Patents by Inventor Rodney Hallgren
Rodney Hallgren 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: 12665908Abstract: A system and method for digital imaging and communications in security (DICOS) standard compliance validation. The system and method may validate both communication messages and files for compliance with the DICOS standard. In some embodiments, the system includes a processor for communicating with a test subject and a memory having program instructions stored thereon for performing a compliance test of the test subject to determine if the test subject is complaint with the DICOS standard. Execution of the instructions by the processor causes the processor to carry out the steps of: confirming that a transmitted DICOS message, e.g., a response or request, from the test subject is compliant with the DICOS standard; logging any errors in the transmitted DICOS message from the test subject in a validation report; and transmitting a simulated DICOS message, e.g., a response or request, to the test subject.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2024Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Brian Green, Rodney Hallgren
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Patent number: 12511800Abstract: In an approach to generating playlists/sequences of images, a system includes: a memory configured to store at least a first image; a one or more computer processors; one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media; and program instructions. The program instructions include: receive the first image; determine at least one characteristic associated with an object represented within the first image and an expected user input associated with the at least one characteristic; and generate a sequence definition, the sequence definition including an identifier of the first image and an identifier of the at least one characteristic, where the sequence definition is configured to cause the first image to be interactively visualized to a user via a user interface to determine if a user input matches an expected user input based on the identifier of the at least one characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: December 30, 2025Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Allen K. Anderson, Michael Hausler, Patrick Kotowski, Rodney Hallgren
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Patent number: 12322032Abstract: In an approach to generating a synthetic three-dimensional (3D) X-ray volume, a first bag image of the plurality of bag images that includes an associated bag subvolume greater than a volume of a threat represented in a first threat image of the plurality of threat images is selected. An image is created based on inserting the threat of the first threat image into the associated bag subvolume of the first bag image.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2022Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: David Lieblich, John Tatarowicz, Rodney Hallgren
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Publication number: 20240356932Abstract: A system and method for digital imaging and communications in security (DICOS) standard compliance validation. The system and method may validate both communication messages and files for compliance with the DICOS standard. In some embodiments, the system includes a processor for communicating with a test subject and a memory having program instructions stored thereon for performing a compliance test of the test subject to determine if the test subject is complaint with the DICOS standard. Execution of the instructions by the processor causes the processor to carry out the steps of: confirming that a transmitted DICOS message, e.g., a response or request, from the test subject is compliant with the DICOS standard; logging any errors in the transmitted DICOS message from the test subject in a validation report; and transmitting a simulated DICOS message, e.g., a response or request, to the test subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Brian Green, Rodney Hallgren
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Patent number: 12052267Abstract: A system and method for digital imaging and communications in security (DICOS) standard compliance validation. The system and method may validate both communication messages and files for compliance with the DICOS standard. In some embodiments, the system includes a processor for communicating with a test subject and a memory having program instructions stored thereon for performing a compliance test of the test subject to determine if the test subject is complaint with the DICOS standard. Execution of the instructions by the processor causes the processor to carry out the steps of: confirming that a transmitted DICOS message, e.g., a response or request, from the test subject is compliant with the DICOS standard; logging any errors in the transmitted DICOS message from the test subject in a validation report; and transmitting a simulated DICOS message, e.g., a response or request, to the test subject.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Brian Green, Rodney Hallgren
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Patent number: 11734816Abstract: Various tray inserts, methods and algorithm for certifying candidate trays for use in an X-ray scanner system are discussed. The tray insert includes at least a body having multiple parts positioned for generation of image quality metrics for tray impact evaluation in; a first cover and a second cover disposed at opposite ends to fix and secure the body. The method including running an algorithm to control an X-ray system to collect baseline image data from certified trays, collecting candidate tray image data, extracting image quality metrics for both the baseline image data and the candidate tray image data, and performing statistical analysis using and comparing image quality metrics from the baseline image data and the candidate tray image data to certify the candidate tray based on the statistical and comparison results.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Joseph Matthew Cochran, Matthew Robert Aderholdt, Jesse Thomas Buxton, Laura Lee Strang Aume, John Tatarowicz, Rodney Hallgren, John W. Penwell
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Publication number: 20230230298Abstract: In an approach to generating playlists/sequences of images, a system includes: a memory configured to store at least a first image; a one or more computer processors; one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media; and program instructions. The program instructions include: receive the first image; determine at least one characteristic associated with an object represented within the first image and an expected user input associated with the at least one characteristic; and generate a sequence definition, the sequence definition including an identifier of the first image and an identifier of the at least one characteristic, where the sequence definition is configured to cause the first image to be interactively visualized to a user via a user interface to determine if a user input matches an expected user input based on the identifier of the at least one characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Allen K. Anderson, Michael Hausler, Patrick Kotowski, Rodney Hallgren
