Patents by Inventor George A. Bonner

George A. Bonner 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).

  • Publication number: 20170112455
    Abstract: A patient support system is provided. The patient support system includes a support table including a first end and a second end. The patient support system also includes a patient support coupled to the support table and configured to support a subject during an imaging procedure, wherein a top surface of the patient support is angled relative to a bottom surface of the patient support to position a portion of the subject to be imaged to be orthogonal to an imaging scan plane while the patient support is extended from the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Michael George Bonner, Adam Clark Nathan
  • Patent number: 9078622
    Abstract: A method for selecting data to reconstruct a three-dimensional (3D) image of a subject of interest includes acquiring a 3D emission dataset of the subject of interest, acquiring a respiratory signal of the subject of interest, the respiratory signal including a plurality of respiratory cycles, and calculating a respiratory profile using the respiratory signal. The method further includes, for each respiratory cycle, generating a gating window, calculating a minimum total squared difference (TSD) between a plurality of phases in the respiratory profile and the same plurality of phases in the respiratory cycle, and positioning the gating window based on the TSD values calculated, and reconstructing a 3D image using only the emission data within the plurality of gated windows. A system and non-transitory computer readable medium are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Scott David Wollenweber, Michael George Bonner, Michael Joseph Cook
  • Publication number: 20140276029
    Abstract: A method for selecting data to reconstruct a three-dimensional (3D) image of a subject of interest includes acquiring a 3D emission dataset of the subject of interest, acquiring a respiratory signal of the subject of interest, the respiratory signal including a plurality of respiratory cycles, and calculating a respiratory profile using the respiratory signal. The method further includes, for each respiratory cycle, generating a gating window, calculating a minimum total squared difference (TSD) between a plurality of phases in the respiratory profile and the same plurality of phases in the respiratory cycle, and positioning the gating window based on the TSD values calculated, and reconstructing a 3D image using only the emission data within the plurality of gated windows. A system and non-transitory computer readable medium are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Scott David Wollenweber, Michael George Bonner, Michael Joseph Cook
  • Patent number: 8521251
    Abstract: Method and system for scanning a patient using a medical imaging system is described. The described method includes measuring a signal-to-noise ratio of an acquired data and/or reconstructed image and comparing the same with a selectable signal-to-noise ratio threshold. The method further includes controlling a remainder of the scan based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Michael George Bonner
  • Patent number: 7574249
    Abstract: A method of imaging an object using a medical imaging system is provided. The imaging method acquires a stream of sinogram data. Changes in the stream of sinogram data corresponding to movement of the object are detected. The method selects portions of the stream of sinogram data. An image of the object based on the selected portions of the sinogram data is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kelly Lynn Piacsek, Janice Chu, Steven Gerald Kohlmyer, Michael Joseph Cook, Michael George Bonner, Patrick Joseph O'Day
  • Patent number: 7447345
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for executing a scanning procedure comprising the steps of generating CT image data for a scan, generating CT attenuation correction data for the scan, acquiring a current frame of PET data for the scan in a 3D format, and simultaneously conducting the following steps: reconstructing at least a portion of a PET image for the current frame, including the step of overlapping a portion of the current frame with an adjacent frame, and acquiring at least a portion of a next frame of PET data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Venkatesan Shanmugam, Mohammed Moin Hussaini, Scott David Wollenweber, Michael George Bonner
  • Patent number: 5669587
    Abstract: There is provided an electric motor driven switch machine for positioning a railroad track at a switching point having rail point detection and indication mechanism. In particular, the detection and indication mechanism has a latch out mechanism that identifies a latch out condition when the railroad tracks are not at, or near, their proper positions before or after switching the railroad tracks. The detection and indication mechanism includes a four bar linkage which comprises a point detector bar, two cam followers, and a link arm assembly. The cam followers, supported in part by the link arm assembly, are connected to two point detector switches, so that the switch machine is operating when either one of these switches is closed or the railroad tracks are being switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: General Railway Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel W. Van Alstine, George E. Ludwick, George A. Bonner, Mark Hager, Charles M. Eggebrecht, Allen Baughman, Barry A. Taft
  • Patent number: 4808069
    Abstract: A variable guide vane 12 bushing assembly 10 which features means that prevents bushing rotation. A bushing 16 comprises flats 16b on its outer sleeve, the flats interlock with race track shaped holes 20a on a tab-lock washer 20. The tab-lock washer spans two or more adjacent vane stems (12,14) and thus is not susceptible to rotation. A retainer 24 and the vane arm 26 assemble on top of the tab-lock washer to complete the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: George Bonner, Milo R. Rodriguez, Douglas L. Kisling
  • Patent number: 4749333
    Abstract: An improved vane platform feather seal is disclosed for use in turbine engines. This feather seal contains a flat, thin feather seal, which is attached by adhesive to ease assembly to an L-shaped retainer plate to result in a combined thickness of 0.032 inches. This new seal may be used to replace the inner vane platform seals which are currently used in F-100 turbine engines, which have a history of not bending easily to conform to seal slots. The new seal provides improved platform sealing without loss of platform retention in the event of vane burn through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: George A. Bonner, James E. Fisher
  • Patent number: 4737076
    Abstract: A cylindrically shaped spacer between a shaft and hub of a turbine rotor of a gas turbine engine as fabricated from a flexible resilient material and interference fitted at discrete points on either side of the transverse axis of the spacer between the shaft and spacer and between the hub and spacer to impart a twist of the spacer about this axis to remain in contact with the hub and shaft throughout its entire rotating envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1988
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: George A. Bonner, Lee E. Hansen, Jack W. Wilson, Jr.