Patents by Inventor Mark D. Bedzyk

Mark D. Bedzyk 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: 8389944
    Abstract: A digital radiography detector includes a housing having first and second spaced planar members and four side walls defining a cavity. A radiographic image detector assembly is mounted within the cavity for converting a radiographic image to an electronic radiographic image. The detector assembly includes a detector array mounted on a stiffener. A shock absorbing elastomer assembly is located within the cavity for absorbing shock to the detector array/stiffener in directions perpendicular to and parallel to the detector array/stiffener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley S. Jadrich, Timothy A. Peter, Sreeram Dhurjaty, Jeffery R. Hawver, Mark D. Bedzyk
  • Publication number: 20110272588
    Abstract: A digital radiography detector includes a housing having first and second spaced planar members and four side walls defining a cavity. A radiographic image detector assembly is mounted within the cavity for converting a radiographic image to an electronic radiographic image. The detector assembly includes a detector array mounted on a stiffener. A shock absorbing elastomer assembly is located within the cavity for absorbing shock to the detector array/stiffener in directions perpendicular to and parallel to the detector array/stiffener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Bradley S. Jadrich, Timothy A. Peter, Sreeram Dhurjaty, Jeffery R. Hawver, Mark D. Bedzyk
  • Patent number: 7989773
    Abstract: A digital radiography detector includes a housing and a radiographic image detector assembly. The housing has a first and second spaced planar members and four side walls defining a cavity. The radiographic image detector assembly is mounted within the cavity for converting a radiographic image to an electronic radiographic image. The detector assembly includes a scintillator screen and a detector array, and the detector assembly is bonded to the first planar member of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley S. Jadrich, Timothy A. Peter, Sreeram Dhurjaty, Jeffery R. Hawver, Mark D. Bedzyk
  • Patent number: 7842928
    Abstract: A digital radiography detector includes a housing and a radiographic image detector assembly. The housing has a first and second spaced planar members and four side walls defining a cavity. The radiographic image detector assembly is mounted within the cavity for converting a radiographic image to an electronic radiographic image. The detector assembly includes a scintillator screen and a detector array, and the detector assembly is bonded to the first planar member of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley S. Jadrich, Mark D. Bedzyk
  • Publication number: 20100158197
    Abstract: A digital radiography detector includes a housing and a radiographic image detector assembly. The housing has a first and second spaced planar members and four side walls defining a cavity. The radiographic image detector assembly is mounted within the cavity for converting a radiographic image to an electronic radiographic image. The detector assembly includes a scintillator screen and a detector array, and the detector assembly is bonded to the first planar member of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Bradley S. Jadrich, Timothy A. Peter, Sreeram Dhurjaty, Jeffery R. Hawver, Mark D. Bedzyk
  • Patent number: 7615731
    Abstract: A photosensor array includes data and scan lines (124, 148), circuitry of each data line/scan line pair formed in a backplane (110) on a substrate (102). On a first electrode scan line (148) a switching element (112) responds to a scan signal, connecting a first terminal (106) to a second terminal (108). A front plane (120) has sensing elements (122) indicating a measure of a received stimulus and including a charge collection electrode (130). An insulating layer (140) disposed between the backplane (110) and the front plane (120) contains at least a first via (136) connecting the first terminal (108) of the switching element (112) in the backplane (110) to a charge collection electrode (130) of the sensing element (122) in the front plane (120). A second via (126) connects between the second terminal (108) of the switching element (112) and the data line (124).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory N. Heiler, Timothy J. Tredwell, Mark D. Bedzyk, Roger S. Kerr, Yuriy Vygranenko, Denis Striakhilev, Yongtaek Hong, Jackson C. S. Lai, Arokia Nathan
  • Publication number: 20090122959
    Abstract: A digital radiography detector includes a housing and a radiographic image detector assembly. The housing has a first and second spaced planar members and four side walls defining a cavity. The radiographic image detector assembly is mounted within the cavity for converting a radiographic image to an electronic radiographic image. The detector assembly includes a scintillator screen and a detector array, and the detector assembly is bonded to the first planar member of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Bradley S. Jadrich, Timothy A. Peter, Sreeram Dhurjaty, Jeffery R. Hawver, Mark D. Bedzyk
  • Patent number: 7495226
