Patents by Inventor Ronald Wapner

Ronald Wapner 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: 20240407752
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides systems and methods for predicting a spontaneous preterm birth based on transvaginal ultrasound images of a subject. An example method can include providing a preterm birth prediction model, obtaining one or more transvaginal ultrasound images of the subject, each including cervical features, determining measurements of a plurality of cervical structure features from the one or more ultrasound images, assessing, using the preterm birth prediction model, cervical health of the subject based on the measurements of the plurality of cervical structure features, and calculating the spontaneous preterm birth risk based on the assessed cervical health, using the preterm birth prediction model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicants: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Kristin M. Myers, Sachin Jambawalikar, Qi Yan, Alicia B. Dagle, Yucheng Liu, Ronald Wapner, Helen Feltovich, Michael House