Patents Examined by Fani Boosalis
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Patent number: 10737119Abstract: This disclosure is related to an apparatus and method for commissioning or performing a quality assurance (QA) verification of a radiation therapy (RT) device. The device may comprise: (a) a motorised water phantom; (b) a RT controller configured for obtaining operation parameters of fields, and causing the RT device to emit a beam according to said operations parameters; (c) a QA controller having a memory for storing a measurements plan, the measurements plan including data defining a sequence of fields, and d) a reference radiation detector adapted and positioned for intercepting said radiation beam and for measuring the dose rate of said radiation beam. The reference radiation detector may be substantially transparent to the radiation beam. The QA controller may include an acquisition interface for acquiring and storing the dose rate from the reference radiation detector.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Ion Beam Applications S.A.Inventors: Salih Arican, Christian Vogel
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Patent number: 10732396Abstract: In one aspect an imaging system includes: an illumination system including an array of light sources; an optical system including one or more lens arrays, each of the lens arrays including an array of lenses, each of the lenses in each of the one or more lens arrays in alignment with a corresponding set of light sources of the array of light sources; an imaging system including an array of image sensors, each of the image sensors in alignment with a corresponding lens or set of lenses of the one or more lens arrays, each of the image sensors configured to acquire image data based on the light received from the corresponding lens or set of lenses; a plate receiver system capable of receiving a multi-well plate including an array of wells, the plate receiver system configured to align each of the wells with a corresponding one of the image sensors; and a controller configured to control the illumination of the light sources and the acquisition of image data by the image sensors, the controller further configureType: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Jinho Kim, Changhuei Yang
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Patent number: 10732308Abstract: A radiation detection device includes: a radiation detection panel; a supporting member that supports the radiation detection panel at a side of a first surface of the supporting member; and a housing that accommodates the radiation detection panel and the supporting member, and the supporting member has one or more concave portions at the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Shinsuke Noguchi, Masateru Tateishi, Hisatsugu Horiuchi
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Patent number: 10712292Abstract: A method and a system for scanning an elongate structure. A scan of the elongate structure with a fluid in a cavity of the elongate structure is received. The scan is generated by a scanner using an x-ray beam. Data in the scan is filtered to remove a portion of the data in the scan attributable to the fluid to form filtered data, enabling detecting an inconsistency on a wall of the elongate structure in the filtered data.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Morteza Safai, Gary Ernest Georgeson
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Patent number: 10712270Abstract: A digital holographic microscope in which two digital holographic microscopes for detecting a fluorescence image and a phase image, respectively, are combined to be able to three-dimensionally measure a fluorescence image and a phase image at the same time, and perform measurement at a high SN ratio in all the polarization states including random light polarization. A first holographic optical system that, by using laser light, acquires a phase three-dimensional image due to interference light generated by superimposing object light which passes through a sample stage and reference light which does not pass through the sample stage onto each other. A second holographic optical system that, by using fluorescent excitation light, acquires a fluorescence three-dimensional image due to a fluorescence signal light, wherein phase measurement by the first holographic optical system and fluorescence measurement by the second holographic optical system are performed at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: National University Corporation Kobe UniversityInventor: Osamu Matoba
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Patent number: 10709410Abstract: A method of communicating between imaging components of an X-ray imaging system may include determining, by an initiator imaging component, whether a target imaging component is a primary manufacturer imaging component (PMIC). Responsive to the target imaging component not being the PMIC, the method may include generating a communication message including a communication packet according to a packet protocol. Responsive to the target imaging component not being the PMIC, the method may also include sending the communication message to the target imaging component as a secondary manufacturer imaging component. Responsive to the target imaging component being the PMIC, the method may include generating a message including a header packet and one or more data packets according to a message protocol. Responsive to the target imaging component being the PMIC, the method may also include sending the message to the target imaging component as the primary manufacturer imaging component.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: VAREX IMAGING CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Meiler, Steven E. Hebeler, Michelle Richmond, Lori Fry
