Patents by Inventor Scott Alan Smith

Scott Alan Smith 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).

  • IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210049809
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: acquire first image data that is representative of a subject at a first time and second image data that is representative of the subject at a second, different time; process the first image data and second image data to obtain a plurality of transformed first data sets and a plurality of transformed second data sets; transform the transformed first data sets and transformed second data sets to obtain respective first distance transforms and second distance transforms; select a combination of at least one of the first distance transforms and at least one of the second distance transforms; generate at least one morphed distance transform based on the combination; and process the at least one morphed distance transform to obtain upsampled image data that is representative of the subject at a third time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Magnus WAHRENBERG, Scott Alan Smith, Takahiko Nishioka, Fumimasa Shige
  • IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210049734
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: acquire first image data that is representative of a subject at a first time and second image data that is representative of the subject at a second, different time; process the first image data and second image data to obtain a plurality of transformed first data sets and a plurality of transformed second data sets; transform the transformed first data sets and transformed second data sets to obtain respective first distance transforms and second distance transforms; select a combination of at least one of the first distance transforms and at least one of the second distance transforms; generate at least one morphed distance transform based on the combination; and process the at least one morphed distance transform to obtain upsampled image data that is representative of the subject at a third time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Magnus WAHRENBERG, Scott Alan SMITH, Takahiko NISHIOKA, Fumimasa SHIGE
  • Tow hitch rear bumper assembly
    Patent number: 6739613
    Abstract: A tow hitch rear bumper assembly for a motor vehicle includes a rear bumper for attachment to a frame of the motor vehicle and a tow hitch extending through and integral with the rear bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Aquinto, Irfan Sharif, Robert Todd Laster, Scott Alan Smith
  • Tow hitch rear bumper assembly
    Publication number: 20030132608
    Abstract: A tow hitch rear bumper assembly for a motor vehicle includes a rear bumper for attachment to a frame of the motor vehicle and a tow hitch extending through and integral with the rear bumper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Aquinto, Irfan Sharif, Robert Todd Laster, Scott Alan Smith
  • Tow hitch rear bumper assembly
    Patent number: 6581955
    Abstract: A tow hitch rear bumper assembly for a motor vehicle includes a rear bumper for attachment to a frame of the motor vehicle and a tow hitch extending through and integral with the rear bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Aquinto, Irfan Sharif, Robert Todd Laster, Scott Alan Smith
  • Tow hitch rear bumper assembly
    Publication number: 20020041078
    Abstract: A tow hitch rear bumper assembly for a motor vehicle includes a rear bumper for attachment to a frame of the motor vehicle and a tow hitch extending through and integral with the rear bumper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Aquinto, Irfan Sharif, Robert Todd Laster, Scott Alan Smith
  • Vehicle hitch cover assembly
    Patent number: D468674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Todd Laster, Irfan Sharif, Scott Alan Smith