Patents by Inventor Kevin S. Menningen

Kevin S. Menningen 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 of contouring a target area
    Patent number: 8803910
    Abstract: A two-dimensional contouring tool that allows a user to maintain a minimum distance away (in 3D) from other structures. The contouring tool allows the user to rapidly define a series of contours that conform to the shape of one or more existing contours (or targets) with user-specified margin limits between the new contour and the existing contours (or targets).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Tomotherapy Incorporated
    Inventors: Kevin S. Menningen, David T. Gering, Kenneth J. Ruchala
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTOURING A TARGET AREA
    Publication number: 20100053208
    Abstract: A two-dimensional contouring tool that allows a user to maintain a minimum distance away (in 3D) from other structures. The contouring tool allows the user to rapidly define a series of contours that conform to the shape of one or more existing contours (or targets) with user-specified margin limits between the new contour and the existing contours (or targets).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: TOMOTHERAPY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kevin S. Menningen, David T. Gering, Kenneth J. Ruchala