Patents by Inventor BENJAMIN JAMES BEEMAN

BENJAMIN JAMES BEEMAN 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).

  • System and method for imaging a patient
    Patent number: 10702217
    Abstract: A system for imaging a subject is provided. The system includes a radiation source, a radiation detector, and a controller. The radiation source is operative to transmit electromagnetic rays through the subject. The radiation detector is operative to receive the electromagnetic rays after having passed through the subject so as to generate a plurality of projections of the subject. The controller is operative to display one or more selectively adjustable markers that define an image stack. The controller is further operative to reconstruct one or more images within the image stack based at least in part on the plurality of projections. Reconstruction of the one or more images is on demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Katelyn Rose Nye, Benjamin James Beeman, Tabb Patz, Gireesha Rao, Cheryl Ruth Jones, Kristine Gould, Robert Buchanan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING A PATIENT
    Publication number: 20190059828
    Abstract: A system for imaging a subject is provided. The system includes a radiation source, a radiation detector, and a controller. The radiation source is operative to transmit electromagnetic rays through the subject. The radiation detector is operative to receive the electromagnetic rays after having passed through the subject so as to generate a plurality of projections of the subject. The controller is operative to display one or more selectively adjustable markers that define an image stack. The controller is further operative to reconstruct one or more images within the image stack based at least in part on the plurality of projections. Reconstruction of the one or more images is on demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: KATELYN ROSE NYE, BENJAMIN JAMES BEEMAN, TABB PATZ, GIREESHA RAO, CHERYL RUTH JONES, KRISTINE GOULD, ROBERT BUCHANAN