Patents by Inventor Benjamin Backes

Benjamin Backes 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).

  • Shielded x-ray detector with improved image quality stability
    Patent number: 12631774
    Abstract: The image quality and useful life of an x-ray imaging detector is enhanced by adding a shield layer between the photodiode/thin film transistor (TFT) array and the cesium iodide (CsI)-based scintillator/scintillator layer. The shield layer prevents dynamic charge coupling between a CsI/parylene layer located above the shield layer and the conductive data transfer lines located below the shield layer and operably connected to the individual pixels of the photodiode/TFT array to effectively maintain the level of various image quality parameters over time, including the modulation transfer function (MTF), and the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Albagli, William Hennessy, Robert Gallup, Benjamin Backes
  • Shielded X-Ray Detector with Improved Image Quality Stability
    Publication number: 20250060492
    Abstract: The image quality and useful life of an x-ray imaging detector is enhanced by adding a shield layer between the photodiode/thin film transistor (TFT) array and the cesium iodide (CsI)-based scintillator/scintillator layer. The shield layer prevents dynamic charge coupling between a CsI/parylene layer located above the shield layer and the conductive data transfer lines located below the shield layer and operably connected to the individual pixels of the photodiode/TFT array to effectively maintain the level of various image quality parameters over time, including the modulation transfer function (MTF), and the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Douglas Albagli, William Hennessy, Robert Gallup, Benjamin Backes