Patents by Inventor Blake Dirksen

Blake Dirksen 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).

  • Close-proximity range shifting device for proton radiosurgery
    Patent number: 10035025
    Abstract: A range shifting device configured to be placed close to a portion of a body of a patient during radiation beam treatment. The radiation beam treatment can include stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). The range shifting device can be incorporated into an existing SRS localization system during SRS treatment. The range shifting device is configured to be placed close to the head of a patient during SRS treatment. The range shifting device is comprised of range shifting material. The range shifting device can be a range shifting helmet. The range shifting helmet can include a hollow frame including a plurality of apertures in which inserts made of range shifting material can be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Dongxu Wang, Daniel Hyer, Blake Dirksen
  • CLOSE-PROXIMITY RANGE SHIFTING DEVICE FOR PROTON RADIOSURGERY
    Publication number: 20170173363
    Abstract: A range shifting device configured to be placed close to a portion of a body of a patient during radiation beam treatment. The radiation beam treatment can include stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). The range shifting device can be incorporated into an existing SRS localization system during SRS treatment. The range shifting device is configured to be placed close to the head of a patient during SRS treatment. The range shifting device is comprised of range shifting material. The range shifting device can be a range shifting helmet. The range shifting helmet can include a hollow frame including a plurality of apertures in which inserts made of range shifting material can be inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dongxu Wang, Daniel Hyer, Blake Dirksen