Patents by Inventor Garrett Weston LANDRITH

Garrett Weston LANDRITH 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).

  • Magnetoresistive linear position detection in a radiation therapy system
    Patent number: 11771924
    Abstract: A multileaf collimator includes a plurality of movable leaves for shaping a radiotherapy beam, wherein each leaf is independently movable in a same linear travel direction. Each leaf includes a linear array of magnets disposed on a measurement surface of the leaf and an array of magnetoresistive sensors that is disposed proximate the measurement surfaces of the leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Garrett Weston Landrith, Moussa Najib Iskandar, Michael William Weitzel, Chris McWilliams
  • MAGNETORESISTIVE LINEAR POSITION DETECTION IN A RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220362585
    Abstract: A multileaf collimator includes a plurality of movable leaves for shaping a radiotherapy beam, wherein each leaf is independently movable in a same linear travel direction. Each leaf includes a linear array of magnets disposed on a measurement surface of the leaf and an array of magnetoresistive sensors that is disposed proximate the measurement surfaces of the leaves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Garrett Weston LANDRITH, Moussa Najib ISKANDAR, Michael William WEITZEL, Chris McWILLIAMS
  • Magnetoresistive linear position detection in a radiation therapy system
    Patent number: 11344749
    Abstract: A multileaf collimator includes a plurality of movable leaves for shaping a radiotherapy beam, wherein each leaf is independently movable in a same linear travel direction. Each leaf includes a linear array of magnets disposed on a measurement surface of the leaf and an array of magnetoresistive sensors that is disposed proximate the measurement surfaces of the leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Garrett Weston Landrith, Moussa Najib Iskandar, Michael William Weitzel, Chris McWilliams
  • MAGNETORESISTIVE LINEAR POSITION DETECTION IN A RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220118286
    Abstract: A multileaf collimator includes a plurality of movable leaves for shaping a radiotherapy beam, wherein each leaf is independently movable in a same linear travel direction. Each leaf includes a linear array of magnets disposed on a measurement surface of the leaf and an array of magnetoresistive sensors that is disposed proximate the measurement surfaces of the leaves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Garrett Weston LANDRITH, Moussa Najib ISKANDAR, Michael William WEITZEL, Chris McWILLIAMS