Patents by Inventor Blake H. Gaderlund

Blake H. Gaderlund 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).

  • Shielding structures for linear accelerators
    Patent number: 10143076
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an accelerator guide and a shielding structure enclosing the accelerator guide. The accelerator guide includes an electron source at a first end, a target at a second end, and a plurality of accelerating cavities coupled in series along a longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end. The accelerator guide has a contour as viewed in the longitudinal axis. The shielding structure has an inner wall surface defining a contour as viewed in the longitudinal axis generally conformal to the contour of the accelerator guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Trail, Blake H. Gaderlund
  • SHIELDING STRUCTURES FOR LINEAR ACCELERATORS
    Publication number: 20170295638
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an accelerator guide and a shielding structure enclosing the accelerator guide. The accelerator guide includes an electron source at a first end, a target at a second end, and a plurality of accelerating cavities coupled in series along a longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end. The accelerator guide has a contour as viewed in the longitudinal axis. The shielding structure has an inner wall surface defining a contour as viewed in the longitudinal axis generally conformal to the contour of the accelerator guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Mark E. Trail, Blake H. Gaderlund