Patents by Inventor Herve Buffard

Herve Buffard 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 and methods for a mobile x-ray imaging system
    Patent number: 11311257
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a mobile x-ray imaging system. In one embodiment, a system includes a gantry with an x-ray source and an x-ray detector mounted thereon opposite each other, a carrier coupled to the gantry and configured to rotate the gantry relative to the carrier, and a robotic arm coupling the carrier to a base, the robotic arm comprising at least three links and four joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carlos Martinez Ferreira, Jean-Michel Marteau, Julien Marcotte, Herve Buffard, Sebastien Roquand
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MOBILE X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200054297
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a mobile x-ray imaging system. In one embodiment, a system comprises a gantry with an x-ray source and an x-ray detector mounted thereon opposite each other, a carrier coupled to the gantry and configured to rotate the gantry relative to the carrier, and a robotic arm coupling the carrier to a base, the robotic arm comprising at least three links and four joints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Carlos Martinez Ferreira, Jean-Michel Marteau, Julien Marcotte, Herve Buffard, Sebastien Roquand