Patents by Inventor Zhuokai Zhao

Zhuokai Zhao 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 and method for assisted patient positioning
    Patent number: 10783655
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a medical image includes obtaining, via a camera, at least one surface image of a patient. A pose of the patient is determined from the at least one surface image of the patient using at least one spatial information module. The patient is positioned, via a moveable bed, to an imaging start position and a medical image of the patient is obtained using a medical imaging modality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Zhuokai Zhao, Yao-jen Chang, Ruhan Sa, Kai Ma, Jianping Wang, Vivek Kumar Singh, Terrence Chen, Andreas Wimmer, Birgi Tamersoy
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTED PATIENT POSITIONING
    Publication number: 20190318497
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a medical image includes obtaining, via a camera, at least one surface image of a patient. A pose of the patient is determined from the at least one surface image of the patient using at least one spatial information module. The patient is positioned, via a moveable bed, to an imaging start position and a medical image of the patient is obtained using a medical imaging modality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Zhuokai Zhao, Yao-jen Chang, Ruhan Sa, Kai Ma, Jianping Wang, Vivek Kumar Singh, Terrence Chen, Andreas Wimmer, Birgi Tamersoy