Patents by Inventor Maxwell J. Allen

Maxwell J. Allen 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: 12259504
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an x-ray detector, comprising a housing; a sensor array disposed in the housing and configured to generate image data in response to incident x-rays; a control logic disposed in the housing; a connector interface integrated with the housing; and an adapter removably couplable to the connector interface; wherein: the control logic is configurable to operate in a plurality of operating modes; and for a first operating mode of the operating modes, the control logic is configured to process the image data and/or transmit the image data through the adapter differently than for a second operating mode of the operating modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tyler Wilson, Maxwell J. Allen, Steven Freestone, Carlo Tognina, Paul Pryor, Christy Patterson
  • Publication number: 20240386522
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an x-ray imaging device, comprising: a sensor array configured to convert incident x-rays into electrical signals; a memory configured to store a static configuration data; a processor; a programmable logic device; and a communication interface; wherein: the processor is configured to apply the static configuration data to the programmable logic device; when configured with the static configuration data, the programmable logic device is configured with: a static image processing module; and a reconfigurable image processing module; and the static image processing module and the reconfigurable image processing module are part of an image processing pipeline configured to receive the electrical signals and output an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: Varex Imaging Corporation
    Inventors: Maxwell J. Allen, Mihir Shah, Carlo Tognina
  • Publication number: 20240255655
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an x-ray detector, comprising a housing; an sensor array disposed in the housing and configured to generate image data in response to incident x-rays; a control logic disposed in the housing; a connector interface integrated with the housing; and an adapter removably couplable to the connector interface; wherein: the control logic is configurable to operate in a plurality of operating modes; and for a first operating mode of the operating modes, the control logic is configured to process the image data and/or transmit the image data through the adapter differently than for a second operating mode of the operating modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Varex Imaging Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler Wilson, Maxwell J. Allen, Steven Freestone, Carlo Tognina, Paul Pryor, Christy Patterson
  • Patent number: 10417747
    Abstract: Some embodiments include determining a value of an identified pixel of a plurality of pixels of an image from a detector; determining a noise value based on the value of the identified pixel and the detector; determining a range based on the noise value and the value of the identified pixel; comparing the range and a value of at least one pixel of the pixels other than the identified pixel; and adjusting the value of the identified pixel in response to the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Varex Imaging Corporation
    Inventors: Arundhuti Ganguly, Ivan P Mollov, Carlo Tognina, Maxwell J. Allen, Paul Kenneth Kuhn, Gregg Hawkes
  • Publication number: 20190156462
    Abstract: Some embodiments include determining a value of an identified pixel of a plurality of pixels of an image from a detector; determining a noise value based on the value of the identified pixel and the detector; determining a range based on the noise value and the value of the identified pixel; comparing the range and a value of at least one pixel of the pixels other than the identified pixel; and adjusting the value of the identified pixel in response to the comparison
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Varex Imaging Corporation
    Inventors: Arundhuti Ganguly, Ivan P. Mollov, Carlo Tognina, Maxwell J. Allen, Paul Kenneth Kuhn, Gregg Hawkes