Patents by Inventor Jack B. Tinkel

Jack B. Tinkel 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).

  • Patent number: 4377752
    Abstract: A radiation absorption shield assembly is disclosed for controlling the configuration of the radiation sensitive field of a radiation detecting camera. The shield assembly includes a first annular lead shield element defining a first aperture and mounted to the camera for blocking out a fixed field of radiation. The assembly also includes a second annular lead shield element in series with the first which defines a second aperture movable with respect to the first aperture. Attached to and in a spaced parallel relation with the first shield element is a circular radiation transparent disk which defines a thin gap to accommodate the second shield element. The second shield element is slidably adjustable within the gap, transverse to the first element, by one conducting a radiation study, to vary the configuration of a region of interest defining a field area through which radiation can pass from the patient for detection by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1983
    Assignee: Picker Corporation
    Inventors: Richard M. Sano, John W. Steidley, Bruce M. Gillespie, Jack B. Tinkel