Patents by Inventor Rudolf E. Prechter

Rudolf E. Prechter 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: 5039057
    Abstract: An earthquake resistant, roller-supported, modular, isocentric gantry for supporting and rotating a radiation beam transport and delivery system on an axis of rotation around a stationary patient so as to precisely deliver a treatment beam to a predetermined target isocenter within the patient from several different angles during patient treatment. The gantry is formed of three primary building blocks: a conical inner support structure, an outer segmented, modular truss structure and a ladder truss which may be assembled in the field to form an isocentric gantry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Loma Linda University Medical Center
    Inventors: Rudolf E. Prechter, Benjamin A. Prichard, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4917344
    Abstract: An earthquake resistant, roller-supported, modular, isocentric gantry for supporting and rotating a radiation beam transport and delivery system on an axis of rotation around a stationary patient so as to precisely deliver a treatment beam to a predetermined target isocenter within the patient from several different angles during patient treatment. The gantry is formed of three primary building blocks: a conical inner support structure, an outer segmented, modular truss structure and a ladder truss which may be assembled in the field to form an isocentric gantry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1990
    Assignee: Loma Linda University Medical Center
    Inventors: Rudolf E. Prechter, Benjamin A. Prichard, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4905267
    Abstract: A whole-body patient positioning and repositioning support for fixedly securing a patient in an original position during radiation treatment and for repositioning the patient to the same original position for subsequent radiation treatments. The support includes a foamed-in-place mold within a disposable plastic shell carrying a grid of radio-opaque members for generating a patient registration grid on X-rays for use in the evaluation and adjusting of the position of the patient to the original position using a sheet or straps between the patient and the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Loma Linda University Medical Center
    Inventors: Daniel W. Miller, Thomas M. Potts, Rudolf E. Prechter, Benjamin A. Prichard, Jr., James M. Slater