Patents by Inventor Pontus Timberg

Pontus Timberg 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).

  • Compression device for X-ray and mechanical imaging of a breast
    Patent number: 9833203
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compression device (1) for assisting x-ray examination of an object. The compression device (1) comprises a support plate (3) adapted to receive thereon the object to be examined; a compression plate (4); and a displacement device (5) arranged to interact with the support plate (3) and the compression plate (4) to allow modification of the spacing (A) between the support plate (3) and the compression plate (4) to compress the object there between. A plurality of pressure sensors (13) are distributed across the support plate (3) and/or the compression plate (4) for sensing local pressure distribution across the compression area of the compressed object. The displacement device (1) is arranged to set and adapt the spacing (A) between the support plate (3) and the compression plate (4) angularly and linearly as a result of the sensed local pressure distribution across the compression area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: LU License AB
    Inventors: Pontus Timberg, Daniel Förnvik, Magnus Dustler, Sophia Zackrisson
  • COMPRESSION DEVICE FOR X-RAY AND MECHANICAL IMAGING OF A BREAST
    Publication number: 20160051207
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compression device (1) for assisting x-ray examination of an object. The compression device (1) comprises a support plate (3) adapted to receive thereon the object to be examined; a compression plate (4); and a displacement device (5) arranged to interact with the support plate (3) and the compression plate (4) to allow modification of the spacing (A) between the support plate (3) and the compression plate (4) to compress the object there between. A plurality of pressure sensors (13) are distributed across the support plate (3) and/or the compression plate (4) for sensing local pressure distribution across the compression area of the compressed object. The displacement device (1) is arranged to set and adapt the spacing (A) between the support plate (3) and the compression plate (4) angularly and linearly as a result of the sensed local pressure distribution across the compression area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Pontus Timberg, Daniel Förnvik, Magnus Dustler, Sophia Zackrisson