Patents by Inventor William Bradley Spath

William Bradley Spath 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).

  • Implant identification system and method
    Patent number: 9031284
    Abstract: Objects implanted in a being are identified by acquiring a first internal medical image of the object from a first perspective; acquiring a second internal medical image of the object from a second perspective different than the first perspective; and receiving descriptive information about the object that is in addition to the first and second internal medical images. The object is identified based on the first internal medical image, the second internal medical image, and the descriptive information; one or more operational characteristics of the object are then determined and transmitted to a remote requestor that provided the first and second internal medical images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: William Bradley Spath
  • IMPLANT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140185865
    Abstract: Objects implanted in a being are identified by acquiring a first internal medical image of the object from a first perspective; acquiring a second internal medical image of the object from a second perspective different than the first perspective; and receiving descriptive information about the object that is in addition to the first and second internal medical images. The object is identified based on the first internal medical image, the second internal medical image, and the descriptive information; one or more operational characteristics of the object are then determined and transmitted to a remote requestor that provided the first and second internal medical images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventor: William Bradley Spath