Inventor

Serge Muller

Inventor

Guyancourt, FR

Overview

1996–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 68 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis42%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general30%

G21KHandling of particles or ionising radiation not otherwise provided for5%

G16HHealthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data4%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties3%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television3%

B25JManipulators2%

G06KGraphical data reading2%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding2%

A61NElectrotherapy1%

PatentTitleYear

10,824,892System and method for imaging an object via pre-shot processing2020 10,755,454Clinical task-based processing of images2020 10,699,405System and method for DXA tomo-based finite element analysis of bones2020 10,674,984Breast imaging system giving feedback information to the patient and method using thereof2020 10,631,807Method and apparatus for contrast-enhanced spectral mammography programmed sequences2020 10,629,305Methods and apparatus for self-learning clinical decision support2020 10,485,502System and method for assessing muscle function of a patient2019 10,430,984Fused slice or cine-loop image for multi-mode DBT acquisitions2019 10,398,397Contrast-enhanced X-ray image guided biopsy system and method2019 10,368,822Iterative X-ray imaging optimization method and system2019 10,070,835X-ray imaging method and apparatus using positioning assemblies having multiple degrees of freedom2018 10,032,294Method and system for obtaining low dose tomosynthesis and material decomposition images2018 10,004,470Breast imaging system giving feedback information to the patient and method using thereof2018 9,795,361'Device for assisting with the handling of an instrument or tool'2017 9,468,411'Compact mechanism for moving a compression paddle'2016 9,451,924'Single screen multi-modality imaging displays'2016 9,364,190'Compact mammograph and associated mammography process'2016 9,265,587'Method for determining an insertion trajectory of a tool in a deformable tissular matrix and robotic system executing the method'2016 8,958,527'Method for acquiring morphology of a breast'2015 8,920,028'Test phantom for tomographic imaging and notably for breast tomosynthesis'2014 8,867,700'Method for estimating and correcting scattering in mammography'2014 8,798,348'Method for processing images obtained by tomosynthesis and associated device'2014 8,649,479'System and method for breast imaging using X-ray computed tomography'2014 8,536,537'Adjustable medical imaging device'2013 8,335,809'Procedure for deriving a three-dimensional digital mask starting from a series of two-dimensional masks, plus a device for doing this'2012 8,184,892'Method and apparatus for tomosynthesis projection imaging for detection of radiological signs'2012 8,165,379'Method of processing radiological images, and, in particular, mammographic images'2012 8,160,346'Methods and apparatuses for correcting a mammogram with an implant, and for segmenting an implant'2012 8,126,226'System and method to generate a selected visualization of a radiological image of an imaged subject'2012 8,041,094'Method for the three-dimensional viewing of tomosynthesis images in mammography'2011 8,036,442'Method for the processing of radiological images for a detection of radiological signs'2011 7,974,455'Method and apparatus for tomosynthesis projection imaging for detection of radiological signs'2011 D0639960'Mobile biopsy positioner'2011 7,881,513'Method for the processing of radiology images for a detection of opacities'2011 7,853,064'Method for the processing of radiological images in tomosynthesis for a detection of radiological signs'2010 7,693,254'X-ray device and image-processing method'2010 7,656,994'Tomographic mammography method'2010 7,634,050'Mammography devices'2009 7,630,534'Method for radiological image processing'2009 7,548,640'Method and apparatus for calibration and correction of gray levels in images'2009 7,466,795'Tomographic mammography method'2008 7,298,884'Method and apparatus for classification of pixels in medical imaging'2007 7,289,654'Automatic scoring in digital radiology, particularly in mammography'2007 7,248,727'Method and apparatus for displaying images of an object'2007 7,133,490'Radiological imaging device, method and program of control associated with the device'2006 7,110,490'Full field digital tomosynthesis method and apparatus'2006 7,092,490'Filter system for radiological imaging'2006 7,046,860'Method for simultaneous body part display'2006 7,035,450'Method for locating an element of interest contained in a three-dimensional object, in particular during a stereotactic investigation in the X-ray examination of the breast'2006 6,928,139'Method and device for sampling tissue during a radiological examination'2005 6,848,826'Mammography apparatus and method'2005 6,845,146'Mammography apparatus and method'2005 6,788,764'Adjustable collimator and method'2004 6,771,738'Method and apparatus for obtaining an image by radiography with an anti-scatter grid'2004 6,748,047'Scatter correction method for non-stationary X-ray acquisitions'2004 6,718,056'Method of automatic determination of the contrast and brightness of a digital radiographic image'2004 6,714,621'Method and apparatus for radiological examination by injection of a contrast medium'2004 6,687,331'Method and device for making radiographic images'2004 6,652,142'Method of calibration for reconstructing three-dimensional models from images obtained by tomograpy'2003 6,633,626'Methods and apparatus for correcting scatter'2003 6,633,661'Method of compensation for the thickness of an organ'2003 6,542,628'Method for detection of elements of interest in a digital radiographic image'2003 6,535,577'Method and apparatus for radiographic imaging having an antidiffusion grid'2003 6,480,566'Method and apparatus for mammography'2002 6,415,015'Method and system of compensation of thickness of an organ'2002 6,304,632'Method and apparatus for radiography having an antiscatter grid'2001 5,544,219'Procedure for automatic position-finding of points of interest during a mammography examination using stereotactic technique'1996 5,539,797'Method and apparatus for digital stereotaxic mammography'1996

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1996–2006Patents assigned to GE MEDICAL SYST SA (9)· patent assignee history

1996–2018Based in Guyancourt, FR· patent location history

2002–2009Patents assigned to GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC (16)· patent assignee history

2003–2020Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (43)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to MULLER SERGE (10)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to MULLER SERGE LOUIS WILFRID (6)· patent assignee history

2013–2020Based in Buc, FR· patent location history

2019Based in Yvelines, FR· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	43	2003–2020
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC	16	2002–2009
MULLER SERGEself	10	2012–2016
GE MEDICAL SYST SA	9	1996–2006
MULLER SERGE LOUIS WILFRIDself	6	2012–2017

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Guyancourt, FR	54	1996–2018
Buc, FR	13	2013–2020
Yvelines, FR	1	2019