Patents by Inventor Theodore Pierce

Theodore Pierce 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).

  • Ultrasound image feature segmentation
    Patent number: 12626494
    Abstract: By example, a method for training a model to segment test images, wherein the test images comprise ultrasound image data, includes: receiving, at a self-supervised learning framework, a first plurality of training images, wherein the first plurality of training images include ultrasound data corresponding to patients' livers; processing the first plurality of plurality of training images with a learning algorithm of the self-supervised learning framework, and responsively adapting a trained model; and receiving, at a supervised learning framework, the trained model and a second plurality of training images, wherein the second plurality of training images include ultrasound data corresponding to patients' livers and annotations of the livers, and responsively adapting the trained model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Inventors: Abder-Rahman Ali, Michael Wang, Michael J. Washburn, Yelena Tsymbalenko, Anthony E. Samir, Viksit Kumar, Shuhang Wang, Theodore Pierce, Qian Li, Arinc Ozturk
  • Ultrasound imaging techniques for shear-wave elastography
    Patent number: 12588898
    Abstract: By example, a method includes: receiving ultrasound image data of a patient, including a segmented region corresponding to a liver; automatically identifying an area for a region of interest within the segmented region, wherein the region of interest corresponds to a region in the liver for performing shear-wave elastography; and presenting, on a display, the ultrasound image data and the area for the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Inventors: Abder-Rahman Ali, Michael Wang, Michael J. Washburn, Yelena Tsymbalenko, Anthony E. Samir, Viksit Kumar, Shuhang Wang, Theodore Pierce
  • ULTRASOUND IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR SHEAR-WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20240398382
    Abstract: By example, a method includes: receiving ultrasound image data of a patient, including a segmented region corresponding to a liver; automatically identifying an area for a region of interest within the segmented region, wherein the region of interest corresponds to a region in the liver for performing shear-wave elastography; and presenting, on a display, the ultrasound image data and the area for the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Abder-Rahman Ali, Michael Wang, Michael J. Washburn, Yelena Tsymbalenko, Anthony E. Samir, Viksit Kumar, Shuhang Wang, Theodore Pierce
  • ULTRASOUND IMAGE FEATURE SEGMENTATION
    Publication number: 20240404263
    Abstract: By example, a method for training a model to segment test images, wherein the test images comprise ultrasound image data, includes: receiving, at a self-supervised learning framework, a first plurality of training images, wherein the first plurality of training images include ultrasound data corresponding to patients' livers; processing the first plurality of plurality of training images with a learning algorithm of the self-supervised learning framework, and responsively adapting a trained model; and receiving, at a supervised learning framework, the trained model and a second plurality of training images, wherein the second plurality of training images include ultrasound data corresponding to patients' livers and annotations of the livers, and responsively adapting the trained model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Abder-Rahman Ali, Michael Wang, Michael J. Washburn, Yelena Tsymbalenko, Anthony E. Samir, Viksit Kumar, Shuhang Wang, Theodore Pierce, Qian Li, Arinc Ozturk