Patents by Inventor Michael P. Naylor

Michael P. Naylor 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: 11382583
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for operating a radiation treatment delivery system. The method includes generating, by a processing device, a set of instructions for a volumetric imager based on a set of directionalities for a radiation beam of a linear accelerator (LINAC) to avoid a collision between the volumetric imager and the LINAC, wherein the set of instructions comprises physical locations of the volumetric imager and timing values corresponding to the physical locations. The method further includes operating the volumetric imager during the radiation treatment delivery according to the set of instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael P. Naylor, Matthew Core, Petr Jordan, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11324465
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a volumetric imager, a first image including a target of a patient. The method further includes receiving a second image including the target of the patient. The method further includes tracking, by a processing device, a position of the target using the first image and the second image by maintaining a fixed alignment between a treatment beam of a linear accelerator (LINAC) and a source and detector pair of the volumetric imager during operation of the LINAC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael P. Naylor, Matthew Core, Petr Jordan, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210077043
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for operating a radiation treatment delivery system. The method includes generating, by a processing device, a set of instructions for a volumetric imager based on a set of directionalities for a radiation beam of a linear accelerator (LINAC) to avoid a collision between the volumetric imager and the LINAC, wherein the set of instructions comprises physical locations of the volumetric imager and timing values corresponding to the physical locations. The method further includes operating the volumetric imager during the radiation treatment delivery according to the set of instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Michael P. Naylor, Matthew Core, Petr Jordan, Calvin R. Maurer, JR.
  • Patent number: 10863955
    Abstract: A method includes determining a first set of positions for a volumetric imager and determining a second set of positions for a linear accelerator (LINAC), during radiation treatment delivery. The method further includes determining a set of radiation beam directionalities of the LINAC, wherein for each of the second set of positions for the LINAC a radiation beam corresponds to a radiation beam directionality. The method further includes generating instructions for the volumetric imager based on the first and the second set of positions, the radiation beam directionalities, and a treatment time constraint to avoid a collision between the volumetric imager and the LINAC and between the volumetric imager and the radiation beam, wherein the instructions include physical locations of the volumetric imager and timing values corresponding to the physical locations. The method further includes operating the volumetric imager during the radiation treatment delivery according to the set of instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael P. Naylor, Matthew Core, Petr Jordan, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200375560
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a volumetric imager, a first image including a target of a patient. The method further includes receiving a second image including the target of the patient. The method further includes tracking, by a processing device, a position of the target using the first image and the second image by maintaining a fixed alignment between a treatment beam of a linear accelerator (LINAC) and a source and detector pair of the volumetric imager during operation of the LINAC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Michael P. Naylor, Matthew Core, Petr Jordan, Calvin R. Maurer, JR.
  • Patent number: 10751014
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a volumetric imager, a first image including a target of a patient. The method further includes receiving a second image including the target of the patient. The method further includes tracking, by a processing device, a position of the target using the first image and the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael P. Naylor, Matthew Core, Petr Jordan, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20180192976
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a volumetric imager, a first image including a target of a patient. The method further includes receiving a second image including the target of the patient. The method further includes tracking, by a processing device, a position of the target using the first image and the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Michael P. Naylor, Matthew Core, Petr Jordan, Calvin R. Maurer, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180192978
    Abstract: A method includes determining a first set of positions for a volumetric imager and determining a second set of positions for a linear accelerator (LINAC), during radiation treatment delivery. The method further includes determining a set of radiation beam directionalities of the LINAC, wherein for each of the second set of positions for the LINAC a radiation beam corresponds to a radiation beam directionality. The method further includes generating instructions for the volumetric imager based on the first and the second set of positions, the radiation beam directionalities, and a treatment time constraint to avoid a collision between the volumetric imager and the LINAC and between the volumetric imager and the radiation beam, wherein the instructions include physical locations of the volumetric imager and timing values corresponding to the physical locations. The method further includes operating the volumetric imager during the radiation treatment delivery according to the set of instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Michael P. Naylor, Matthew Core, Petr Jordan, Calvin R. Maurer, JR.
  • Patent number: 8761337
    Abstract: A robotic treatment delivery system including a linear accelerator (LINAC), and a robotic manipulator coupled to the LINAC. The robotic manipulator is configured to move the LINAC along seven or more degrees of freedom, at least one of the seven degrees of freedom being a redundant degree of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael P. Naylor, Sohail Sayeh
  • Publication number: 20120158017
    Abstract: A robotic treatment delivery system including a linear accelerator (LINAC), and a robotic manipulator coupled to the LINAC. The robotic manipulator is configured to move the LINAC along seven or more degrees of freedom, at least one of the seven degrees of freedom being a redundant degree of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Michael P. Naylor, Sohail Sayeh
  • Patent number: 8126114
    Abstract: A robotic treatment delivery system including a linear accelerator (LINAC), and a robotic manipulator coupled to the LINAC. The robotic manipulator is configured to move the LINAC along seven or more degrees of freedom, at least one of the seven degrees of freedom being a redundant degree of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael P. Naylor, Sohail Sayeh
  • Publication number: 20100069920
    Abstract: A robotic treatment delivery system including a linear accelerator (LINAC), and a robotic manipulator coupled to the LINAC. The robotic manipulator is configured to move the LINAC along seven or more degrees of freedom, at least one of the seven degrees of freedom being a redundant degree of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Michael P. Naylor, Sohail Sayeh