    Abstract: A digital radiography detector includes a housing having first and second spaced planar members and four side walls defining a cavity. A radiographic image detector assembly is mounted within the cavity for converting a radiographic image to an electronic radiographic image. The detector assembly includes a detector array mounted on a stiffener. A shock absorbing elastomer assembly is located within the cavity for absorbing shock to the detector array/stiffener in directions perpendicular to and parallel to the detector array/stiffener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley S. Jadrich, Timothy A. Peter, Sreeram Dhurjaty, Jeffery R. Hawver, Mark D. Bedzyk
  • Patent number: 7418079
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for delivering therapeutic radiation (112) to a radiotherapy target (119) in a patient (114) includes a diagnostic X-ray source (124, 125) connected to a treatment couch (116), facing a first side of the patient. An imaging device (118) is connected to the treatment couch facing a second side of the patient. The diagnostic X-ray source and the imaging device move in lockstep with movement of the treatment couch. The patient is in a fixed position relative to the treatment couch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay S. Schildkraut, Mark D. Bedzyk, Shoupu Chen, Timothy J. Wojcik
  • Patent number: 7367733
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting a sheet recording medium (12) has an entrance drive roller (16) paired with a corresponding entrance pressure roller (18) to form an entrance nip (14) for transporting the sheet recording medium (12) into a scanning section (20) between the entrance nip (14) and an exit nip (24). The exit nip (24) is formed by an exit drive roller (26) with a corresponding exit pressure roller (28) for transporting the recording medium (12) out from the scanning section (20). At each end of the entrance pressure roller (18), an entrance pressure roller actuation arm (120) actuates the entrance pressure roller (18) to exert variable force against the entrance drive roller (16). At each end of the exit pressure roller (28), an exit pressure roller actuation arm (130) actuates the exit pressure roller (28) to exert variable force against the exit drive roller (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Bedzyk, Jeffrey R. Hawver
  • Publication number: 20080067324
    Abstract: A photosensor array includes data and scan lines (124, 148), circuitry of each data line/scan line pair formed in a backplane (110) on a substrate (102). On a first electrode scan line (148) a switching element (112) responds to a scan signal, connecting a first terminal (106) to a second terminal (108). A front plane (120) has sensing elements (122) indicating a measure of a received stimulus and including a charge collection electrode (130). An insulating layer (140) disposed between the backplane (110) and the front plane (120) contains at least a first via (136) connecting the first terminal (108) of the switching element (112) in the backplane (110) to a charge collection electrode (130) of the sensing element (122) in the front plane (120). A second via (126) connects between the second terminal (108) of the switching element (112) and the data line (124).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Gregory N. Heiler, Timothy J. Tredwell, Mark D. Bedzyk, Roger S. Kerr, Yuriy Vygranenko, Denis Striakhilev, Yongtaek Hong, Jackson C. S. Lai, Arokia Nathan
  • Patent number: 7303345
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording an image onto a sheet medium (12) has an entrance drive roller (16) paired with a corresponding entrance pressure roller (18) to form an entrance nip (14) for transporting the sheet medium into an image recording section (20). The image recording section has a write head (56) for recording onto a portion of the sheet medium being transported between the entrance nip (14) and exit nip (24). The exit nip is formed by a drive roller (26) paired with a corresponding exit pressure roller (28) for transporting the sheet medium out from the image recording section. A motor (60) provides rotary motion to a pinion roller (40) mechanically coupled to the entrance and exit drive rollers (16, 26). A loading mechanism provides a loading force to nest the pinion roller into rotational contact against a portion of the entrance and exit drive rollers (16, 26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Bedzyk, Jeffery R. Hawver
  • Publication number: 20070272873
    Abstract: A digital radiography detector includes a housing having first and second spaced planar members and four side walls defining a cavity. A radiographic image detector assembly is mounted within the cavity for converting a radiographic image to an electronic radiographic image. The detector assembly includes a detector array mounted on a stiffener. A shock absorbing elastomer assembly is located within the cavity for absorbing shock to the detector array/stiffener in directions perpendicular to and parallel to the detector array/stiffener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Bradley S. Jadrich, Timothy A. Peter, Sreeram Dhurjaty, Jeffery R. Hawver, Mark D. Bedzyk
  • Patent number: 7244072
