Patents by Inventor Douglas Howard

Douglas Howard 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: 8923475
    Abstract: A system for motion control of a cone-beam tomography recording device includes a drive system configured to position a paired radiation source and radiation detector relative to an object. The system further includes a controller configured to: initiate a trigger plan operable as a function of a constant frequency control signal, activate the paired radiation source and radiation detector in accordance with the trigger plan, drive, in response to the trigger plan, the first drive system to a steady operating state derived as a function of the constant frequency, capture a plurality of broadcast radiation signals representative of a plurality of two dimensional images of the object such that the two dimensional images are defined equidistant positions defined by the trigger plan and as a function of the constant frequency signal, and generate a three dimensional representation of the object based on the plurality of two dimensional images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus Gutfleisch, Thomas Tücking, Douglas Howard, Edward Lewis Calderon
  • Publication number: 20130193349
    Abstract: A system for motion control of a cone-beam tomography recording device includes a drive system configured to position a paired radiation source and radiation detector relative to an object. The system further includes a controller configured to: initiate a trigger plan operable as a function of a constant frequency control signal, activate the paired radiation source and radiation detector in accordance with the trigger plan, drive, in response to the trigger plan, the first drive system to a steady operating state derived as a function of the constant frequency, capture a plurality of broadcast radiation signals representative of a plurality of two dimensional images of the object such that the two dimensional images are defined equidistant positions defined by the trigger plan and as a function of the constant frequency signal, and generate a three dimensional representation of the object based on the plurality of two dimensional images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Marcus Gutfleisch, Thomas Tücking, Douglas Howard, Edward Lewis Calderon
  • Publication number: 20070028468
    Abstract: A measurement device comprising a horizontal track, at least one self-leveling foot coupled to the horizontal track, a hemispherical track coupled to the horizontal track, a movable sensor unit coupled to the hemispherical track, and a connector disposed on the hemispherical track for taking measurements on the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventor: Douglas Howard
  • Patent number: 4251039
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a rolling door curtain on a barrel assembly, which will be attached in position about an opening that the rolling door curtain will close, is disclosed comprising a movable carrier having drive means attached thereto in one position with rolling door curtain support braces attached to the movable carrier below the drive means wherein the barrel assembly is removably attached to the drive means and rotatably attached to the movable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1981
    Inventor: Douglas Howard
  • Patent number: 4153221
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a rolling door curtain on a barrel assembly, which will be attached in position about an opening that the rolling door curtain will close, is disclosed comprising a movable carrier having drive means attached thereto in one position with rolling door curtain support braces attached to the movable carrier below the drive means wherein the barrel assembly is removably attached to the drive means and rotatably attached to the movable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1979
    Inventor: Douglas Howard