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Spiral MR imaging with off-resonance artefact correction
9 Jan 24
The invention relates to a method of MR imaging of an object (10) positioned in an examination volume of a MR device (1).
Peter Boernert, Karsten Sommer, Christophe Michael Jean Schulke, Johan Samuel Van Den Brink
Filed: 3 Jun 20
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System for multi-perspective discourse within a dialog
9 Jan 24
Techniques are described for training and/or utilizing sub-agent machine learning models to generate candidate dialog responses.
Vivek Varma Datla, Sheikh Sadid Al Hasan, Aaditya Prakash, Oladimeji Feyisetan Farri, Tilak Raj Arora, Junyi Liu, Ashequl Qadir
Filed: 16 Jan 20
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Processing medical images
9 Jan 24
The invention discloses an apparatus (100) for processing a medical image associated with a subject.
Merlijn Sevenster
Filed: 6 Aug 19
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System for performing ambient light image correction
9 Jan 24
There is provided a system (100) comprising a light source (110), an imaging unit (120) configured to capture a plurality of images of an subject, wherein each of the plurality of images is captured at an exposure time shorter than the wave period of the pulsed illumination, wherein the pulse frequency of the illumination is not a multiple integral of the frame rate at which the images are captured, and wherein a total time during which the plurality of images is captured is at least half of the wave period of the pulsed illumination, and a control unit (130) configured to: obtain a predetermined number n of candidate images, generate a sorted list of pixels by sorting respective pixels, apply a set of weights to the respective sorted list of pixels, and generate an estimated ambient light corrected image based on the plurality of weighted and sorted lists of pixels.
Erik Gosuinus Petrus Schuijers, Jonathan Alambra Palero, Yannyk Parulian Julian Bourquin
Filed: 15 Dec 20
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Parametric stereo upmix apparatus, a parametric stereo decoder, a parametric stereo downmix apparatus, a parametric stereo encoder
9 Jan 24
A parametric stereo upmix method for generating a left signal and a right signal from a mono downmix signal based on spatial parameters includes predicting a difference signal comprising a difference between the left signal and the right signal based on the mono downmix signal scaled with a prediction coefficient.
Erik G. P. Schuijers
Filed: 19 May 21
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Cooking device and method of cooking food item based on predicting food core temperature
2 Jan 24
The invention provides a cooking device comprising a heating chamber (10), a heating element (12) for heating a cooking medium in the heating chamber, a temperature sensor (14) for monitoring a temperature of the cooking medium over time, and a mass sensor (16) for monitoring a mass of a food item to be cooked in the heating chamber over time.
Qing Li, Bin Yin
Filed: 27 May 15
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Optical shape sensing device with integrated force sensing region and tip integration
2 Jan 24
An optical shape sensing device includes an elongated outer body with flexible tubing configured to maneuver through a passage; a multicore optical fiber extending through the elongated outer body, and enabling shape sensing by tracking deformation of the multicore optical fiber along a length of the multicore optical fiber; a termination piece attached to a distal tip of the multicore optical fiber, the termination piece having a distal tip; and a force sensing region integrated with the elongated outer body and configured to enable determining of an axial force exerted on a distal end of the elongated outer body.
Torre Michelle Bydlon, Alexandru Patriciu, Marcin Arkadiusz Balicki
Filed: 23 Apr 19
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Acoustically transparent window for intraluminal ultrasound imaging device
2 Jan 24
An intraluminal ultrasound imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient.
Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Hakkens, Lucas Johannes Anna Maria Beckers, Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp, Peter Dirksen, Petrus Henricus Maria Timmermans, Sergei Y. Shulepov, Hans-Peter Loebl
Filed: 28 Jun 19
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Registration of x-ray and ultrasound images
2 Jan 24
An image registration system (111) for registering a live stream of ultrasound images (112) of a beamforming ultrasound probe (113) with an X-ray image (114) is described.
Niels Nijhof, Jr., Godefridus Antonius Harks
Filed: 20 Jul 18
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Force sensed surface scanning systems, devices, controllers and methods
2 Jan 24
A force sensed surface scanning system (20) employs a scanning robot (41) and a surface scanning controller (50).
Grzegorz Andrzej Toporek, Aleksandra Popovic
Filed: 5 Jan 23
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Baby bottle device
2 Jan 24
A baby bottle device (100) is provided which comprises a container (110) with a container volume (115), a teat (120) with a teat volume (125) and a valve unit (200).
Aaldert Geert Zijlstra, Gertrude Riëtte Bakker-Van Der Kamp, Luc Berntsen, Klaas Kooijker, Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi
Filed: 2 Jan 20
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Teat for use with a container for containing a fluid
2 Jan 24
A teat for use with a fluid container comprises a deformable mouthpiece for an infant to suck on during a fluid intake action and an inner core disposed within the mouthpiece.
Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi, Jacob Cornelis Paul Den Dulk, Narasimha Shastri
Filed: 3 Jan 22
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Infant feeding system
2 Jan 24
An infant feeding system for orally feeding a liquid to an infant is provided.
Johanna Wilhelmina Maria Van Kollenburg, Sander Bogers, Berkay Buharali, Peter Lovei
Filed: 22 Mar 22
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Patient interface device with a frame assembly having a double-Y supporting structure
2 Jan 24
A patient interface device is includes a cushion and a frame assembly coupled to the cushion, the frame assembly including a main frame member and a stiffening structure coupled to the main frame member, the stiffening structure having a main arm, a first Y-portion coupled to a first end of the main arm having first and second front branches extending at upward and downward angles, respectively, from the first end of the main arm, and a second Y-portion coupled to a second end of the main arm having first and second rear branches extending at upward and downward angles, respectively, from the second end of the main arm.
Gregory John Jablonski
Filed: 28 Jan 21
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Determining a medical imaging schedule
2 Jan 24
A method (100) is disclosed for determining a medical imaging schedule for a subject receiving treatment at a target site.
Pedro Jorge Da Silva Rodrigues, Vanda Lúcia de Carvalho Vitorino De Almeida, Reinhold Wimberger Friedl
Filed: 13 Mar 19
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Mounting assembly and a hair cutting appliance
2 Jan 24
According to an aspect, there is provided a mounting assembly (12) for a hair cutting appliance, the mounting assembly comprising a head (16) for receiving a cutting unit (14); and a body (18).
Marcus Cornelis Petrelli
Filed: 17 Sep 21
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Spacing comb and hair cutting appliance
2 Jan 24
A spacing comb for a hair cutting appliance.
Luca Iaccarino, Theunis Quaak, Kam Hing Yau, Rob Roetert, Alwin William De Vries
Filed: 3 Feb 22
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Operating a personal care device
2 Jan 24
There is provided a method for operating a personal care device.
Jonathan Alambra Palero, Martin Jurna, Ashoka Sathanur Visweswara, Vincentius Paulus Buil
Filed: 9 Feb 18
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Imprint lithography stamp method of making and using the same
2 Jan 24
Disclosed is a stamp (14) for an imprint lithography process, the stamp comprising an elastomer stamp body including a polysiloxane bulk portion (110) and a patterned surface comprising a feature pattern (16) for imprinting an imprinting composition (12) wherein the elastomer stamp body comprises a basic organic amine in an amount of at least 0.1% by weight based on the total weight of the elastomer stamp body.
Marcus Antonius Verschuuren
Filed: 22 Oct 21
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Imaging system detector clipping-induced bias correction
2 Jan 24
A system (116) includes an unlogger (202) configured to unlog logged data, to produce unlogged clipped data.
Kevin Martin Brown
Filed: 9 Jul 19