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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2001
Applicants:
Olivier Gerard, Paris, FR;
Milena Planells-rodriguez, Toulouse Cedex, FR;
Sherif Makram-ebeid, Dampierre, FR;
Pierre Lelong, Mogent sur Marne, FR;
Bert Leo Alfons Verdonck, Retie, BE;
Inventors:
Olivier Gerard, Paris, FR;
Milena Planells-Rodriguez, Toulouse Cedex, FR;
Sherif Makram-Ebeid, Dampierre, FR;
Pierre Lelong, Mogent sur Marne, FR;
Bert Leo Alfons Verdonck, Retie, BE;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for extracting geometrical data from a 2-D digital image of the spine, comprising steps for determining spine outlines, endplates and corners wherein: