Patents by Inventor Ben Welch

Ben Welch 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).

  • Method and apparatus to obtain limited angle tomographic images from stationary gamma cameras
    Patent number: 11096636
    Abstract: A nuclear imaging system and method for performing three-dimensional imaging of anatomical structures. The system and method includes two or more gamma ray detectors each used in combination with a variable-slant hole collimator. The detectors are positioned in close proximity to, or in contact with, the structure being imaged. The detectors remain in a stationary position during the data collection process. An imaging or reconstruction method is then used to reconstruct a three-dimensional image from the data derived from the detectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Kross, Andrew Weisenberger, Ben Welch, David Gilland, Seung Joon Lee
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO OBTAIN LIMITED ANGLE TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES FROM STATIONARY GAMMA CAMERAS
    Publication number: 20190388041
    Abstract: A nuclear imaging system and method for performing three-dimensional imaging of anatomical structures. The system and method includes two or more gamma ray detectors each used in combination with a variable-slant hole collimator. The detectors are positioned in close proximity to, or in contact with, the structure being imaged. The detectors remain in a stationary position during the data collection process. An imaging or reconstruction method is then used to reconstruct a three-dimensional image from the data derived from the detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Kross, Andrew Weisenberger, Ben Welch, David Gilland, Seung Joon Lee