Patents by Inventor Michael Z. Duncan

Michael Z. Duncan 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).

  • Systems and methods for multi-view imaging and tomography
    Patent number: 9778391
    Abstract: Radiation scanning systems providing multiple views of an object in different planes and a reconstruction algorithm for reconstructing quasi-three-dimensional images from a limited number of views. A system may include bend magnets to direct accelerated charged particles to multiple targets in different viewing locations. Another system collimates radiation generated by a plurality of radiation sources into multiple beams for scanning an object at multiple angles. The object may be a cargo container, for example. The reconstruction algorithm uses an optimization algorithm and imaging and feasibility models to reconstruct quasi-three-dimensional images from the limited number of views.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gongyin Chen, Kevin Holt, Robert E. Drubka, John Stammetti, Michael Z. Duncan, Timothy R. Fox, David Nisius, Martin Hu
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-VIEW IMAGING AND TOMOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20140294147
    Abstract: Radiation scanning systems providing multiple views of an object in different planes and a reconstruction algorithm for reconstructing quasi-three-dimensional images from a limited number of views. A system may include bend magnets to direct accelerated charged particles to multiple targets in different viewing locations. Another system collimates radiation generated by a plurality of radiation sources into multiple beams for scanning an object at multiple angles. The object may be a cargo container, for example. The reconstruction algorithm uses an optimization algorithm and imaging and feasibility models to reconstruct quasi-three-dimensional images from the limited number of views.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gongyin CHEN, Kevin Holt, Robert E. Drubka, John Stammetti, Michael Z. Duncan, Timothy R. Fox, David Nisius, Martin Hu