Patents by Inventor Todd W. Brown

Todd W. Brown 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: 11617553
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to locally enhancing medical images. In accordance with certain embodiments, a method includes determining a boundary of a region of interest in a displayed medical image, overlaying the boundary on the displayed medical image, adjusting a position of a collimator of a medical imaging system based on the determined boundary, enhancing image quality of the region of interest, and displaying the enhanced region of interest within the boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: James Zhengshe Liu, Xiaosong Liu, Longjiang Yu, HongChang Ma, Jan D. Bruening, Todd W. Brown
  • Publication number: 20230050772
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to locally enhancing medical images. In accordance with certain embodiments, a method includes determining a boundary of a region of interest in a displayed medical image, overlaying the boundary on the displayed medical image, adjusting a position of a collimator of a medical imaging system based on the determined boundary, enhancing image quality of the region of interest, and displaying the enhanced region of interest within the boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: James Zhengshe Liu, Xiaosong Liu, Longjiang Yu, HongChang Ma, Jan D. Bruening, Todd W. Brown
  • Patent number: 6811391
    Abstract: A molded part ejection tystem (103) includes a drive mechanism having a reversible servomotor (240). The drive mechanism for the ejection system includes a cam-and-follower arrangement whereby a circular cam member (252) is driven by the servomotor (240) through a drive shaft (250) that is connected with the cam member (252) and is offset from the center of the circular cam track (254). A cam follower (260) connected with an ejector drive rod (238), and the cam follower (260) rides in the cam track (254) to cause linear movement of the ejector drive rod (238) as the cam follower (260) follows the circular cam through its non-circular path of motion. Rotation of the servomotor (240) in one direction of rotation operates the part ejection system, while rotation of the servomotor in the opposite direction of rotation provides power to another portion of the machine during another portion of a molding machine operating cycle, such as a core-pull system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Milacron Inc.
    Inventors: M. Barr Klaus, David S. Bernardi, Todd W. Brown