Patents by Inventor Myles L. Sommerfeldt

Myles L. Sommerfeldt 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).

  • Wire-free, dual-mode calibration instrument for high energy therapeutic radiation
    Patent number: 7470912
    Abstract: An instrument for checking quality of therapeutic x-ray and electron radiation provides modes optimized for both electrons and for photons obtained by physically flipping the unit to interpose the necessary build-up material between the radiation beam and contained detectors. The invention provides an improved method of constructing ionization detectors for improved energy discrimination using such detectors and wire-free operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Standard Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel G. Schmidt, Myles L. Sommerfeldt, Kevin L. DeFever, Thomas C. Bonde
  • Treatment planning tool for multi-energy electron beam radiotherapy
    Patent number: 7202486
    Abstract: A stand-alone calculator enables multi energy electron beam treatments with standard single beam electron beam radiotherapy equipment thereby providing improved dose profiles. By employing user defined depth-dose profiles, the calculator may work with a wide variety of existing standard electron beam radiotherapy systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Standard Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Gentry, Christopher J. Kubiak, Keith R. Nelson, Bhudatt R. Paliwal, Raymond T. Riddle, Myles L. Sommerfeldt, Richard A. Steeves
  • Wire-free, dual-mode calibration instrument for high energy therapeutic radiation
    Patent number: 7189975
    Abstract: An instrument for checking quality of therapeutic x-ray and electron radiation provides modes optimized for both electrons and for photons obtained by physically flipping the unit to interpose the necessary build-up material between the radiation beam and contained detectors. The invention provides an improved method of constructing ionization detectors for improved energy discrimination using such detectors and wire-free operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Standard Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel G. Schmidt, Myles L. Sommerfeldt, Kevin L. DeFever, Thomas C. Bonde