Patents by Inventor Michelle Branson

Michelle Branson 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).

  • System and method for notification of imaging mode of X-ray imaging system
    Patent number: 12285282
    Abstract: According to one aspect of an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, a system and method for providing an indication of the mode of operation of an X-ray imaging system operable in a fixed mode or an automatic optimization of parameter (AOP) mode, and an operational mode indication system including at least one of a visual indicator and an audio indicator. The selection of an operational mode for the X-ray system enables a control processing unit to activate the operational mode indication system in a first manner and in a second manner at least during the operation of the radiation source and the detector to provide an indication of a current mode of operation of the imaging system, wherein the first manner is readily discernable from the second manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare, LLC
    Inventors: Michelle Branson, Beth Heckel, Eric Hart, Adam Pluim, Ping Xue
  • System and Method for Notification of Imaging Mode of X-Ray Imaging System
    Publication number: 20240215935
    Abstract: According to one aspect of an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, a system and method for providing an indication of the mode of operation of an X-ray imaging system operable in a fixed mode or an automatic optimization of parameter (AOP) mode, and an operational mode indication system including at least one of a visual indicator and an audio indicator. The selection of an operational mode for the X-ray system enables a control processing unit to activate the operational mode indication system in a first manner and in a second manner at least during the operation of the radiation source and the detector to provide an indication of a current mode of operation of the imaging system, wherein the first manner is readily discernable from the second manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Michelle Branson, Beth Heckel, Eric Hart, Adam Pluim, Ping Xue