Patents by Inventor Matthew Aaron

Matthew Aaron 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).

  • Patent number: 7566170
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, a medical imaging apparatus includes a medical image receptor, a wallstand, and a mechanism that provides at least 3 degrees of freedom. The mechanism is operably coupled to the medical image receptor and the mechanism is operably coupled to the wallstand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Halsmer, Jonathon Carl Boomgaarden
  • Patent number: 7540659
    Abstract: A system is provided for rotating a detector of an imaging system about an axis of rotation. The system includes a shaft extending a length between a pair of opposite end portions. The shaft is threaded on an exterior surface thereof. A carriage is mounted on the shaft. The carriage is threadably connected to the shaft such that rotation of the shaft moves the carriage along the length of the shaft. A connection member has a first portion mounted on the carriage, and a second portion configured to be connected to the detector such that movement of the carriage along the shaft rotates the detector about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Halsmer, Jonathan Carl Boomgaarden
  • Publication number: 20090129553
    Abstract: A system is provided for rotating a detector of an imaging system about an axis of rotation. The system includes a shaft extending a length between a pair of opposite end portions. The shaft is threaded on an exterior surface thereof. A carriage is mounted on the shaft. The carriage is threadably connected to the shaft such that rotation of the shaft moves the carriage along the length of the shaft. A connection member has a first portion mounted on the carriage, and a second portion configured to be connected to the detector such that movement of the carriage along the shaft rotates the detector about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Halsmer, Jonathan Carl Boomgaarden
  • Publication number: 20090119817
    Abstract: Elbow and knee guards for providing protection from fragments, bullets, projectiles, and blunt force trauma injuries. The guards contain ballistic material that is incorporated or inserted into the appropriate carriers. A rigid or semi-rigid ballistic or non-ballistic cap can also be attached to the outer portion of the guards to increase the overall protection provided. Non-ballistic energy absorption material can also be added to increase the overall protection against blunt force trauma injuries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Matthew Aaron Sonner
  • Publication number: 20080232552
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, a medical imaging apparatus includes a medical image receptor, a wallstand, and a mechanism that provides at least 3 degrees of freedom. The mechanism is operably coupled to the medical image receptor and the mechanism is operably coupled to the wallstand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jonathon Carl Boomgaarden, Matthew Aaron Halsmer
  • Publication number: 20080202414
    Abstract: Methods and devices for coating an interior surface of a container using ICPECVD are provided. In one embodiment, a method of coating an interior surface of a container comprises: depositing a barrier film on the interior surface of the container using inductively coupled plasma-enhanced chemical-vapor deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Min Yan, Ahmet Gun Erlat, Marc Schaepkens, Tae Won Kim, Paul Alan McConnelee, Matthew Aaron Pellow
  • Patent number: 7187750
    Abstract: A method for obtaining data includes scanning an object with radiation to collect projection data using an imaging system having a detector array with detector cells and a post-patient collimator, wherein the post-patient collimator has plates having non-uniform thicknesses. The method further includes applying a correction to the projection data to shift an effective center of at least some of the detector cells to compensate for the non-uniform thicknesses of the collimator plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jiang Hsieh, Erdogan O. Gurmen, Aziz Ikhlef, Bing Shen, Gregory Scott Zeman, Matthew Aaron Halsmer, Tyler Justin Sprenger
  • Patent number: 7174689
    Abstract: A concrete anchor float that, in one embodiment, facilitates the placement of anchor bolts that protrude from concrete constructions, such as foundations. The concrete anchor float of the present invention can be used with nearly any conventional anchor bolt to insure the correct placement and alignment of the anchor bolt and to promote a strong bond between the anchor bolt and the concrete. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the concrete anchor float generally comprises a base plate with a hole, and a cap extending from the base plate over the hole. The cap includes a cavity configured to releasably secure the anchor bolt, and a top against which the anchor bolt rests upon insertion. According to an implementation of the present invention, the base plate includes features that minimize voids and air pockets between the anchor bolt and the concrete to promote a strong bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Building Construction Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Duane Alyea, Beth Marie Torpey, Andrew Joseph Fisher, Matthew Aaron Sletten, Stephanie Nicole Pinon
