Patents by Inventor Roger D. Owen

Roger D. Owen 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).

  • Systems and methods for using an intensity-modulated X-ray source
    Patent number: 8781067
    Abstract: The present application is directed toward an X-ray scanning system having a plurality of detectors and a controller, where a) the controller is configured to receive and identify a minimum X-ray transmission level detected by at least one detector, b) the controller compares the minimum X-ray transmission level to at least one predetermined threshold transmission level, and c) based on said comparison, the controller generates an adjustment signal. The present application further comprises an X-ray source, where the X-ray source receives an adjustment signal and is configured to adjust an X-ray pulse duration based on the adjustment signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Willem G. J. Langeveld, William A. Johnson, Roger D. Owen, Russell G. Schonberg
  • Systems and methods for using an intensity-modulated X-ray source
    Patent number: 8437448
    Abstract: The present application is directed toward an X-ray scanning system having a plurality of detectors and a controller, where a) the controller is configured to receive and identify a minimum X-ray transmission level detected by at least one detector, b) the controller compares the minimum X-ray transmission level to at least one predetermined threshold transmission level, and c) based on said comparison, the controller generates an adjustment signal. The present application further comprises an X-ray source, where the X-ray source receives an adjustment signal and is configured to adjust an X-ray pulse duration based on the adjustment signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Willem G. J. Langeveld, William A. Johnson, Roger D. Owen, Russell G. Schonberg
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING AN INTENSITY-MODULATED X-RAY SOURCE
    Publication number: 20120257719
    Abstract: The present application is directed toward an X-ray scanning system having a plurality of detectors and a controller, where a) the controller is configured to receive and identify a minimum X-ray transmission level detected by at least one detector, b) the controller compares the minimum X-ray transmission level to at least one predetermined threshold transmission level, and c) based on said comparison, the controller generates an adjustment signal. The present application further comprises an X-ray source, where the X-ray source receives an adjustment signal and is configured to adjust an X-ray pulse duration based on the adjustment signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Willem G.J. Langeveld, William A. Johnson, Roger D. Owen, Russell G. Schonberg
  • Systems and methods for using an intensity-modulated X-ray source
    Patent number: 8054937
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an X-ray scanning system having a plurality of detectors and a controller, where a) the controller is configured to receive and identify a minimum X-ray transmission level detected by at least one detector, b) the controller compares the minimum X-ray transmission level to at least one predetermined threshold transmission level, and c) based on said comparison, the controller generates an adjustment signal. The present invention further comprises an X-ray source, where the X-ray source receives an adjustment signal and is configured to adjust an X-ray pulse duration based on the adjustment signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Willem G. J. Langeveld, William A. Johnson, Roger D. Owen, Russell G. Schonberg
  • Systems and Methods for Using An Intensity-Modulated X-Ray Source
    Publication number: 20100034355
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an X-ray scanning system having a plurality of detectors and a controller, where a) the controller is configured to receive and identify a minimum X-ray transmission level detected by at least one detector, b) the controller compares the minimum X-ray transmission level to at least one predetermined threshold transmission level, and c) based on said comparison, the controller generates an adjustment signal. The present invention further comprises an X-ray source, where the X-ray source receives an adjustment signal and is configured to adjust an X-ray pulse duration based on the adjustment signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Willem G.J. Langeveld, William A. Johnson, Roger D. Owen, Russell G. Schonberg