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Publication number: 20220392044Abstract: Various tray inserts, methods and algorithm for certifying candidate trays for use in an X-ray scanner system are discussed. The tray insert includes at least a body having multiple parts positioned for generation of image quality metrics for tray impact evaluation in; a first cover and a second cover disposed at opposite ends to fix and secure the body. The method including running an algorithm to control an X-ray system to collect baseline image data from certified trays, collecting candidate tray image data, extracting image quality metrics for both the baseline image data and the candidate tray image data, and performing statistical analysis using and comparing image quality metrics from the baseline image data and the candidate tray image data to certify the candidate tray based on the statistical and comparison results.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Joseph Matthew Cochran, Matthew Robert Aderholdt, Jesse Thomas Buxton, Laura Lee Strang Aume, John Tatarowicz, Rodney Hallgren, John W. Penwell
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Publication number: 20220286468Abstract: A system and method for digital imaging and communications in security (DICOS) standard compliance validation. The system and method may validate both communication messages and files for compliance with the DICOS standard. In some embodiments, the system includes a processor for communicating with a test subject and a memory having program instructions stored thereon for performing a compliance test of the test subject to determine if the test subject is complaint with the DICOS standard. Execution of the instructions by the processor causes the processor to carry out the steps of: confirming that a transmitted DICOS message, e.g., a response or request, from the test subject is compliant with the DICOS standard; logging any errors in the transmitted DICOS message from the test subject in a validation report; and transmitting a simulated DICOS message, e.g., a response or request, to the test subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Brian Green, Rodney Hallgren
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Patent number: 11430109Abstract: Various tray inserts, methods and algorithm for certifying candidate trays for use in an X-ray scanner system are discussed. The tray insert includes at least a body having multiple parts positioned for generation of image quality metrics for tray impact evaluation in; a first cover and a second cover disposed at opposite ends to fix and secure the body. The method including running an algorithm to control an X-ray system to collect baseline image data from certified trays, collecting candidate tray image data, extracting image quality metrics for both the baseline image data and the candidate tray image data, and performing statistical analysis using and comparing image quality metrics from the baseline image data and the candidate tray image data to certify the candidate tray based on the statistical and comparison results.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: Joseph Matthew Cochran, Matthew Robert Aderholdt, Jesse Thomas Buxton, Laura Lee Strang Aume, John Tatarowicz, Rodney Hallgren, Lucinda Flaherty, Andrew Aceti
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Publication number: 20220245886Abstract: In an approach to generating a synthetic three-dimensional (3D) X-ray volume, a first bag image of the plurality of bag images that includes an associated bag subvolume greater than a volume of a threat represented in a first threat image of the plurality of threat images is selected. An image is created based on inserting the threat of the first threat image into the associated bag subvolume of the first bag image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: David Lieblich, John Tatarowicz, Rodney Hallgren
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Publication number: 20220005174Abstract: Various tray inserts, methods and algorithm for certifying candidate trays for use in an X-ray scanner system are discussed. The tray insert includes at least a body having multiple parts positioned for generation of image quality metrics for tray impact evaluation in; a first cover and a second cover disposed at opposite ends to fix and secure the body. The method including running an algorithm to control an X-ray system to collect baseline image data from certified trays, collecting candidate tray image data, extracting image quality metrics for both the baseline image data and the candidate tray image data, and performing statistical analysis using and comparing image quality metrics from the baseline image data and the candidate tray image data to certify the candidate tray based on the statistical and comparison results.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Joseph Matthew Cochran, Matthew Robert Aderholdt, Jesse Thomas Buxton, Laura Lee Strang Aume, John Tatarowicz, Rodney Hallgren
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Patent number: 8818911Abstract: The present invention includes methods for operating a mailing machine. A permit mail imprint is generated in the mailing machine on the basis of input signals entered into the mailing machine via a user interface of the mailing machine. At least some of the input signals may represent alphanumeric characters. For example, the permit number may be entered via a keypad or keyboard in the form of numeric characters.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2003Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.Inventors: Steven M. Kaye, Joan T. Doutney, Rodney Hallgren, Beth A. Kroczaleski, Mark D. Lee, Jacky Y. Igval
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Publication number: 20050038759Abstract: The present invention includes methods for operating a mailing machine. A permit mail imprint is generated in the mailing machine on the basis of input signals entered into the mailing machine via a user interface of the mailing machine. At least some of the input signals may represent alphanumeric characters. For example, the permit number may be entered via a keypad or keyboard in the form of numeric characters.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2003Publication date: February 17, 2005Applicant: Pitney Bowes IncorporatedInventors: Steven Kaye, Joan Doutney, Rodney Hallgren, Beth Kroczaleski, Mark Lee, Jacky Igval