Patents by Inventor Walter G. Stonas

Walter G. Stonas 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: 11158049
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods of assessing a histologically stained specimen based on a determined color signature of a region of interest of the specimen. Such assessments may be performed for a variety of purposes including but not limited to assessing the quality of the histological stain, as part of identifying one or more biologically relevant features of the image, as part of differentiating one feature of the image from other features of the image, identifying an anomalous area of the stained specimen, classifying cells of the specimen, etc. Also provided are systems configured for performing the disclosed methods and computer readable medium storing instructions for performing steps of the disclosed methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Svitlana Y. Berezhna, Rene Nieves Alicea, Marilou L. Coleman, Walter G. Stonas, Willie J. Cowart, Wenjing Li, Ema C. Olah
  • Publication number: 20200005459
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods of assessing a histologically stained specimen based on a determined color signature of a region of interest of the specimen. Such assessments may be performed for a variety of purposes including but not limited to assessing the quality of the histological stain, as part of identifying one or more biologically relevant features of the image, as part of differentiating one feature of the image from other features of the image, identifying an anomalous area of the stained specimen, classifying cells of the specimen, etc. Also provided are systems configured for performing the disclosed methods and computer readable medium storing instructions for performing steps of the disclosed methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Svitlana Y. Berezhna, Rene Nieves Alicea, Marilou L. Coleman, Walter G. Stonas, Willie J. Cowart, Wenjing Li, Ema C. Olah
  • Patent number: 10395368
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods of assessing a histologically stained specimen based on a determined color signature of a region of interest of the specimen. Such assessments may be performed for a variety of purposes including but not limited to assessing the quality of the histological stain, as part of identifying one or more biologically relevant features of the image, as part of differentiating one feature of the image from other features of the image, identifying an anomalous area of the stained specimen, classifying cells of the specimen, etc. Also provided are systems configured for performing the disclosed methods and computer readable medium storing instructions for performing steps of the disclosed methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Svitlana Y. Berezhna, Rene Nieves Alicea, Marilou L. Coleman, Walter G. Stonas, Willie J. Cowart, Wenjing Li, Ema C. Olah
  • Publication number: 20170178361
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods of assessing a histologically stained specimen based on a determined color signature of a region of interest of the specimen. Such assessments may be performed for a variety of purposes including but not limited to assessing the quality of the histological stain, as part of identifying one or more biologically relevant features of the image, as part of differentiating one feature of the image from other features of the image, identifying an anomalous area of the stained specimen, classifying cells of the specimen, etc. Also provided are systems configured for performing the disclosed methods and computer readable medium storing instructions for performing steps of the disclosed methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Svitlana Y. Berezhna, Rene Nieves Alicea, Marilou L. Coleman, Walter G. Stonas, Willie J. Cowart, Wenjing Li, Ema C. Ciucurel