Patents Examined by Hugh Maupin
  • Patent number: 12011305
    Abstract: A tube arm assembly is rotatably connected to the floor mounted gantry of a breast imaging system. A support arm connected to the tube arm assembly can be independently rotated and positioned in a first angle, second angle, and a level position. A compression arm is configured to support a breast compression paddle and is linearly positionable on the support arm. Display screens and a sensor are disposed on an upper surface of the compression arm. Based on a signal received from the sensor, a controller is configured to change the read-ready orientation of each arm display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Hologic, Inc.
    Inventors: Caroline Cowles, Timothy N. Wells
  • Patent number: 12007340
    Abstract: The present invention provides an X-ray CT apparatus capable of obtaining a high-quality X-ray CT image by suppressing occurrence of an artifact. The X-ray CT apparatus including an X-ray imaging system including an X-ray irradiation unit and an X-ray detector, a rotating stage disposed between the X-ray irradiation unit and the X-ray detector, a rotation mechanism configured to relatively rotate the X-ray imaging system and the rotating stage about a rotation axis orthogonal to an optical axis of an X-ray that runs from the X-ray irradiation unit to the X-ray detector, and a load mechanism which is set on the stage and applies test force to a test piece includes an angle changing mechanism that tilts a bending tester to change the direction of the test force applied to the test piece by the bending tester from a direction orthogonal to the optical axis of the X-ray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMADZU Techno-Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakayama, Atsuhiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11998762
    Abstract: Some aspects of the disclosure provide a radiation therapy system. The system can include a radiation source configured to emit a radiation therapy beam, a collimator positioned to attenuate at least a periphery of the radiation therapy beam, a radiation fiducial marker configured to be coupled to a patient, and a first radiation detector and a second radiation detector configured to receive the radiation therapy beam after passing through a patient. The system also includes a computer configured to determine a position of the radiation fiducial marker using information from the first detector and the second detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross Berbeco, Yue-Houng Hu
  • Patent number: 11994635
    Abstract: A MEMS nanotube based radiation sensor that is low cost, low power, compact, reliable and is applicable across many fields and a method for fabricating such a sensor are described. Each sensor may be connected to an array of similar but distinct sensors that leverage different materials and nanotube technology to detect radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Zishan Hameed, John Gats, Jin-Woo Han, Meyya Meyyappan
  • Patent number: 11992274
    Abstract: A surgical navigation and planning system is disclosed. The system may include at least one processor, and a storage medium storing programming instructions. The programming instructions may cause the processor to receive patient-specific vertebrae information include at least one image which may be acquired by an X-ray. The system may perform segmentation of objects in the at least one image and automatically select a set of objects for planning an optimal trajectory to a location proximal the vertebrae level. The system may determine boundary dimensions of an interbody implant, a first entry incision location and a first path for the interbody implant from the first entry incision location to the location proximal the vertebrae level. The system may calculate a plurality of clearance distances between the boundary dimensions and the set of objects. The set of objects may include the psoas muscle, Aorta, and/or Vena Cava.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
    Inventors: Rowena O. Vigh, Nikhil Mahendra, Andrew J. Wald
  • Patent number: 11994634
    Abstract: Fiber reinforced aerogel composites, including a transparent composite material that contains an aerogel and fibers embedded into the aerogel and/or bonded to one or more surfaces of the aerogel, and composites that contain an aerogel tile and an assemblage of fibers embedded into the aerogel tile or bonded to the aerogel tile that are useful as Cherenkov radiators for the detection and identification of subatomic particles. Also, methods of making and using the composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Scintilex, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Louis Pegg, Tanja Horn
  • Patent number: 11994427
    Abstract: A light detection and measurement device comprises a silicon photomultiplier, at least one thermoelectric cooler thermally coupled to the silicon photomultiplier, a sealed enclosure surrounding the silicon photomultiplier and the at least one thermoelectric cooler, the enclosure including a substantially transparent window thermally coupled to the silicon photomultiplier, and a heat sinking device thermally coupled to the enclosure configured to remove waste heat. A method of cooling a silicon photomultiplier is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: C. J. Martoff, Donald Jones, Andrew Ponento
  • Patent number: 11982779
