Patents by Inventor Dave Prater

Dave Prater 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).

  • VARIABLE LINE LENGTH SCANNING PATTERNS
    Publication number: 20100298703
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for improved image acquisition rates in medical imaging compared to that of sector scanning methods using lines of constant length absent variable length lines. An embodiment includes scanning a central angular region of a volume of interest using a plurality of fixed line lengths and scanning outside of the central angular region of the volume of interest using a plurality of variable length lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventor: Dave Prater
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH SPEED IMAGE ACQUISITION RATES IN 3D MEDICAL IMAGING
    Publication number: 20100168579
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for high speed image acquisition rates in medical imaging are provided. An embodiment includes scanning an R-theta sector slice, wherein R denotes radius of the sector and theta denotes angle of the sector; varying a value of each of phi and theta, such that phi denotes an elevation location of the R-theta slice, and theta is a function of phi; and, iterating the scanning, acquiring by this method at least one image at an improved acquisition rate compared to that of scanning methods using a constant value of theta.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventor: Dave Prater