Patents by Inventor Edward K. Richter

Edward K. Richter 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).

  • Collimator changer for scintillation camera
    Patent number: 3982133
    Abstract: A collimator changing assembly mounted on the support structure of a scintillation camera. A vertical support column positioned proximate the detector support column with a plurality of support arms mounted thereon in a rotatable cantilevered manner at separate vertical positions. Each support arm is adapted to carry one of the plurality of collimators which are interchangeably mountable on the underside of the detector and to transport the collimator between a store position remote from the detector and a change position underneath said detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1974
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1976
    Assignee: G. D. Searle & Co.
    Inventors: Edward C. Jupa, Raymond L. Meeder, Edward K. Richter