Patents by Inventor Aaron J. Couture

Aaron J. Couture 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).

  • Publication number: 20230221457
    Abstract: The present specification provides a detector for an X-ray imaging system. The detector includes at least one high resolution layer having high resolution wavelength-shifting optical fibers, each fiber occupying a distinct region of the detector, at least one low resolution layer with low resolution regions, and a single segmented multi-channel photo-multiplier tube for coupling signals obtained from the high resolution fibers and the low resolution regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Aaron J. Couture, Jeffrey M. Denker
  • Publication number: 20230152475
    Abstract: The present specification describes an X-ray detector that includes at least one scintillator screen for absorbing incident X rays and emitting corresponding light rays, a wavelength shifting sheet (WSS) coupled with the at least one scintillator screen for shifting the emitted light rays, at least one wavelength shifting fiber (WSF) coupled with at least one edge of the WSS for collecting the shifted light rays, and a photodetector for detecting the collected light rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Aaron J. Couture, Jeffrey M. Denker
  • Patent number: 11579327
    Abstract: The present specification provides a detector for an X-ray imaging system. The detector includes at least one high resolution layer having high resolution wavelength-shifting optical fibers, each fiber occupying a distinct region of the detector, at least one low resolution layer with low resolution regions, and a single segmented multi-channel photo-multiplier tube for coupling signals obtained from the high resolution fibers and the low resolution regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: American Science and Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron J. Couture, Jeffrey M. Denker
  • Patent number: 11525930
    Abstract: The present specification describes an X-ray detector that includes at least one scintillator screen for absorbing incident X rays and emitting corresponding light rays, a wavelength shifting sheet (WSS) coupled with the at least one scintillator screen for shifting the emitted light rays, at least one wavelength shifting fiber (WSF) coupled with at least one edge of the WSS for collecting the shifted light rays, and a photodetector for detecting the collected light rays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: American Science and Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron J. Couture, Jeffrey M. Denker
  • Publication number: 20210132239
    Abstract: The present specification provides a detector for an X-ray imaging system. The detector includes at least one high resolution layer having high resolution wavelength-shifting optical fibers, each fiber occupying a distinct region of the detector, at least one low resolution layer with low resolution regions, and a single segmented multi-channel photo-multiplier tube for coupling signals obtained from the high resolution fibers and the low resolution regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Aaron J. Couture, Jeffrey M. Denker
  • Publication number: 20210124063
    Abstract: The present specification describes an X-ray detector that includes at least one scintillator screen for absorbing incident X rays and emitting corresponding light rays, a wavelength shifting sheet (WSS) coupled with the at least one scintillator screen for shifting the emitted light rays, at least one wavelength shifting fiber (WSF) coupled with at least one edge of the WSS for collecting the shifted light rays, and a photodetector for detecting the collected light rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Aaron J. Couture, Jeffrey M. Denker
  • Patent number: 10830911
    Abstract: The present specification describes an X-ray detector that includes at least one scintillator screen for absorbing incident X rays and emitting corresponding light rays, a wavelength shifting sheet (WSS) coupled with the at least one scintillator screen for shifting the emitted light rays, at least one wavelength shifting fiber (WSF) coupled with at least one edge of the WSS for collecting the shifted light rays, and a photodetector for detecting the collected light rays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: American Science and Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron J. Couture, Jeffrey M. Denker
  • Publication number: 20200326436
    Abstract: The present specification provides a detector for an X-ray imaging system. The detector includes at least one high resolution layer having high resolution wavelength-shifting optical fibers, each fiber occupying a distinct region of the detector, at least one low resolution layer with low resolution regions, and a single segmented multi-channel photo-multiplier tube for coupling signals obtained from the high resolution fibers and the low resolution regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Aaron J. Couture, Jeffrey M. Denker
  • Patent number: 10670740
    Abstract: The present specification provides a detector for an X-ray imaging system. The detector includes at least one high resolution layer having high resolution wavelength-shifting optical fibers, each fiber occupying a distinct region of the detector, at least one low resolution layer with low resolution regions, and a single segmented multi-channel photo-multiplier tube for coupling signals obtained from the high resolution fibers and the low resolution regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: American Science and Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron J. Couture, Jeffrey M. Denker
  • Publication number: 20190391280
    Abstract: The present specification describes an X-ray detector that includes at least one scintillator screen for absorbing incident X rays and emitting corresponding light rays, a wavelength shifting sheet (WSS) coupled with the at least one scintillator screen for shifting the emitted light rays, at least one wavelength shifting fiber (WSF) coupled with at least one edge of the WSS for collecting the shifted light rays, and a photodetector for detecting the collected light rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron J. Couture, Jeffrey M. Denker
  • Publication number: 20190293810
    Abstract: The present specification provides a detector for an X-ray imaging system. The detector includes at least one high resolution layer having high resolution wavelength-shifting optical fibers, each fiber occupying a distinct region of the detector, at least one low resolution layer with low resolution regions, and a single segmented multi-channel photo-multiplier tube for coupling signals obtained from the high resolution fibers and the low resolution regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron J. Couture, Jeffrey M. Denker
  • Patent number: 7512210
    Abstract: An imaging system includes a gantry having a bore therethrough designed to receive a patient being translated through the bore an x-ray source disposed in the gantry and configured to emit x-rays toward the patient, and a detector module disposed in the gantry to receive x-rays attenuated by the patient. The detector module includes a scintillator configured to absorb the x-rays and to convert the x-rays into optical photons, a device configured to receive the optical photons and to convert the optical photons to electrical signals, and an adaptive data acquisition system (DAS) configured to switch an operating mode of the device from a charge integrating mode to a photon counting mode, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: George E. Possin, Kent C. Burr, Aaron J. Couture, Jonathan D. Short
  • Patent number: 7403589
    Abstract: A detector module for a CT imaging system includes a scintillator to convert x-rays to optical photons. The scintillator is optically coupled to a solid-state photomultiplier with internal gain to receive the optical photons and convert them into a corresponding electrical signal output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Short, George E. Possin, James W. LeBlanc, Rogerio G. Rodrigues, Kent C. Burr, Aaron J. Couture, Wen Li