  • Patent number: 7149733
    Abstract: Join expressions, expressed in terms of objects, are translated into a relational database join statement by generating a parse tree based on the join expression. The parse tree is traversed to build the relational database join statement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-mi Lin, Anthony R. Trappen, Dempsey Swan, Matthew Aaron Thalman, Raymond Holzhey, Steven P. Anonsen, Wade Daniel Lee Baird
  • Patent number: 7082433
    Abstract: Join expressions, expressed in terms of objects, are translated into a relational database join statement by generating a parse tree based on the join expression. The parse tree is traversed to build the relational database join statement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven P. Anonsen, Anthony R. Trappen, Matthew Aaron Thalman
  • Patent number: 7010088
    Abstract: A flexible detector array transmission circuit (12) for an x-ray imaging system (10) may include an electrically conductive substrate layer (70) that is electrically coupled to a detector (68). A mono-directional conductive layer (80) is also electrically coupled to the substrate layer (70). One or more flexible circuit layers (72) are electrically coupled to the mono-directional conductive layer (80). The circuit layers (72) direct x-ray signals, generated from the detector (68), to a data acquisition system (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mahesh Raman Narayanaswamy, Matthew Aaron Halsmer
  • Patent number: 6898269
    Abstract: A method for producing an image in a x-ray imaging system is provided. The x-ray imaging system includes an x-ray source which projects an x-ray beam collimated by a collimation assembly to pass through an object and impinge on an x-ray receptor to produce the image. The method includes rotating the collimation assembly about a focal point while the x-ray source is substantially fixed and producing x-rays. The method further includes adjusting the position of the x-ray receptor during rotation of the collimation assembly to receive the x-ray beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Halsmer, Jonathan Carl Boomgaarden
  • Publication number: 20040268084
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computing system comprising at least one random access memory (RAM) and a processor. The RAM includes a storage location containing filesystem data with associated page table entries, and each page table entry includes a read/write flag for the filesystem data. The filesystem data is initially mapped for read-only access. The processor is configured to remap the filesystem data for write access by modifying the read/write flag of the page table entries; to perform a write operation on the filesystem data in write access, and to remap the filesystem data back for read-only access by modifying the read/write flag of the page table entries. The computing system also uses filesystem that is mounted in the RAM to manage filesystem data. The filesystem protects the filesystem data from errant writes by modifying page table entries associated with the filesystem data without using a disk cache.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Steve Longerbeam, Matthew Aaron Locke, Kevin Dale Morgan
  • Publication number: 20040156476
    Abstract: A method for producing an image in a x-ray imaging system is provided. The x-ray imaging system includes an x-ray source which projects an x-ray beam collimated by a collimation assembly to pass through an object and impinge on an x-ray receptor to produce the image. The method includes rotating the collimation assembly about a focal point while the x-ray source is substantially fixed and producing x-rays. The method further includes adjusting the position of the x-ray receptor during rotation of the collimation assembly to receive the x-ray beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Halsmer, Jonathan Carl Boomgaarden
  • Patent number: D512798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Neumann, Daniel Richard Armstrong
  • Patent number: D566383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Reed Harris, Matthew Aaron Jubelirer, Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Roger Jackson, Brandon Albert Lynne
  • Patent number: D568605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Reed Harris, Matthew Aaron Jubelirer, Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Roger Jackson, Brandon Albert Lynne
  • Patent number: D570101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Reed Harris, Matthew Aaron Jubelirer, Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Roger Jackson, Brandon Albert Lynne
  • Patent number: D570102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Reed Harris, Matthew Aaron Jubelirer, Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Roger Jackson, Brandon Albert Lynne
  • Patent number: D570103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Reed Harris, Matthew Aaron Jubelirer, Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Roger Jackson, Brandon Albert Lynne