Patents by Inventor Eric Matthew Plate

Eric Matthew Plate 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).

  • Systems, methods and apparatus for attachment of an X-ray tube to an X-ray tube collimator frame
    Patent number: 7519157
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, a wrap-around capture device of an X-ray collimator frame limits movement of an X-ray tube mounting bracket away from the X-ray collimator. In some embodiments, a C-shaped passive capture device is attached or mounted on the wrap-around capture device, having a portion that is positioned in between the wrap-around capture device and the X-ray collimator frame, which further limits movement of the X-ray tube mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ron Kent Hockersmith, Edward Emaci, James Lorne Dodge, Eric Matthew Plate
  • Method and system for calibrating a computed tomography system
    Patent number: 7012986
    Abstract: Methods and systems for calibrating a Computed Tomography (CT) system are provided. The method includes performing a CT scan of an object having a substantially flat surface using the CT system. The method further includes determining an offset angle for the CT system based on an image of the substantially flat surface of the scanned object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edward Henry Chao, Eric Matthew Plate, Michael Ronald Miller, Tara Janon Mahan, Thomas John Myers
  • CT gantry balance system
    Patent number: 6890100
    Abstract: A method and system for balancing CT gantry mechanisms. Two balance locations are preselected on the rotating base member and stacks of spacers, shims, and weights are provided at each site. Strain gate sensors are provided on the stationary base member and included as part of a sensor circuit. Trial and test runs determine the mass and Z-location of the mass which needs to be added to the system to statically and dynamically balance it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Edmund Reznicek, Eric Matthew Plate, Shawn Patrick Faessler