Patents by Inventor Jacob Flanz

Jacob Flanz 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: 11350516
    Abstract: A gantry-less particle therapy system is provided. Charged particles are extracted from an ion source and accelerated in a beam transport system having an annular portion extending in a first plane and that circumscribes a volume, an arcuate portion extending in a second plane, and a transition portion that connects the annular portion and the arcuate portion. The arcuate portion terminates at a beam nozzle extending radially inward from the annular portion to deliver an ion beam to a treatment area contained in the volume circumscribed by the annular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Bortfeld, Jacob Flanz, Hsiao-Ming Lu, Susu Yan
  • Publication number: 20210298162
    Abstract: A gantry-less particle therapy system is provided. Charged particles are extracted from an ion source and accelerated in a beam transport system having an annular portion extending in a first plane and that circumscribes a volume, an arcuate portion extending in a second plane, and a transition portion that connects the annular portion and the arcuate portion. The arcuate portion terminates at a beam nozzle extending radially inward from the annular portion to deliver an ion beam to a treatment area contained in the volume circumscribed by the annular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Bortfeld, Jacob Flanz, Hsiao-Ming Lu, Susu Yan
  • Patent number: 10880983
    Abstract: A gantry-less particle therapy system is provided. Charged particles are extracted from an ion source and accelerated in a beam transport system having an annular portion extending in a first plane and that circumscribes a volume, an arcuate portion extending in a second plane, and a transition portion that connects the annular portion and the arcuate portion. The arcuate portion terminates at a beam nozzle extending radially inward from the annular portion to deliver an ion beam to a treatment area contained in the volume circumscribed by the annular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Bortfeld, Jacob Flanz, Hsiao-Ming Lu, Susu Yan