Patents by Inventor Christophe WILCZAK

Christophe WILCZAK 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).

  • Beam transport system for a hadron therapy facility
    Patent number: 8729508
    Abstract: A beam transport system for a hadron therapy facility comprises: a main beam transport line; secondary beam transport lines branching off from the main beam transport line for delivering the hadron beam into the patient treatment stations; and switching electromagnets for deviating the hadron beam from the main beam transport line into the secondary beam transport line. A discharge circuit associated with each switching electromagnet comprises a discharge accelerating circuit capable of generating a voltage opposing the counter electromotive force induced in the electromagnet coil of the switching electromagnet when the energization of the electromagnet coil producing the hadron beam deviation is interrupted, wherein this voltage stays substantially constant or increases as the current induced in the electromagnet coil decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ion Beam Applications S.A.
    Inventors: Yves Claereboudt, Christophe Wilczak, Daniel Bogaert
  • BEAM TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR A HADRON THERAPY FACILITY
    Publication number: 20140027654
    Abstract: A beam transport system for a hadron therapy facility comprises: a main beam transport line; secondary beam transport lines branching off from the main beam transport line for delivering the hadron beam into the patient treatment stations; and switching electromagnets for deviating the hadron beam from the main beam transport line into the secondary beam transport line. A discharge circuit associated with each switching electromagnet comprises a discharge accelerating circuit capable of generating a voltage opposing the counter electromotive force induced in the electromagnet coil of the switching electromagnet when the energisation of the electromagnet coil producing the hadron beam deviation is interrupted, wherein this voltage stays substantially constant or increases as the current induced in the electromagnet coil decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Yves CLAEREBOUDT, Christophe WILCZAK