Patents by Inventor Eric Finck

Eric Finck 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).

  • Mitigation of radiation leakage via entry port and/or exit port of radiation system
    Patent number: 9188696
    Abstract: Among other things, an object scanner, such as an x-ray system, is provided, where the object scanner is configured to translate an object undergoing an examination along a non-linear path. For example, in some embodiments, an examination region of the object scanner is spatially offset, relative to an entry port and/or an exit port of the object scanner, such that there is little to no line of sight through the object scanner, from the entry port to the exit port. The non-linearity of the path is configured to reduce the possibility of radiation scatted by an object and/or by portions of the object scanner from escaping the examination region and exiting the object scanner via the entry port and/or the exit port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Analogic Corporation
    Inventors: David Schafer, Eric Finck
  • MITIGATION OF RADIATION LEAKAGE VIA ENTRY PORT AND/OR EXIT PORT OF RADIATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140376692
    Abstract: Among other things, an object scanner, such as an x-ray system, is provided, where the object scanner is configured to translate an object undergoing an examination along a non-linear path. For example, in some embodiments, an examination region of the object scanner is spatially offset, relative to an entry port and/or an exit port of the object scanner, such that there is little to no line of sight through the object scanner, from the entry port to the exit port. The non-linearity of the path is configured to reduce the possibility of radiation scatted by an object and/or by portions of the object scanner from escaping the examination region and exiting the object scanner via the entry port and/or the exit port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: David Schafer, Eric Finck