Patents by Inventor Bert Masschaele

Bert Masschaele 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).

  • Methods and systems for performing differential radiography
    Patent number: 8199878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a characterization system (100) for characterizing an object (104) comprising a basic material and additional structural features. The system (100) comprises at least one irradiation source (102) for generating an irradiation beam for irradiating the object (104) to be characterized and at least one detector (106) for detecting said irradiation beam transmitted through the object (104). The system (100) furthermore comprises a control means (108) for obtaining at least two different basic datasets of the object (104) for different configurations of the irradiation beam, the object (104) and the detector (106). The latter may be obtained by shifting and/or rotating components and/or by selecting different components used for acquisition of the datasets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Sutor BVBA
    Inventors: Walter Schoenmaekers, Luc Van Hoorebeke, Bert Masschaele, Veerle Cnudde, Manuel Dierick, Jelle Vlassenbroek
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING DIFFERENTIAL RADIOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20100060633
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a characterisation system (100) for characterising an object (104) comprising a basic material and additional structural features. The system (100) comprises at least one irradiation source (102) for generating an irradiation beam for irradiating the object (104) to be characterised and at least one detector (106) for detecting said irradiation beam transmitted through the object (104). The system (100) furthermore comprises a control means (108) for obtaining at least two different basic datasets of the object (104) for different configurations of the irradiation beam, the object (104) and the detector (106). The latter may be obtained by shifting and/or rotating components and/or by selecting different components used for acquisition of the datasets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Luc Van Hoorebeke, Bert Masschaele, Veerle Cnudde, Manuel Dierick, Jelle Vlassenbroek, Walter Schoenmaekers