Patents by Inventor Kim S. Luckner

Kim S. Luckner 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).

  • Patent number: 5960054
    Abstract: A gantry (A) has a bore defining a first patient examination region (12). A first x-ray source (B) is mounted to a frame (C) for rotation around the examination region (12). An arc of first radiation detectors (14) detects x-rays which have traversed the examination region. A first image reconstruction processor (18) reconstructs a tomographic image representation from signals generated by the first radiation detectors. An angiographic device (D) is positioned remote from the gantry along a longitudinal axis (25) for generating and displaying angiographic image representations on a display monitor (46). A second examination region is defined along the longitudinal axis (25) between a second x-ray source (36) and an image intensifier tube (38). A second processor (44) reconstructs the angiographic projection image representations from signals generated by the image intensifier tube (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Picker International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Freeman, John J. Barni, David W. Hoffmeyer, Donald E. Negrelli, Kim S. Luckner, Joseph S. Deucher