Patents by Inventor Mike Silver

Mike Silver 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).

  • Devices and methods for dampening vibrations
    Patent number: 8571250
    Abstract: A device for isolating a microphone from vibrations, the device comprising a frame comprising a plurality of surfaces, the plurality of surfaces laying on a plane that is different from each other and defining at least one mounting point; at least one non-resonant cord attached to the mounting point of the frame, the non-resonant cord adapted to support a microphone and absorb vibration; and a biasing device connected to the non-resonant cord, the biasing device adapted to provide tension to the non-resonant cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Royer Labs
    Inventors: David Royer, Richard Perrotta, Mike Silver
  • Method for circular scan reconstruction in computed tomography and computed tomographic device
    Patent number: 8559687
    Abstract: A method of computed-tomography and a computed-tomography apparatus where the portion of the field of view of a subject were full scan data is available is reconstructed using a full-scan algorithm. In the areas where full scan data is not available, half-scanning is used. Data is also extrapolated from the full scan data. The extrapolated data overlaps a portion of the half-scanning data. The extrapolated data and the overlapped portion of the half-scanning data are feathered. The image is reconstructed using the full-scan, half-scan and feathered data. Corner regions in an image are exposed and reconstructed to produce more uniform z-coverage of the reconstruction field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Be-Shan Chiang, Alex Zamyatin, Mike Silver, Yu Zou, Naruomi Akino, Thomas Labno
  • Devices and Methods for Dampening Vibrations
    Publication number: 20130004010
    Abstract: A device for isolating a microphone from vibrations, the device comprising a frame comprising a plurality of surfaces, the plurality of surfaces laying on a plane that is different from each other and defining at least one mounting point; at least one non-resonant cord attached to the mounting point of the frame, the non-resonant cord adapted to support a microphone and absorb vibration; and a biasing device connected to the non-resonant cord, the biasing device adapted to provide tension to the non-resonant cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: David Royer, Richard Perrotta, Mike Silver
  • METHOD FOR CIRCULAR SCAN RECONSTRUCTION IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110103662
    Abstract: A method of computed-tomography and a computed-tomography apparatus where the portion of the field of view of a subject were full scan data is available is reconstructed using a full-scan algorithm. In the areas where full scan data is not available, half-scanning is used. Data is also extrapolated from the full scan data. The extrapolated data overlaps a portion of the half-scanning data. The extrapolated data and the overlapped portion of the half-scanning data are feathered. The image is reconstructed using the full-scan, half-scan and feathered data. Corner regions in an image are exposed and reconstructed to produce more uniform z-coverage of the reconstruction field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Be-Shan Chiang, Alex Zamyatin, Mike Silver, Yu Zou, Naruomi Akino, Thomas Labno