Patents by Inventor Volker Dicken

Volker Dicken 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 and apparatus of segmenting an object in a data set and of determination of the volume of segmented object
    Patent number: 7760941
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of segmenting an object in a data set, wherein the object is initially segmented resulting in a first set (N0) of voxels. An erosion operation is performed on the first set (N0) of voxels resulting in an eroded set (N?) of voxels. A dilation operation is performed on the eroded set (N?) of voxels resulting in a dilated set (N+) of voxels. The erosion operation depends on a variable erosion threshold (??), and the dilation operation depends on a variable dilation threshold (?+).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: MeVis Research GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Bornemann, Volker Dicken, Jan-Martin Kuhnigk
  • Method of volume visualization
    Patent number: 7576740
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of volume visualization in which volumetric data is provided, the volumetric data having first voxels belonging to a reference surface. Second voxels of the volumetric data are determined having a user selected distance from the reference surface. The second voxels are visualized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Institut für Bildgestützte Medizin Mevis
    Inventor: Volker Dicken
  • Method and apparatus of segmenting an object in a data set and of determination of the volume of segmented object
    Publication number: 20070217668
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of segmenting an object in a data set, wherein the object is initially segmented resulting in a first set (N0) of voxels. An erosion operation is performed on the first set (N0) of voxels resulting in an eroded set (N?) of voxels. A dilation operation is performed on the eroded set (N?) of voxels resulting in a dilated set (N+) of voxels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Lars Bornemann, Volker Dicken, Jan-Martin Kuhnigk
  • Method of volume visualisation
    Publication number: 20040227756
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of volume visualisation in which volumetric data is provided, the volumetric data having first voxels belonging to a reference surface. Second voxels of the volumetric data are determined having a user selected distance from the reference surface. The second voxels are visualised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventor: Volker Dicken