Patents by Inventor Tom Botterill

Tom Botterill 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).

  • System for reconstructing surface motion in an optical elastography system
    Patent number: 10244945
    Abstract: A method for an optical elastography system converts digital images of an actuated breast into a description of surface motion. The surface motion can subsequently be used to ascertain whether the breast has regions of abnormal stiffness, e.g., indicating a significant likelihood of breast cancer. The steps of the method use a model based segmentation to identify profile of the breast in each image, and for each pair of images computing skin surface motion using an optical flow algorithm. This method eliminates a preliminary step of placing fiducial markers on the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Tiro Medical Limited
    Inventors: James Geoffrey Chase, Tom Botterill
  • System for reconstructing surface motion in an optical elastography system
    Patent number: 10213112
    Abstract: A method for an optical elastography system converts digital images of an actuated breast into a description of surface motion. The surface motion can subsequently be used to ascertain whether the breast has regions of abnormal stiffness, e.g., indicating a significant likelihood of breast cancer. The steps of the method use a model based segmentation to identify profile of the breast in each image, and for each pair of images computing skin surface motion using an optical flow algorithm. This method eliminates a preliminary step of placing fiducial markers on the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Tiro Medical Limited
    Inventors: James Geoffrey Chase, Tom Botterill
  • System for Reconstructing Surface Motion in an Optical Elastography System
    Publication number: 20180360319
    Abstract: A method for an optical elastography system converts digital images of an actuated breast into a description of surface motion. The surface motion can subsequently be used to ascertain whether the breast has regions of abnormal stiffness, e.g., indicating a significant likelihood of breast cancer. The steps of the method use a model based segmentation to identify profile of the breast in each image, and for each pair of images computing skin surface motion using an optical flow algorithm. This method eliminates a preliminary step of placing fiducial markers on the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: James Geoffrey Chase, Tom Botterill
  • System for Reconstructing Surface Motion in an Optical Elastography System
    Publication number: 20160045115
    Abstract: A method for an optical elastography system converts digital images of an actuated breast into a description of surface motion. The surface motion can subsequently be used to ascertain whether the breast has regions of abnormal stiffness, e.g., indicating a significant likelihood of breast cancer. The steps of the method use a model based segmentation to identify profile of the breast in each image, and for each pair of images computing skin surface motion using an optical flow algorithm. This method eliminates a preliminary step of placing fiducial markers on the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: James Geoffrey Chase, Tom Botterill