Patents by Inventor Luc Gabriel Miotti

Luc Gabriel Miotti 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).

  • Adjustable collimator and method
    Patent number: 6788764
    Abstract: A collimator for X-ray apparatus has an aperture defined by the edges of four movable flexible shutters. Each shutter can be moved independently of the other shutters; thus, the position and the size of the aperture can be adjusted at will. The shutters are moved by winding them onto drums; each drum is driven by a stepping motor. Springs bias the shutters towards the closed position of the collimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Saladin, Serge Louis Muller, Luc Gabriel Miotti
  • Adjustable collimator and method
    Publication number: 20020126799
    Abstract: A collimator for X-ray apparatus has an aperture defined by the edges of four movable flexible shutters. Each shutter can be moved independently of the other shutters; thus, the position and the size of the aperture can be adjusted at will. The shutters are moved by winding them onto drums; each drum is driven by a stepping motor. Springs bias the shutters towards the closed position of the collimator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Saladin, Serge Louis Muller, Luc Gabriel Miotti