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Patent number: 10709402Abstract: A radiography system includes a radiography apparatus including two radiation detectors and a console that corrects a ratio of pixel values in a region, which corresponds to a soft tissue of a subject and is a corresponding region of radiographic images generated by the two radiation detectors irradiated with radiations having different energy levels, on the basis of correction data corresponding to a body thickness, and derives the bone density of the subject on the basis of a difference between a ratio of pixel values in a region corresponding to a bone tissue of the subject and the corrected ratio of the pixel values.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuya Tsuji
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Radiography system, radiography method, radiography program, and body thickness estimation apparatus
Patent number: 10709401Abstract: Provided are a radiography system, a radiography method, a radiography program, and a body thickness estimation apparatus that can estimate the body thickness of a subject using each of radiographic images generated by irradiation with radiations having different energy levels. A radiography system includes a radiography apparatus including two radiation detectors and a console including an estimation unit that estimates the body thickness of a subject on the basis of the ratio of pixel values in a region, which corresponds to a soft tissue of the subject and is a corresponding region of radiographic images generated by the two radiation detectors irradiated with radiations having different energy levels, and correspondence relationship information in which the ratio and the body thickness are associated with each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Kuwabara, Yasufumi Oda, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa -
Patent number: 10705108Abstract: Sensing systems and methods for sensing a stationary individual. A sensing system may use a first sensor to determine whether a detected thermal signature is associated with a human presence within a space. When the detected thermal signature is not associated with a human presence, the sensing system may repeat the determining whether a detected thermal signature is associated with a human presence. When the detected thermal signature is associated with a human presence, the sensing system may determine whether motion has been detected using a second sensor. In some cases, the first sensor may be a thermal sensor that can detect a human whether the moving or not, and the second sensor may be a motion sensor that only detects motion.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Francois-Christophe Moens, Sean McGuire
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Patent number: 10702222Abstract: The present invention discloses a cage-type CT scanner. The present invention involves reducing the rotation arc of the rotating member and the vibration amplitude of the whole machine by means of reducing the volume and weight of the CT scanner, without reducing the vibration of the CT scanner itself by eliminating eccentric force in transmission via balance correction or by any other means. Moreover, in the present invention, no crawler that realizes mechanical driving is used so as to decrease the parts in the motor's synchronization structure. Such efforts help reduce costs and allow the CT scanner to be suitable for more applications.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Inventors: Xin Gao, Zhi yuan Liang
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Patent number: 10695009Abstract: A system and method of imaging a patient are provided. The system may include an acquisition configured to obtain a PET dataset relating to a target organ of a patient. The system may also include a processing module configured to determine a reference point of the target organ, divide the PET dataset into a plurality of data frames, and determine a motion signal of the target organ based on a plurality of first statistical parameters and a plurality of second statistical parameters. The processing module may further sort the PET dataset into a plurality of bins based on the motion signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: UIH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Tao Feng, Wentao Zhu, Hongdi Li
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Patent number: 10695015Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a radiation imaging system and the like provided with a solid-state imaging device having a structure enabling reduction of linear noise appearing in an integrated image. The solid-state imaging device comprises: L pieces of imaging pixel region arranged along a direction crossing a moving direction of a relative position of the solid-state imaging device; and L pieces of A/D converter provided corresponding to the L pieces of imaging pixel region. Each imaging pixel region includes pixels arranged two-dimensionally to form an M-row by N-column matrix. Any one of the L pieces of A/D converter executes a dummy A/D conversion once or more times after an A/D conversion of an electric signal from a pixel of an m-th row, before an A/D conversion of an electric signal from a pixel of an (m+1)-th row.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Junichi Sawada, Ryuji Kyushima, Haruyoshi Okada, Kazuki Fujita, Harumichi Mori
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Patent number: 10696225Abstract: The light deflection device is configured to switch a first reflection position and a second reflection position in at least some region of the reflection part. The first reflection position is a position at which the light irradiated by the irradiation optical system is to be reflected toward the projection optical system so as to be effectively used as a part of a desired light distribution pattern. The second reflection position is a position at which the light irradiated by the irradiation optical system is to be reflected so as not to be effectively used. The detection unit is arranged at a position at which the light reflected at the second reflection position by the light deflection device can be detected.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Takayuki Yagi
