Patents by Inventor Robert Katka

Robert Katka 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: 20060044305
    Abstract: Methods and devices for generating a cubic Bézier curve between a first point and a second point from a sequence of ordered points. One embodiment provides a method that includes selecting a third point from the sequence of ordered points; determining a first control point based on the first point, the second point, and the third point; selecting a fourth point from the sequence of ordered points; determining a second control point based on the first point, the second point, and the fourth point; and generating a cubic Bézier curve between the first point and the second point using the first control point and the second control point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: Agfa Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Katka
  • Publication number: 20060034538
    Abstract: A system for generating measurements and calculations on an image previously generated during a procedure. In one embodiment, the system includes an image display application configured to display the image previously generated during the procedure and a supplemental measurement tool configured to display one or more measurement types to a user, allow the user to select a measurement type, record a measurement made by the user of the selected measurement type on the displayed image, and automatically generate one or more calculations based on the recorded measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: Agfa Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn Potter, W. Neller, Robert Katka, Bob Baumgartner