in relation to two myocardial boundaries identified by a deformable heart model. The user's border is positioned by a single degree of freedom control which positions the border as a function of a single user-determined value. This overcomes the vagaries of machine-drawn borders and their mixed acceptance by clinicians, who can now create repeatably-drawn borders and exchange the control value for use by others to obtain the same results.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Irina Waechter-Stehle, Frank Michael Weber, Christian Buerger, Robert Joseph Schneider, David Prater, Scott Holland Settlemier, Michael Daniel Cardinale -
Publication number: 20190059858Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system and method enable the automatic acquisition of standard view planes of the heart in real time, such as the AP4, AP3, and AP2 views. A 3D image of the heart is acquired and the processed in conjunction with a geometrical heart model. The heart model is fitted to the heart in its acquired pose to segment the desired image planes from the 3D image data. During successive image acquisition intervals the image planes are tracked through successive image data as a multi-plane system to update a display of the multiple images. The successive image acquisitions can be volume image acquisitions or multi-plane acquisitions of just the tracked image planes during each acquisition interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: ROBERT JOSEPH SCHNEIDER, MARY KAY BIANCHI, ROBIN S. BROOKS, MICHAEL DANIEL CARDINALE, DAVID PRATER, LYDIA RIVERA, IVAN SALGO, SCOTT HOLLAND SETTLEMIER, JEAN MARGARET WILLIAMS
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Publication number: 20180357832Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging system produces more diagnostic cardiac images of the left ventricle by plotting the longitudinal medial axis of the chamber between the apex and mitral valve plane as a curved line evenly spaced between the opposite walls of the myocardium. Transverse image planes are positioned orthogonal to the curved medial axis with control points positioned in the short axis view on lines evenly spaced around and emanating from the medial axis. If the short axis view is of an oval shaped chamber the transverse image is stretched to give the heart a more rounded appearance resulting in better positioning of editing control points.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: SCOTT HOLLAND SETTLEMIER, DAVID PRATER, ROBERT JOSEPH SCHNEIDER
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Patent number: 10123781Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system and method enable the automatic acquisition of standard view planes of the heart in real time, such as the AP4, AP3, and AP2 views. A 3D image of the heart is acquired and the processed in conjunction with a geometrical heart model. The heart model is fitted to the heart in its acquired pose to segment the desired image planes from the 3D image data. During successive image acquisition intervals the image planes are tracked through successive image data as multi-plane system to update a display of the multiple images. The successive image acquisitions can be volume image acquisitions or multi-plane acquisitions of just the tracked image planes during each acquisition interval.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Robert Joseph Schneider, Mary Kay Bianchi, Robin S. Brooks, Michael Daniel Cardinale, David Prater, Lydia Rivera, V, Ivan Salgo, Scott Holland Settlemier, Jean Margaret Williams
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ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIAC PERFORMANCE USING HEART MODEL CHAMBER SEGMENTATION WITH USER CONTROL
Publication number: 20180161009Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system has a user control by which a user positions the user's selection of a heart chamber border in relation to two myocardial boundaries identified by a deformable heart model. The user's border is positioned by a single degree of freedom control which positions the border as a function of a single user- determined value. This overcomes the vagaries of machine-drawn borders and their mixed acceptance by clinicians, who can now create repeatably-drawn borders and exchange the control value for use by others to obtain the same results.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: IRINA WAECHTER-STEHLE, FRANK MICHAEL WEBER, CHRISTIAN BUERGER, ROBERT JOSEPH SCHNEIDER, DAVID PRATER, SCOTT HOLLAND SETTLEMIER, MICHAEL DANIEL CARDINALE -
Publication number: 20180049718Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system has a user control by which a user positions the user's selection of a heart chamber border in relation to two machine-drawn heart chamber tracings. The user's border is positioned by a single degree of freedom control which positions the border as a function of a single user-determined value. This overcomes the vagaries of machine-drawn borders and their mixed acceptance by clinicians, who can now create repeatably-drawn borders and exchange the control value for use by others to obtain the same results.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: ROBERT JOSEPH SCHNEIDER, DAVID PRATER, SCOTT HOLLAND SETTLEMIER, MICHAEL DANIEL CARDINALE, MARY KAY BIANCHI, LYDIA RIVERA, IVAN SALGO
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Publication number: 20170273669Abstract: An imaging system includes an imaging device (10) configured to acquire an image in a multi-beat acquisition mode. A quality scoring module (115) is stored in memory and is configured to evaluate changes in the image between portions of a multi-beat cycle to compute a quality score (136) indicating a suitability of the image. A display (118) is included for viewing the image and displaying the quality score as real-time feedback for the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Robert Joseph Schneider
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Publication number: 20170181726Abstract: A system for providing navigational guidance to a sonographer acquiring images is disclosed. The system may providehaptic feedback to the sonographer. The haptic feedback may be provided through an ultrasonic probe or a separate device. Haptic feedback may include vibrations or other sensations provided to the sonographer. The system may analyze acquired images and determine the location of acquisition and compare it to a desired image and a location for obtaining the desired image. The system may calculate the location for obtaining the desired image based, at least in part, on the acquired image. The system may then provide the haptic feedback to guide the sonographer to move the ultrasonic probe to the location to acquire the desired image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Robert Joseph Schneider, Vijay Parthasarathy
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Publication number: 20160249885Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system and method enable the automatic acquisition of standard view planes of the heart in real time, such as the AP4, AP3, and AP2 views. A 3D image of the heart is acquired and the processed in conjunction with a geometrical heart model. The heart model is fitted to the heart in its acquired pose to segment the desired image planes from the 3D image data. During successive image acquisition intervals the image planes are tracked through successive image data as multi-plane system to update a display of the multiple images. The successive image acquisitions can be volume image acquisitions or multi-plane acquisitions of just the tracked image planes during each acquisition interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2014Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: ROBERT JOSEPH SCHNEIDER, MARY KAY BIANCHI, ROBIN S. BROOKS, MICHAEL DANIEL CARDINALE, DAVID PRATER, LYDIA RIVERA, IVAN SALGO, SCOTT HOLLAND SETTLEMIER, JEAN MARGARET WILLIAMS
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Publication number: 20160015367Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is gated to acquire images at different phases of a physiological cycle such as the heartbeat. At each successive heart cycle a trigger actuates the acquisition of a continuous sequence of images, starting at a particular phase of the heart cycle and ending when the next heart cycle begins. Multiple triggers are used, each starting at a different phase of the heart cycle and each acquiring images at uniform temporal spacing. After the first trigger is used a sequence of images has been captured which are temporally evenly spaced over the heart cycle, and as successive triggers are used uniform temporal spacing is maintained as the heart cycle is filled in with additional images for replay of an image loop of phase re-ordered images at a high frame rate of display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: ROBERT JOSEPH SCHNEIDER, DAVID PRATER, WILLIAM ROBERT MARTIN, SCOTT WILLIAM DIANIS