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Patent number: 10684381Abstract: A radiation detection device includes: a radiation detection panel; a support member that supports the radiation detection panel; and a housing in which the radiation detection panel and the support member are housed, the housing includes a first housing portion, a second housing portion that supports the support member, and an intermediate member that is disposed between the first housing portion and the second housing portion and that has lower rigidity than the first housing portion, and a peripheral portion of the housing is formed by the first housing portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Masateru Tateishi, Shinsuke Noguchi
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Patent number: 10684199Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an improved method for distinguishing tissue from an embedding medium, such as paraffin in a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sample. The method involves the use of fluorescence of naturally-occurring species in tissue to determine the location of the tissue in the embedded sample. An embedded sample is generally excited by light of a selected wavelength, and the fluorescence emission at an emitted wavelength is used to locate the boundary or location of the tissue in the embedded sample.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kyle Schleifer, Kristin Briana Bernick, Adrienne Mccampbell, Nicholas M Sampas, Victor Lim
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Patent number: 10674979Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile C-arm system (C1), at least comprising at least three wheels, at least two wheels each having an electric motor, wherein the electric motor has a stator (S) and a rotor (R), the stator (S) being connected to a wheel suspension (T) of the wheel and the rotor (R) being surrounded peripherally by a running wheel (L).Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbHInventors: Jens Fehre, Alexander Gemmel, Andreas Limmer, Ralf Nanke
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Patent number: 10667781Abstract: A CT system includes a rotatable gantry having an opening to receive an object to be scanned, a high-voltage generator, an x-ray tube positioned on the gantry to generate x-rays through the opening, and a pixelated detector positioned on the gantry to receive the x-rays. The system includes a computer programmed to cause the x-ray tube to generate x-rays, at a given high-voltage generator voltage (kV), toward a sub-set of detector pixels when no object is present within the opening, measure an output of the sub-set of detector pixels for a given number of views during the x-ray generation and for a total integration time, and determine a calibration factor based on the measured output and based on a generator feedback current measured during the total integration time.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: FMI Medical Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Abdelaziz Ikhlef, Hongbin Guo
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Patent number: 10667697Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and a method to identify orthostatic hypotension and postural-orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. One system includes a head-mounted device configured to measure photoplethysmographic signal (PPG signal) at a region on a user's head, and a head-mounted camera configured to capture images indicative of the user's posture. Additionally, the system includes a computer that calculates systolic and diastolic blood pressure values based on the PPG signal, and identifies orthostatic hypotension based on a drop of systolic blood pressure below a first threshold, and/or a drop of diastolic blood pressure below a second threshold, within a predetermined duration from a transition in the posture from supine to sitting posture, or from sitting to standing posture.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Facense Ltd.Inventors: Ori Tzvieli, Ari M Frank, Arie Tzvieli, Gil Thieberger
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Patent number: 10666880Abstract: An infrared camera assembly for a vehicle. The assembly includes: a vehicle component having a front surface; a shutterless far-infrared (FIR) camera mounted within the vehicle component, wherein the shutterless FIR camera is utilized to output at least one thermal video stream processed by the autonomous vehicle system; and a protective window disposed on at least a portion of the front surface of the vehicle component, where the protective window is positioned to be aligned with a lens of the FIR camera, so as to allow the shutterless FIR camera to capture images therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Adasky, Ltd.Inventors: Oleg Kuybeda, Vitaly Kuperman
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Patent number: 10660590Abstract: An arrangement includes a tablet computer unit having a tablet computer and a first connection unit and a gantry of a medical imaging device having a casing and a second connection unit. In at least one embodiment, the casing has a recess, in which the tablet computer unit can be positively mounted. Further, the second connection unit is arranged in a region of the recess such that, via the first connection unit and the second connection unit, a connection can be formed, which counteracts removal of the tablet computer unit from the recess.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbHInventor: Hans-Juergen Mueller