Patents by Inventor Brian Patrick Smyth

Brian Patrick Smyth 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).

  • Method and system for X-ray imaging
    Patent number: 7885375
    Abstract: A technique is provided for imaging a field of view using an X-ray source comprising two or more emission points. The two or more emission points may be independently operated. Independent operation of the two or more emission points in performed in accordance with a list of commands that specifies the operation of the emission points. The list of commands, in one embodiment, is stored in a sequence buffer. In other embodiments, the list of commands is generated for a given usage, without being stored in a sequence buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bruno Kristiaan Bernard De Man, Daniel David Harrison, Maria Iatrou, Brian Patrick Smyth, Zhye Yin, Samit Kumar Basu, Souma Sengupta, Peter Claudius Sanza
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR X-RAY IMAGING
    Publication number: 20090161816
    Abstract: A technique is provided for imaging a field of view using an X-ray source comprising two or more emission points. The two or more emission points may be independently operated. Independent operation of the two or more emission points in performed in accordance with a list of commands that specifies the operation of the emission points. The list of commands, in one embodiment, is stored in a sequence buffer. In other embodiments, the list of commands is generated for a given usage, without being stored in a sequence buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bruno Kristiaan Bernard De Man, Daniel David Harrison, Maria Iatrou, Brian Patrick Smyth, Zhye Yin, Samit Kumar Basu, Souma Sengupta, Peter Claudius Sanza
  • Method and apparatus for aligning a fourth generation computed tomography system
    Patent number: 7281850
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the alignment of a fourth generation Computed Tomography (CT) system is provided. The method includes receiving X-ray scan data from the CT system, and processing the received X-ray scan data to automatically generate alignment correction information to align the CT system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sripriya Varadharajan, Souma Sengupta, Sanjay Kumar Jha, Brian Patrick Smyth