Patents by Inventor Feng (Frank) Gao

Feng (Frank) Gao 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).

  • System and method for monitoring X-rays received by a portable imaging detector
    Patent number: 8213573
    Abstract: A method for imaging an object includes radiating the object of interest and sensing the radiation that penetrates through the object using a detector having at least one active area and at least one inactive area, determining when the radiation is completed using information received from the inactive area of the imaging detector, and reconstructing an image of the object using information received from the active area of the imaging detector. A medical imaging system and a computer-readable medium are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Zhengshe Liu, Feng (Frank) Gao, Chuande Liu, Ping Xue, Jon Omernick, Donald Langler
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING X-RAYS RECEIVED BY A PORTABLE IMAGING DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20110255666
    Abstract: A method for imaging an object includes radiating the object of interest and sensing the radiation that penetrates through the object using a detector having at least one active area and at least one inactive area, determining when the radiation is completed using information received from the inactive area of the imaging detector, and reconstructing an image of the object using information received from the active area of the imaging detector. A medical imaging system and a computer-readable medium are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: James Zhengshe Liu, Feng (Frank) Gao, Chuande Liu, Ping Xue, Jon Omernick, Donald Langler