Patents by Inventor Jay Burns, IV

Jay Burns, IV 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).

  • System and method for scanning a patient
    Patent number: 7885703
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using a patient display is described. The described system includes a medical imaging system. The medical imaging system includes a gantry, a patient display, and a computer. The gantry at least partially circumscribes a patient viewing area. The patient display is viewable from the patient viewing area. The patient display is communicatively coupled to the computer. The computer is programmed to receive scan protocol instructions and control the patient display according to the predetermined scan protocol. It is further programmed to prompt the patient, using the patient display, to perform a bodily action that facilitates the scan and to provide the patient with at least one of entertainment and distraction using the patient display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Ronald Miller, Phil E. Pearson, Jay Burns, IV