Patents by Inventor James Luke Corbeil

James Luke Corbeil 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).

  • Combined PET/MR imaging system and APD-based pet detector for use in simultaneous PET/MR imaging
    Patent number: 9121893
    Abstract: APD-based PET modules are provided for use in combined PET/MR imaging. Each module includes a number of independent, optically isolated detectors. Each detector includes an array of scintillator (e.g. LSO) crystals read out by an array of APDs. The modules are positioned in the tunnel of a MR scanner. Simultaneous, artifact-free images can be acquired with the APD-based PET and MR system resulting in a high-resolution and cost-effective integrated PET/MR system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias J. Schmand, Ron Grazioso, Ronald Nutt, Robert E. Nutt, Nan Zhang, James Luke Corbeil, Ralf Ladebeck, Markus Vester, Günter Schnur, Wolfgang Renz, Hubertus Fischer, Bernd J. Pichler
  • Rotation device for radiation source
    Patent number: 7501619
    Abstract: A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner may have a PET gantry, a calibration radiation source arranged rotatable in the PET gantry, and a drive mechanism coupled with the calibration radiation source, wherein the drive mechanism is formed by non ferromagnetic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew E. Martin, Ziad Burbar, James Luke Corbeil
  • Rotation Device for Radiation Source
    Publication number: 20090020691
    Abstract: A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner may have a PET gantry, a calibration radiation source arranged rotatable in the PET gantry, and a drive mechanism coupled with the calibration radiation source, wherein the drive mechanism is formed by non ferromagnetic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew E. Martin, Ziad Burbar, James Luke Corbeil
  • Radiation detector having a fiber optic wedge with a plurality of parallel fibers
    Publication number: 20080061243
    Abstract: A radiation detector having a fiber optic wedge with a plurality of parallel optical fibers is provided for yielding a more cost-effective radiation detector by reading out more scintillator elements or crystals per photodetector surface area. The fiber optic wedge provides a cost efficient method for increasing the number of scintillators that may be read out by a single position-sensitive photodetector of the radiation detector, such as a PET camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Niraj K. Doshi, James Luke Corbeil, Matthias J. Schmand