    Abstract: A guided pairing method includes generating a singles list by detecting a plurality of singles at a plurality of detector elements in a detector array, the plurality of singles falling within a plurality of detection windows; for each detection window of the plurality of detection windows in the singles list having exactly two singles of the plurality of singles, determining the line of responses (LORs) for each of the two singles of the plurality of singles; for each detection window of the plurality of detection windows in the singles list having more than two singles of the plurality of singles, determining all coincidences possible based on the more than two singles; generating a weight for said each coincidence of the coincidences based on the determined LORs for said each of the two singles of the plurality of singles; and pairing the more than two singles based on the generated weight for said each coincidence of the coincidences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wenyuan Qi, Yi Qiang, Peng Peng, Evren Asma, Jeffrey Kolthammer
  • Patent number: 11984447
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a detector configured to output a signal associated with one or more interactions with subatomic particles. The detector comprises a sensor comprising a first diode comprising first semiconductor material abutting a first metal and forming a first junction, wherein the sensor is configured to be exposed to subatomic particles and a voltage reference member configured to generate a reference measurement. The sensor and the voltage reference member form a bandgap reference circuit. The present disclosure also provides methods for detecting subatomic particles from a solid-state detector comprising a first Schottky diode in electrical communication with a reference voltage member comprising a parallel circuit of two or more second Schottky diodes, wherein the first Schottky diode is configured to be exposed to subatomic particles and the second Schottky diodes of the reference voltage member are configured to generate a reference measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Elaine Rhoades, Aaron S. Green, William Daniel Hunt
  • Patent number: 11982615
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing photothermal dynamic imaging. An exemplary method includes: scanning a sample to produce a plurality of raw photothermal dynamic signals; receiving the raw photothermal dynamic signals of the sample; generating a plurality of second signals by matched filtering the raw photothermal dynamic signals to reject non-modulated noise; and performing an inverse operation on the second signals to retrieve at least one thermodynamic signal in a temporal domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Trustees of Boston University
    Inventors: Ji-Xin Cheng, Lu Lan, Jiaze Yin
  • Patent number: 11977191
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a radiation detector comprising: an electronics layer comprising a first set of electric contacts and a second set of electric contacts; a radiation absorption layer configured to absorb radiation; a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes, wherein the first set of electrodes and the second set of electrodes are interdigitated and extend into the radiation absorption layer in a direction of thickness thereof; wherein the electronics layer and the radiation absorption layer are bonded such that the first set of electrodes are electrically connected to the first set of electric contacts and the second set of electrodes are electrically connected to the second set of electric contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN XPECTVISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peiyan Cao, Yurun Liu
  • Patent number: 11977192
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a charged-particle trajectory measurement apparatus for measuring a trajectory of a cosmic ray muon as a charged particle includes: a plurality of detectors, each of which generates a detection signal at the time of detecting a cosmic ray muon; a signal processing circuit that processes the detection signal from the detector; a time calculator that calculates the generation time point of the detection signal from the detector on the basis of the signal outputted from the signal processing circuit; a trajectory calculator that calculates the trajectory of the cosmic ray muon on the basis of the generation time point of the detection signal and the positional information of the detector having detected the cosmic ray muon, wherein the signal processing circuit and each of the detectors are integrally configured by being coupled to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto Kume, Haruo Miyadera, Takuro Fujimaki, Tsukasa Sugita, Yuki Nakai, Masataka Suga, Kohei Nobe
  • Patent number: 11965827
    Abstract: A hyperspectral imaging method includes: providing time-domain synchronous mid-infrared ultrashort pulse and near-infrared ultrashort pulse as pump light and signal light, respectively; subjecting the signal light to optical time-stretching to broaden a pulse width of the signal light; directing the time-stretched signal light to a target sample to be detected; directing the pump light to a time delayer to adjust the time when the pump light reaches a silicon-based camera; spatially combining the time-stretched signal light from the target sample with the pump light from the time delayer; directing combined light to a silicon-based camera where the signal light is detected through non-degenerate two-photon absorption of the signal light under the action of the pump light to acquire hyperspectral imaging data; and obtaining an image of the target sample based on the hyperspectral imaging data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: CHONGQING INSTITUTE OF EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY, EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY, YUNNAN HUAPU QUANTUM MATERIAL CO., LTD, ROI OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD., CHONGQING HUAPU NEW ENERGY CO., LTD., CHONGQING HUAPU INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., NANJING ROI OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heping Zeng, Jianan Fang, Kun Huang, Mengyun Hu
  • Patent number: 11965776
