Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Krippner

Kenneth E. Krippner 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).

  • X-ray detector
    Patent number: 4123657
    Abstract: An x-ray tomography apparatus has a couch for a human subject to lie on, a cylindrical capsule to enclose part of the body, a flexible water filled bag to stabilize a portion of the human body being x-rayed, an x-ray source mounted on a rotatable frame, and an arcuate row of x-ray detector plates enclosed in a metal container filled with xenon gas. The detector plates are positioned on the rotatable frame opposite the x-ray source so that the x-rays pass through the subject and are received by the detector plates. The detector plates and x-ray source are continuously rotatable about the subject, having slip ring power and electrical connections. The couch is servo motor powered and is switched at the completion of one rotation of the rotatable frame to automatically index the subject forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1978
    Assignee: Artronix Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Krippner, Albert R. Zacher, Jr.
  • Axial tomographic apparatus
    Patent number: 4093859
    Abstract: An x-ray tomography apparatus has a couch for a human subject to lie on, a cylindrical capsule to enclose part of the body, a flexible water filled bag to stabilize a portion of the human body being x-rayed, an x-ray source mounted on a rotatable frame, and an arcuate row of x-ray detector plates enclosed in a metal container filled with xenon gas. The detector plates are positioned on the rotatable frame opposite the x-ray source so that the x-ray pass through the subject and are received by the detector plates. The detector plates and x-ray source are continuously rotatable about the subject, having slip ring power and electrical connections. The couch is servo motor powered and is switched at the completion of one rotation of the rotatable frame to automatically index the subject forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1978
    Assignee: Artronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory A. Davis, Kenneth E. Krippner, Jan A. Roestel, Gottfried Vonk, Albert R. Zacher, Jr.
  • High speed x-ray pulsing device
    Patent number: 4051378
    Abstract: An x-ray tomography apparatus has a couch for a human subject to lie on, a cylindrical capsule to enclose part of the body, a flexible water filled bag to stabilize a portion of the human body being x-rayed, an x-ray source mounted on a rotatable frame, and an arcuate row of x-ray detector plates enclosed in a metal container filled with xenon gas. The detector plates are positioned on the rotatable frame opposite the x-ray source so that the x-rays pass through the subject and are received by the detector plates. The detector plates and x-ray source are continuously rotatable about the subject, having slip ring power and electrical connections. The couch is servo motor powered and is switched at the completion of one rotation of the rotatable frame to automatically index the subject forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1977
    Assignee: Artronix, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Krippner