Patents by Inventor Brian Joseph Graves

Brian Joseph Graves 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).

  • Patent number: 11054532
    Abstract: There is provided an x-ray detector having a number of x-ray detector sub-modules. Each detector sub-module is an edge-on detector sub-module having an array of detector elements extending in at least two directions, wherein one of the directions has a component in the direction of incoming x-rays. The detector sub-modules are stacked one after the other and/or arranged side-by-side. For at least part of the detector sub-modules, the detector sub-modules are arranged for providing a gap between adjacent detector sub-modules, where at least part of the gap is not directed linearly towards the x-ray focal point of an x-ray source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignees: PRISMATIC SENSORS AB, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Torbjörn Hjärn, Brian David Yanoff, Brian Breuer, Brian Joseph Graves, Cheng Xu, Biju Jacob, Peter Michael Edic, Gregory Scott Zeman
  • Patent number: 11020072
    Abstract: A detector assembly positionable to receive X-rays from an X-ray source within an imaging system is provided. The detector assembly includes multiple detector elements. The detector assembly also includes a temperature regulation system including multiple temperature regulation devices, wherein each temperature regulation device of the multiple temperature regulation devices is associated with a respective detector element of the multiple detector elements, and each temperature regulation device is configured to independently maintain a consistent temperature across a portion of a respective detector element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Mahesh Raman Narayanaswamy, Habib Vafi, Nicholas Ryan Konkle, Brian Joseph Graves
  • Publication number: 20200390410
    Abstract: A detector assembly positionable to receive X-rays from an X-ray source within an imaging system is provided. The detector assembly includes multiple detector elements. The detector assembly also includes a temperature regulation system including multiple temperature regulation devices, wherein each temperature regulation device of the multiple temperature regulation devices is associated with a respective detector element of the multiple detector elements, and each temperature regulation device is configured to independently maintain a consistent temperature across a portion of a respective detector element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Mahesh Raman Narayanaswamy, Habib Vafi, Nicholas Ryan Konkle, Brian Joseph Graves
  • Publication number: 20190383955
    Abstract: There is provided an x-ray detector having a number of x-ray detector sub-modules. Each detector sub-module is an edge-on detector sub-module having an array of detector elements extending in at least two directions, wherein one of the directions has a component in the direction of incoming x-rays. The detector sub-modules are stacked one after the other and/or arranged side-by-side. For at least part of the detector sub-modules, the detector sub-modules are arranged for providing a gap between adjacent detector sub-modules, where at least part of the gap is not directed linearly towards the x-ray focal point of an x-ray source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Torbjörn HJÄRN, Brian David YANOFF, Brian BREUER, Brian Joseph GRAVES, Cheng XU, Biju JACOB, Peter Michael EDIC, Gregory Scott ZEMAN
  • Patent number: 8548119
    Abstract: A CT system is disclosed that includes detector modules positioned on a rotatable gantry configured to receive x-rays attenuated by an object. Each detector module includes a module frame, a plurality of tileable sub-modules on the module frame aligned along a Z-axis thereof to receive the x-rays attenuated by the object and convert the x-rays to digital signals, and an electronics board connected to the plurality of sub-modules to receive the digital signals. Each sub-module further includes an array of detector elements to receive x-rays attenuated through the object and convert the x-rays into analog electrical signals, an ASIC electronics package coupled to the array of detector elements to receive the analog electrical signals and convert the analog electrical signals to digital signals, and a flex circuit connected to the ASIC electronics package to receive the digital signals and transfer the digital signals to the electronics board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Abdelaziz Ikhlef, Brian Joseph Graves, Gregory S. Zeman, Joseph James Lacey, Mayank Gupta, Baiju Zacharia Babu, Ross Hoggatt
  • Publication number: 20120183119
    Abstract: A CT system is disclosed that includes detector modules positioned on a rotatable gantry configured to receive x-rays attenuated by an object. Each detector module includes a module frame, a plurality of tileable sub-modules on the module frame aligned along a Z-axis thereof to receive the x-rays attenuated by the object and convert the x-rays to digital signals, and an electronics board connected to the plurality of sub-modules to receive the digital signals. Each sub-module further includes an array of detector elements to receive x-rays attenuated through the object and convert the x-rays into analog electrical signals, an ASIC electronics package coupled to the array of detector elements to receive the analog electrical signals and convert the analog electrical signals to digital signals, and a flex circuit connected to the ASIC electronics package to receive the digital signals and transfer the digital signals to the electronics board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Abdelaziz Ikhlef, Brian Joseph Graves, Gregory S. Zeman, Joseph James Lacey, Mayank Gupta, Baiju Zacharia Babu, Ross Hoggatt
  • Patent number: 7439516
    Abstract: A computerized tomography imaging scanner module includes a plurality of scintillators, a plurality of back-illuminated photodiodes optically coupled with the scintillators, a multi-layer substrate having a plurality of substrate electrical conductors to which the photodiodes are electrically coupled, wherein each of the plurality of substrate conductors is connected to a different one of the back-illuminated photodiodes, and a flexible cable having a plurality of flex electrical conductors to which the substrate is electrically coupled, wherein each of the plurality of flex electrical conductors is connected to a different output of the multi-layer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Zeman, Baiju Zacharia Babu, Mahesh Raman Narayanaswamy, David Michael Hoffman, Brian Joseph Graves