Patents by Inventor Michael D. Loope

Michael D. Loope 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).

  • Concurrent DC-coupled anode and dynode readout scheme for PET block detectors
    Patent number: 9086492
    Abstract: A scintillation detector including one or more photomultiplier tubes, a scintillation block optically attached to the photomultiplier tubes, and a DC-coupled bleeder circuit combining outputs of dynodes of the photomultipliers to provide a DC-coupled dynode output together with a DC-coupled anode output of the photomultiplier tubes. The DC-coupled bleeder circuit includes a RF transformer. A positive high voltage supply also can be used together with a DC-coupled bleeder circuit for the anode outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Nan Zhang, Matthias J. Schmand, Niraj K. Doshi, Michael D. Loope
  • Concurrent DC-Coupled Anode and Dynode Readout Scheme For PET Block Detectors
    Publication number: 20080290282
    Abstract: A scintillation detector including one or more photomultiplier tubes, a scintillation block optically attached to the photomultiplier tubes, and a DC-coupled bleeder circuit combining outputs of dynodes of the photomultipliers to provide a DC-coupled dynode output together with a DC-coupled anode output of the photomultiplier tubes. The DC-coupled bleeder circuit includes a RF transformer. A positive high voltage supply also can be used together with a DC-coupled bleeder circuit for the anode outputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Nan Zhang, Matthias J. Schmand, Niraj K. Doshi, Michael D. Loope