Patents by Inventor Ulrich Martin Graf

Ulrich Martin Graf 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
  • Radiotherapy apparatus equipped with an articulable gantry for positioning an imaging unit
    Patent number: 6888919
    Abstract: An apparatus including a first radiation source attached to a first gantry, at least one second radiation source, a second gantry that is rotatable; and an imager attached to an articulable end of the second gantry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ulrich Martin Graf
  • 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
  • Radiotherapy apparatus equipped with an articulable gantry for positioning an imaging unit
    Publication number: 20040024300
    Abstract: An apparatus including a first radiation source attached to a first gantry, at least one second radiation source, a second gantry that is rotatable; and an imager attached to an articulable end of the second gantry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventor: Ulrich Martin Graf