Patents by Inventor Stan Mansfield

Stan Mansfield 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).

  • Imaging device for radiation treatment applications
    Patent number: 7657304
    Abstract: A radiotherapy clinical treatment machine is described having a rotatable gantry and an imaging device with articulating robotic arms to provide variable positioning and clearance for radiation treatment applications. According to one aspect of the invention, a first and a second robotic arms are pivotally coupled to the rotatable gantry, allowing the robotic arms to maneuver independently from the rotatable gantry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stan Mansfield, Robert Kopels, Ulrich Martin Graf
  • Gantry mounted stereoscopic imaging system
    Patent number: 7227925
    Abstract: A radiation therapy treatment machine that has a stereoscopic imaging system, which includes a rotatable open gantry on which is placed a first diagnostic radiation source, a first diagnostic imager, and a therapeutic radiation source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stan Mansfield, Marcel Marc
  • Imaging device for radiation treatment applications
    Publication number: 20040068169
    Abstract: A radiotherapy clinical treatment machine is described having a rotatable gantry and an imaging device with articulating robotic arms to provide variable positioning and clearance for radiation treatment applications. According to one aspect of the invention, a first and a second robotic arms are pivotally coupled to the rotatable gantry, allowing the robotic arms to maneuver independently from the rotatable gantry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Stan Mansfield, Robert Kopels, Ulrich Martin Graf