Patents by Inventor Todd B. Johnson

Todd B. Johnson 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).

  • Patent number: 9037988
    Abstract: A user interface for selecting clinical applications in a medical imaging system is provided on a display and is responsive to user inputs in the medical imaging system. A request to view a study that includes a plurality of images is received. The study to be viewed is then acquired from a medical imaging system database. The acquired study is analyzed with a rule engine that executes rules on image data from the acquired study. The rule engine identifies one or more clinical applications that are appropriate for the study and identifies at least one data set from the plurality of images suited for each of the identified one or more clinical applications. One or more icons each associated with one of the identified one or more clinical applications are displayed. The one or more icons are each selectable on the user interface to initialize the associated clinical application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Vital Images, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Hafey, Todd B. Johnson, Brian Diaz, Kelly Dupasquier
  • Publication number: 20120284657
    Abstract: A user interface for selecting clinical applications in a medical imaging system is provided on a display and is responsive to user inputs in the medical imaging system. A request to view a study that includes a plurality of images is received. The study to be viewed is then acquired from a medical imaging system database. The acquired study is analyzed with a rule engine that executes rules on image data from the acquired study. The rule engine identifies one or more clinical applications that are appropriate for the study and identifies at least one data set from the plurality of images suited for each of the identified one or more clinical applications. One or more icons each associated with one of the identified one or more clinical applications are displayed. The one or more icons are each selectable on the user interface to initialize the associated clinical application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: VITAL IMAGES, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Hafey, Todd B. Johnson, Brian Diaz, Kelly Dupasquier
  • Patent number: 6799557
    Abstract: An ignition apparatus for use with an internal combustion engine to produce an electrical spark at a spark ignition device. The ignition apparatus includes triggering circuitry having a processor with stored timing data. The processor receives a signal indicative of the rotational position of the magnet and generates a triggering signal. The triggering circuitry switches between a first mode wherein the triggering signal occurs at a fixed time relative to top dead center and a second mode wherein the triggering signal occurs at a variable time relative to top dead center based on the stored timing data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: R. E. Phelon Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy J. Fewell, Jr., Todd B. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20030178005
    Abstract: An ignition apparatus for use with an internal combustion engine to produce an electrical spark at a spark ignition device. The ignition apparatus includes triggering circuitry having a processor with stored timing data. The processor receives a signal indicative of the rotational position of the magnet and generates a triggering signal. The triggering circuitry switches between a first mode wherein the triggering signal occurs at a fixed time relative to top dead center and a second mode wherein the triggering signal occurs at a variable time relative to top dead center based on the stored timing data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Roy J. Fewell, Todd B. Johnson
  • Patent number: 6035446
    Abstract: A visor for attachment to a support element is provided that comprises either a rigid wood layer, or an exterior surface that has a wood grain appearance. Also provided is a hat in combination with the visor of the present invention. The visor, as well as the hat and visor combination, provide the advantages of being attractive, weather resistant, durable, rigid and pre-shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventor: Todd B. Johnson