Patents by Inventor Scott F. Thompson

Scott F. Thompson 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 system for generating display data
    Patent number: 8194951
    Abstract: A method of aiding in the evaluation of lesions in a body using a plurality of sets of image data of sections of the body region in mutually parallel planes. Processing of the data requires several steps, including pixel intensity pattern recognition, ˜ contouring of the regions of probable pathology, thresholding and 3-dimensional clustering, providing each pixel with a color representative of a selected opacity level and displaying an image of the region of interest where areas of probable pathological conditions are highlighted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Philips Electronics North
    Inventors: Alan Penn, Scott F. Thompson
  • Method and system for discriminating image representations of classes of objects
    Patent number: 7974676
    Abstract: A method of identifying the location of a lesion in an image and evaluating whether the identified lesion is more likely to be cancerous, benign or uncertain is provided where the image includes a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a particular intensity I in the range of 0<I<2<sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Alan Penn & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Penn, Scott F. Thompson
  • Method And System For Discriminating Image Representations Of Classes Of Objects
    Publication number: 20090060297
    Abstract: A method of identifying the location of a lesion in an image and evaluating whether the identified lesion is more likely to be cancerous, benign or uncertain is provided where the image includes a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a particular intensity I in the range of 0<I<2<sup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: ALAN PENN & ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventors: Alan Penn, Scott F. Thompson
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING DISPLAY DATA
    Publication number: 20090016582
    Abstract: A method of aiding in the evaluation of lesions in a body using a plurality of sets of image data of sections of the body region in mutually parallel planes. Processing of the data requires several steps, including pixel intensity pattern recognition, contouring of the regions of probable pathology, thresholding and 3-dimensional clustering, providing each pixel with a color representative of a selected opacity level and displaying an image of the region of interest where areas of probable pathological conditions are highlighted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Alan Penn, Scott F. Thompson