Patents by Inventor Ikhlef Abdelaziz

Ikhlef Abdelaziz 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).

  • Radiation focal position detecting method, radiation detecting apparatus and radiation tomographic imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 9271683
    Abstract: A radiation focal position detecting method for detecting a positional displacement of a focal point of a radiation source in a radiation tomographic imaging apparatus is provided. The method includes providing a radiation absorber that covers parts of first and second detecting element regions, the parts lying on mutually adjoining sides of the first and second detecting element regions in a radiation detector including a plurality of detecting elements arranged in channel and slice directions, and specifying, based on intensities of radiation detected by the detecting elements in the first and second detecting element regions, a position of the focal point or an amount of movement of the focal point from a reference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Haruo Kurochi, Ikhlef Abdelaziz
  • RADIATION FOCAL POSITION DETECTING METHOD, RADIATION DETECTING APPARATUS AND RADIATION TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140153691
    Abstract: A radiation focal position detecting method for detecting a positional displacement of a focal point of a radiation source in a radiation tomographic imaging apparatus is provided. The method includes providing a radiation absorber that covers parts of first and second detecting element regions, the parts lying on mutually adjoining sides of the first and second detecting element regions in a radiation detector including a plurality of detecting elements arranged in channel and slice directions, and specifying, based on intensities of radiation detected by the detecting elements in the first and second detecting element regions, a position of the focal point or an amount of movement of the focal point from a reference position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Haruo Kurochi, Ikhlef Abdelaziz