Patents by Inventor Philip Bowles

Philip Bowles 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).

  • Method and apparatus for imaging obscured areas of a test object
    Patent number: 5594770
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for imaging obscured areas of a test object. The apparatus includes an x-ray source having a cathode for producing a steerable electron beam. A controller directs the electron beam to predetermined locations on a target anode. The user may flexibly select appropriate predetermined positions. The predetermined locations may be obtained from the geometry of an obscuration. A detector receives x-rays that are transmitted through the test object from each of the predetermined locations, and produces images corresponding to each of the predetermined locations. The images are digitized and may be combined to produce an unobscured image of a region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: ThermoSpectra Corporation
    Inventors: Philip Bowles, Eric Duff, Dale D. Thayer