Patents by Inventor Jody Garrard

Jody Garrard 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 HUMAN BRAIN IMAGING USING A NUCLEAR MEDICINE CAMERA
    Publication number: 20060261277
    Abstract: In an imaging method, mark positions are defined for one or more detector heads (10, 12) at one or more marked angular orientations (?A, ?B). The mark positions for at least one marked angular orientation (?B) include a tangential offset of at least one detector head. Imaging data are acquired using the one or more detector heads following a conformal trajectory passing through the defined mark positions. The acquired imaging data are reconstructed into a reconstructed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV
    Inventors: Raymond D'AMBROSIO, Jody GARRARD, Moataz KARMALAWY
  • Method and apparatus for a multi-planar imaging system
    Patent number: 6774371
    Abstract: The invention comprises a system and method for multi-planar imaging using a plurality of detectors coupled to an ECDAS. Each of the plurality of detectors is independently positionable and configurable to acquire image data of one or more patients, and is controlled by the ECDAS. The ECDAS operates in at least two modes. A first mode, the ECDAS configures the plurality of detectors to collect image data for a single procedure of a single patient. A second mode, ECDAS configures the plurality of detectors to collect image data of a plurality of patients simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Jody Garrard, Jeffrey Hallett
  • Method and apparatus for a multi-planar imaging system
    Publication number: 20030094577
    Abstract: The invention comprises a system and method for multi-planar imaging using a plurality of detectors coupled to an ECDAS. Each of the plurality of detectors is independently positionable and configurable to acquire image data of one or more patients, and is controlled by the ECDAS. The ECDAS operates in at least two modes. A first mode, the ECDAS configures the plurality of detectors to collect image data for a single procedure of a single patient. A second mode, ECDAS configures the plurality of detectors to collect image data of a plurality of patients simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Jody Garrard, Jeffrey Hallett