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording an image onto a sheet medium (12) has an entrance nip (14) for transporting the sheet medium (12) into an image recording section (20). A write head (56) records onto a portion of the sheet medium (12) between the entrance nip (14) and exit nip (24). The exit nip (24) is formed by a drive roller (26) paired with a corresponding exit pressure roller (28). A motor (60) provides rotary motion to either the entrance drive roller (16) or the exit drive roller (26). A coupling apparatus (54) has a coupling roller (36) and a loading mechanism providing a loading force to nest the coupling roller (36) into continuous rotational contact against the entrance and exit drive rollers (16,26), whereby rotation is transferred between the exit drive roller (26) and the entrance drive roller (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Jeffery R. Hawver, Mark D. Bedzyk, Scott C. Milton
  • Patent number: 7009786
    Abstract: A positioning device disposes an optical component with respect to an optical axis. The positioning device has a lens carrier (14) for housing the lens (18) or other optical component, a mount (12) supporting the lens carrier along the optical axis, the lens carrier movable within the mount in at least one direction. An extended member is coupled to the lens carrier for setting the position of the carrier within the mount. A movable cam urges the extended member to effect movement in the at least one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Mark D. Bedzyk
  • Patent number: 6811938
    Abstract: A method of aligning a substrate for use in manufacture of OLED displays with a laser which produces a beam that causes the transfer of organic material from a donor element to the substrate, including providing at least one fiducial mark on the substrate; positioning the substrate relative to the laser and providing relative movement between the substrate and the laser and the laser beam until the laser beam impinges upon the fiducial mark; and detecting when the laser beam impinges upon the fiducial mark and determining the position and orientation of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Lee W. Tutt, Mark D. Bedzyk
  • Publication number: 20040206307
    Abstract: Making an OLED device, in a controlled environment, includes positioning a substrate having an electrode in a first station and coating one or more first organic layer(s); using a robot to grasp and remove the substrate from the first station and positioning the coated substrate into a second station, with a donor element that includes emissive organic material; applying radiation to selectively transfer organic material from the donor element to the substrate to form an emissive layer; forming a second electrode in a third station; and controlling the atmosphere in the stations so that the water vapor partial pressure is less than 1 torr but greater than 0 torr, or the oxygen partial pressure is less than 1 torr but greater than 0 torr, or both the water vapor partial pressure and the oxygen partial pressure are respectively less than 1 torr but greater than 0 torr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael L. Boroson, Bradley A. Phillips, David B. Kay, Andrea S. Rivers, Mark D. Bedzyk, Lee W. Tutt, Myron W. Culver, Giana M. Phelan
  • Patent number: 6777025
    Abstract: A method for tensioning unrolled donor substrate to facilitate transfer of organic material to form a layer on the unrolled donor substrate, comprising the steps of: delivering of a portion of the unrolled donor substrate from a roll to a frame disposed in an organic coating chamber, such frame defining an aperture; engaging the unrolled donor substrate and tensioning such material using a first clamp assembly associated with the frame; coating the tensioned donor substrate with an organic layer in the organic coating chamber; and cutting the unrolled tensioned portion of donor substrate into a sheet before or after it has been coated with organic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Mark D. Bedzyk
  • Publication number: 20040123940
    Abstract: A method for tensioning unrolled donor substrate to facilitate transfer of organic material to form a layer on the unrolled donor substrate, comprising the steps of: delivering of a portion of the unrolled donor substrate from a roll to a frame disposed in an organic coating chamber, such frame defining an aperture; engaging the unrolled donor substrate and tensioning such material using a first clamp assembly associated with the frame; coating the tensioned donor substrate with an organic layer in the organic coating chamber; and cutting the unrolled tensioned portion of donor substrate into a sheet before or after it has been coated with organic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Mark D. Bedzyk
  • Publication number: 20040048173
    Abstract: A method of aligning a substrate for use in manufacture of OLED displays with a laser which produces a beam that causes the transfer of organic material from a donor element to the substrate, including providing at least one fiducial mark on the substrate; positioning the substrate relative to the laser and providing relative movement between the substrate and the laser and the laser beam until the laser beam impinges upon the fiducial mark; and detecting when the laser beam impinges upon the fiducial mark and determining the position and orientation of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Lee W. Tutt, Mark D. Bedzyk