Patents by Inventor Fince Tendian

Fince Tendian 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).

  • Liquid flow sensor fox x-ray tubes
    Patent number: 7580507
    Abstract: A housing (30) surrounds at least a portion of an x-ray tube (1). A cooling system (32, 32?) supplies a cooling liquid through the housing. The cooling system includes a pump (40, 40?) and a flow sensor system (60, 60?) which measures a pressure difference across the pump. A processor (80, 80?, 82, 82?) determines a cooling fluid flow rate from the pressure difference. A controller (81, 81?, 82, 82?, 107) limits operation of the x-ray tube based on the cooling fluid flow rate and a measured temperature of the cooling fluid to prevent x-ray tube overheating while minimizing cooling time between x-ray tube operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Qing Kelvin Lu, Kevin Charles Kraft, Fince Tendian