Patents by Inventor Brian P. Aylward

Brian P. Aylward 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: 9223034
    Abstract: Provided herein are laminated devices including an extruded scintillation screen comprising a scintillator material that does not attract dust, and a thermally-sensitive elastomer binder; and a fiber optic plate. Also provided herein are methods of making a laminated device and methods of making an X-ray imaging panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian P. Aylward, Seshadri Jagannathan, Kevin L. Bishop, Richard A. Lombardo
  • Patent number: 9211565
    Abstract: There is described a digital radiography panel that includes a scintillator screen, an adhesive layer and a flat panel detector. The scintillator screen includes a supporting layer; a phosphor dispersed in a polymeric binder disposed on the supporting layer and an antistatic layer disposed on the polymeric binder, wherein the antistatic layer has a transparency of greater than 95 percent at a wavelength of from about 400 nm to 600 nm and a surface resistivity of less than 105 ohms per square. The adhesive layer is disposed on the scintillator screen and includes a material selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymers and urethane polymers. The adhesive layer has a thickness of from about 5 ?m to about 15 ?m. The adhesive layer has a transmittance of greater than 95 percent at a wavelength of from about 400 nm to 600 nm. The flat panel detector is disposed on the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Seshadri Jagannathan, David Gruszczynski, Charles M. Rankin, Kevin L. Bishop, Brian P. Aylward
  • Patent number: 9079217
    Abstract: There is described a method of manufacturing a digital radiography panel. The method includes providing a scintillator screen and spray coating an acrylic adhesive composition on the scintillator screen. A flat panel detector and the scintillator screen with acrylic adhesive composition are compressed together at a force of about 5 psi to about 15 psi, at an atmospheric pressure of about 0.3 Torr to about 100.0 Torr for a time sufficient to affix the flat panel detector to the scintillator screen to form the digital radiography panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Seshadri Jagannathan, Timothy J. Tredwell, Eric L. Dillenbeck, David Gruszczynski, Daniel M. Leusch, Charles M. Rankin, Bradley S. Jadrich, Brian P. Aylward, Kevin L. Bishop
  • Patent number: 8629402
    Abstract: Provided herein are scintillator screens comprising a substrate; a scintillation layer disposed over the substrate, the scintillation layer comprising a scintillator material; and an adhesive layer disposed by solvent coating over the scintillation layer, the adhesive layer comprising solvent-coatable thermally-sensitive elastomer, wherein the adhesive layer has a dust adhesion of ?1 dust particles/sq.in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian P. Aylward, Seshadri Jagannathan, Kevin L. Bishop, Richard A. Lombardo
  • Publication number: 20130220514
    Abstract: There is described a method of manufacturing a digital radiography panel. The method includes providing a scintillator screen and spray coating an acrylic adhesive composition on the scintillator screen. A flat panel detector and the scintillator screen with acrylic adhesive composition are compressed together at a force of about 5 psi to about 15 psi, at an atmospheric pressure of about 0.3 Torr to about 100.0 Torr for a time sufficient to affix the flat panel detector to the scintillator screen to form the digital radiography panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Seshadri Jagannathan, Timothy J. Tredwell, Eric L. Dillenbeck, David Gruszczynski, Daniel M. Leusch, Charles M. Rankin, Bradley S. Jadrich, Brian P. Aylward, Kevin L. Bishop
  • Publication number: 20130221229
    Abstract: There is described a digital radiography panel that includes a scintillator screen, an adhesive layer and a flat panel detector. The scintillator screen includes a supporting layer; a phosphor dispersed in a polymeric binder disposed on the supporting layer and an antistatic layer disposed on the polymeric binder, wherein the antistatic layer has a transparency of greater than 95 percent at a wavelength of from about 400 nm to 600 nm and a surface resistivity of less than 105 ohms per square. The adhesive layer is disposed on the scintillator screen and includes a material selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymers and urethane polymers. The adhesive layer has a thickness of from about 5 ?m to about 15 ?m. The adhesive layer has a transmittance of greater than 95 percent at a wavelength of from about 400 nm to 600 nm. The flat panel detector is disposed on the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Seshadri Jagannathan, David Gruszczynski, Charles M. Rankin, Kevin L. Bishop, Brian P. Aylward
  • Publication number: 20130177773
    Abstract: Provided herein are laminated devices including an extruded scintillation screen comprising a scintillator material that does not attract dust, and a thermally-sensitive elastomer binder; and a fiber optic plate. Also provided herein are methods of making a laminated device and methods of making an X-ray imaging panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Brian P. Aylward, Seshadri Jagannathan, Kevin L. Bishop, Richard A. Lombardo
  • Publication number: 20130126753
    Abstract: Provided herein are scintillator screens comprising a substrate; a scintillation layer disposed over the substrate, the scintillation layer comprising a scintillator material; and an adhesive layer disposed by solvent coating over the scintillation layer, the adhesive layer comprising solvent-coatable thermally-sensitive elastomer, wherein the adhesive layer has a dust adhesion of ?1 dust particles/sq.in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Brian P. Aylward, Seshadri Jagannathan, Kevin L. Bishop, Richard A. Lombardo
  • Publication number: 20090196896
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an article having a fiber including an antimicrobial agent to inhibit growth of microorganisms. The article inhibits the growths of microorganisms in biological, physiological fluids, and non-biological solutions. The article includes a fibrous structure and silver halide particles applied to the fibers to inhibit the growth of the microorganism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: David L. Patton, Syamal K. Ghosh, Joseph A. Manico, John R. Fredlund, Lori L. Rayburn-Zammiello, Brian P. Aylward, Mark S. Fornalik, John E. Frenett