Patents by Inventor Eric De Broeck

Eric De Broeck 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).

  • Method for controlling multiple wireless self-triggering radiographic image sensors in a single exposure
    Patent number: 10321882
    Abstract: A method for triggering image capture by a group of simultaneously X-ray exposed multiple wirelessly interlinked self-triggering direct radiography (DR) detector assemblies includes the steps of performing an initiation step to identify the group of participating DR detector assemblies prior to X-ray exposure, detecting the X-ray exposure by a first participating DR detector assembly, the first participating DR detector assembly performing a trigger step to signal all participating DR detector assemblies to start image capture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Walter Exelmans, Eric De Broeck
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE WIRELESS SELF-TRIGGERING RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE SENSORS IN A SINGLE EXPOSURE
    Publication number: 20170143286
    Abstract: A method for triggering image capture by a group of simultaneously X-ray exposed multiple wirelessly interlinked self-triggering direct radiography (DR) detector assemblies, includes the steps of performing an initiation step to identify the group of participating DR detector assemblies prior to X-ray exposure, detecting the X-ray exposure by a first participating DR detector assembly, the first participating DR detector assembly performing a trigger step to signal all participating DR detector assemblies to start image capture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Walter EXELMANS, Eric DE BROECK
  • Method of associating meta-data relating to a radiation image of an object with the radiation image
    Patent number: 7323706
    Abstract: A first time stamp T1 indicative of the time of irradiation of an object and a second time stamp T2 indicative of the time of exposure of an image detector by the radiation image of the object, are generated. Meta-data relating to the object are associated with the radiation image of the object if T1 equals T2 or if T1 approximates T2 within a predefined limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: AGFA Healthcare, N.V.
    Inventors: Walter Exelmans, Eric De Broeck, Peter Durt, Patrick Lambrechts, Bart Tytgat
  • Method of associating meta-data relating to a radiation image of an object with the radiation image
    Publication number: 20060180776
    Abstract: A first time stamp T1 indicative of the time of irradiation of an object and a second time stamp T2 indicative of the time of exposure of an image detector by the radiation image of the object, are generated. Meta-data relating to the object are associated with the radiation image of the object if T1 equals T2 or if T1 approximates T2 within a predefined limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Walter Exelmans, Eric De Broeck, Peter Durt, Patrick Lambrechts, Bart Tytgat