Patents by Inventor Stefan Van de Velde

Stefan Van de Velde 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 of locating saturated pixels in the display of a radiographic image
    Patent number: 6249596
    Abstract: Method of locating saturated pixels in the display of a radiographic image. In order to locate saturated pixel values in the display of a digital image representation that was subjected to a signal-to-density transformation, the pixel values of the digital image representation are subjected to a second signal-to-density transformation that is substantially equal to the first transformation with the exception of at least one discontinuity situated in (a) saturated pixel value(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert
    Inventors: Tom Buytaert, Stefan Van de Velde
  • Radiation image identifying device
    Patent number: 5646416
    Abstract: A universal radiation image identification system for use in an environment such as a hospital wherein an information management system is already available. The identification system is interfaced to the existing information system in order to avoid reentering the identification data with respect to radiological data. The radiological data or image typically is stored in a photostimulable phosphor screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Inventor: Stefan Van de Velde