Patents by Inventor THOMAS PRENN

THOMAS PRENN 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: 11609189
    Abstract: CT scanner comprising a scanning conveyor (9) mounted on a supporting structure and configured to move an object (3) for CT examination forward through a scanning area (8), an input conveyor (10) configured to convey the object until the scanning chamber (2), and an output conveyor (11) configured to convey an object (3) out of the scanning chamber (2), wherein the input conveyor (10), the scanning conveyor (9) and the output conveyor (11) are configured to move forward the object (3) placed on a supporting unit (19) mechanically detached therefore, and wherein the scanning conveyor (9) is configured to rotate the supporting unit (19) and the object (3) on themselves as they travel through the scanning area (8). The input conveyor (10) and the output conveyor (11) are fitted with shields configured in such a way as to intercept all x-rays emitted from the scanning area (8) which escape from the scanning chamber (2) towards the conveyors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: BIOMETIC S.R.L.
    Inventors: Thomas Prenn, Enrico Ursella
  • Publication number: 20210389260
    Abstract: CT scanner comprising a scanning conveyor (9) mounted on a supporting structure and configured to move an object (3) for CT examination forward through a scanning area (8), an input conveyor (10) configured to convey the object until the scanning chamber (2), and an output conveyor (11) configured to convey an object (3) out of the scanning chamber (2), wherein the input conveyor (10), the scanning conveyor (9) and the output conveyor (11) are configured to move forward the object (3) placed on a supporting unit (19) mechanically detached therefore, and wherein the scanning conveyor (9) is configured to rotate the supporting unit (19) and the object (3) on themselves as they travel through the scanning area (8). The input conveyor (10) and the output conveyor (11) are fitted with shields configured in such a way as to intercept all x-rays emitted from the scanning area (8) which escape from the scanning chamber (2) towards the conveyors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: THOMAS PRENN, ENRICO URSELLA