Patents by Inventor Eric Nicholas Stepanovich

Eric Nicholas Stepanovich 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 apparatus for aligning an X-ray source and detector at various source to image distances
    Patent number: 6935779
    Abstract: A digital radiographic imaging system includes an offset table for determining mechanical and structural offsets which would, if not corrected, misalign the source and detector during use. The method can correct for inaccuracies in mechanical linkages, examination rooms and other mounting structures, and “drift” induced during use of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: John Jun Zhang, Xianfeng Ni, Eric Nicholas Stepanovich, Renuka Uppaluri, Manfred David Boehm
  • Method and apparatus for aligning an X-ray source and detector at various source to image distances
    Publication number: 20040105526
    Abstract: A digital radiographic imaging system includes an offset table for determining mechanical and structural offsets which would, if not corrected, misalign the source and detector during use. The method can correct for inaccuracies in mechanical linkages, examination rooms and other mounting structures, and “drift” induced during use of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: John Jun Zhang, Xianfeng Ni, Eric Nicholas Stepanovich, Renuka Uppaluri, Manfred David Boehm