Patents by Inventor Sandra J. Stapleton

Sandra J. Stapleton 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).

  • Method and apparatus for independent display in a computer-aided detection system
    Patent number: 7174515
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an independent display system for a computer aided detection (CAD) system that analyzes medical images. The independent display system comprises a screen to display a medical image including any marked regions of interest and a plurality of icons to interact with the screen. For one embodiment, the screen is a touch screen, such that the independent display system does not require a keyboard or cursor controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: R2 Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Julian Marshall, Jimmy Roehrig, Sandra J. Stapleton, John R. Johns, II, Paul J. Fehrenbach
  • Method and apparatus for an improved computer aided diagnosis system
    Patent number: 7054473
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for analyzing a medical image obtained from one of a plurality of modalities, the method comprising normalizing the medical image to create a uniform display quality regardless of the original modality of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: R2 Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmy Roehrig, Sandra J. Stapleton, Julian Marshall, Susan A. Wood