Patents by Inventor Matthew Eric Martin

Matthew Eric Martin 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for cooling positron emission tomography scanner detector crystals
    Patent number: 8481949
    Abstract: Detector crystals in a positron emission tomography (PET) apparatus gantry are cooled by directing cooling gas flow into a cooling duct bounded by the crystals and a cover defining the patient scanning field within the gantry. The cooling gas cools the crystals. Cooling gas may also be directed radially outwardly from the cooling duct into spatial gaps defined between detector enclosures that include the crystals, further isolating heat generated by other components within gantry from the detector crystals. Cooling gas is provided by a cooling system that may be incorporated within the gantry, external the gantry or a combination of both. Cooling gas can be provided by directing air within the gantry in contact with internal gantry cooling tubes and routing cooled air directly into the cooling duct with a powered fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Eric Martin
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COOLING POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER DETECTOR CRYSTALS
    Publication number: 20130119259
    Abstract: Detector crystals in a positron emission tomography (PET) apparatus gantry are cooled by directing cooling gas flow into a cooling duct bounded by the crystals and a cover defining the patient scanning field within the gantry. The cooling gas cools the crystals. Cooling gas may also be directed radially outwardly from the cooling duct into spatial gaps defined between detector enclosures that include the crystals, further isolating heat generated by other components within gantry from the detector crystals. Cooling gas is provided by a cooling system that may be incorporated within the gantry, external the gantry or a combination of both. Cooling gas can be provided by directing air within the gantry in contact with internal gantry cooling tubes and routing cooled air directly into the cooling duct with a powered fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Eric Martin