Patents by Inventor Adam Molzahn

Adam Molzahn 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).

  • HIGH-SPEED ENERGY SWITCHING
    Publication number: 20200368556
    Abstract: An example particle therapy system may include: a synchrocyclotron to produce a particle beam; a scanner to move the particle beam in one or more dimensions relative to an irradiation target; and an energy degrader that is between the scanner and the irradiation target. The energy degrader may include multiple plates that are movable relative to a path of the particle beam, with the multiple plates each being controllable to move while in the path of the particle beam and during movement of the particle beam. An aperture may be between the energy degrader and the irradiation target. The aperture being may be to trim the particle beam prior to the particle beam reaching the irradiation target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerrit Townsend Zwart, Mark R. Jones, James Cooley, Adam Molzahn
  • Energy degrader enabling high-speed energy switching
    Patent number: 10675487
    Abstract: An example particle therapy system may include: a synchrocyclotron to produce a particle beam; a scanner to move the particle beam in one or more dimensions relative to an irradiation target; and an energy degrader that is between the scanner and the irradiation target. The energy degrader may include multiple plates that are movable relative to a path of the particle beam, with the multiple plates each being controllable to move while in the path of the particle beam and during movement of the particle beam. An aperture may be between the energy degrader and the irradiation target. The aperture being may be to trim the particle beam prior to the particle beam reaching the irradiation target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerrit Townsend Zwart, Mark R. Jones, James Cooley, Adam Molzahn
  • HIGH-SPEED ENERGY SWITCHING
    Publication number: 20170182338
    Abstract: An example particle therapy system may include: a synchrocyclotron to produce a particle beam; a scanner to move the particle beam in one or more dimensions relative to an irradiation target; and an energy degrader that is between the scanner and the irradiation target. The energy degrader may include multiple plates that are movable relative to a path of the particle beam, with the multiple plates each being controllable to move while in the path of the particle beam and during movement of the particle beam. An aperture may be between the energy degrader and the irradiation target. The aperture being may be to trim the particle beam prior to the particle beam reaching the irradiation target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Gerrit Townsend Zwart, Mark R. Jones, James Cooley, Adam Molzahn