    Abstract: A method for quantifying an exposure dose for a surface is disclosed. The method may include emitting one or more beams of 222 nm light onto a portion of the surface using one or more far ultraviolet (UV) light sources capable of emitting 222 nm light, the portion of the surface being coated with one or more fluorescent coatings. The method may include capturing images of the portion of the surface. The method may include adjusting one or more image characteristics for the captured images using one or more filtering methods. The method may include generating a histogram of the adjusted images based on the one or more filtering methods. The method may include determining a pixel surface area for the generated histogram. The method may include calculating the exposure dose for the surface based on the generated pixel surface area and a predetermined calibration curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Martz, John D. Edquist, David C. McConnell, Steven Poteet, Katherine Urena Pimentel
  • Patent number: 11966005
    Abstract: A telemetry system is disclosed for use in a wellbore extending from the surface. The telemetry system includes fiber optic cable locatable in the wellbore, the fiber optic cable including at least one optical fiber. The telemetry system also includes a telemetry device operable to transmit an optical telemetry signal over the fiber optic cable. An optical detector operably connected to the optical fiber and includes a single-photon detector operable to receive the optical telemetry signal transmitted over the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Stark, John L. Maida, Jr., Li Gao
  • Patent number: 11964167
    Abstract: An emission enhancement structure having at least one energy augmentation structure; and an energy converter capable of receiving energy from an energy source, converting the energy and emitting therefrom a light of a different energy than the received energy. The energy converter is disposed in a vicinity of the at least one energy augmentation structure such that the emitted light is emitted with an intensity larger than if the converter were remote from the at least one energy augmentation structure. Also described are various uses for the energy emitters, energy augmentation structures and energy collectors in a wide array of fields, such as color enhancement, and color enhancement structures containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: IMMUNOLIGHT, LLC
    Inventors: Frederic A. Bourke, Jr., Harold Walder, Zakaryae Fathi, Wayne F. Beyer, Ronald A. Rudder, Joseph H. Simmons
  • Patent number: 11957494
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing an X-ray image, which can be carried out by an X-ray machine, of at least one surface and/or volume area of at least one part of at least one head of at least one patient. The invention also relates to a corresponding device for data processing, a corresponding computer program product, a corresponding medium and a corresponding X-ray machine. The invention also relates to a method for taking an X-ray image which can be carried out by an X-ray machine of at least one surface and/or volume area of at least one part of at least one head of at least one patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventor: Ulrich Schulze-Ganzlin
  • Patent number: 11959953
    Abstract: A device is suitable for revealing spatial variations in polarization of an electromagnetic radiation, in a form of localized temperature variations. The device includes a surface of a carrier which is electrically and thermally insulating, and includes an array of patterns which each consist of at least one rectilinear segment of a sensitive material, of which the orientation is variable within each pattern or between neighboring patterns. Such device may be used with a thermal camera to reveal, in infrared images, temperature variations which are localized at segments not perpendicular to a local direction of linear polarization of the radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AÉROSPATIALES, CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALES C N E S, UNIVERSITE TOULOUSE III—PAUL SABATIER, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS
    Inventors: Daniel Prost, Maxime Romier, Daniel Belot, Patrice Simon, Kévin Brousse, Pierre-Louis Taberna
  • Patent number: 11953441
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an optical probe comprising an optical waveguide attached to a molecular switch that produces an altered optical signal upon binding a target molecule. The disclosure also provides an optical sensor system comprising an optical probe, a light source configured to emit the excitation light to be coupled into the optical waveguide of the optical probe; and a detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: CZ Biohub SF, LLC, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Amani Hariri, Constantin Dory, Alyssa Cartwright, Jelena Vuckovic, Hyongsok Tom Soh
  • Patent number: 11950944
    Abstract: Compact x-ray devices, systems, and methods for capturing in tomosynthesis, two-dimensional radiography, fluoroscopy, and stereotactic imaging modes. In some embodiments, the compact x-ray imaging system includes an x-ray source array including spatially distributed x-ray focal spots and a digital area x-ray detector. In some embodiments, the imaging system includes an electronic switching device configured to alternate the imaging mode of the system. In some embodiments, the imaging system includes a mechanical support configured to enable a position and orientation of the x-ray source array and the digital area x-ray detector to be adjusted such that both upper and lower extremities of a patient can be imaged using various imaging modes while a position of the plurality of spatially distributed x-ray focal spots with respect to the digital area x-ray detector remains unchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
    Inventors: Otto Z. Zhou, Jianping Lu, Yueh Zenas Lee, Christina Inscoe, Alex Billingsley