Patents by Inventor Robert A. Blake, Jr.

Robert A. Blake, Jr. 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).

  • Cone beam synthetic arrays in three-dimensional computerized tomography
    Patent number: 5740224
    Abstract: The method of the present invention combines an ensemble of truncated partial cone beam projections to synthesize a complete virtual projection. The individual partial projections are obtained with CT scanners, where for each partial projection the investigated object is positioned at precise locations specified by formulas described in the present application (e.g., formulas (3), (4), (6) and (18) for linear cone beam synthetic scanner arrays or formulas (9)-(13), (20), (21) and (25)-(27) for circular cone beam synthetic scanner arrays). Prior to the actual reconstruction, the partial cone beam projections are combined to form a complete virtual projection, equivalent to a projection one would obtain by using a sufficiently large detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignees: University of Delaware, Aluminum Co. of America
    Inventors: Martin Muller, Gonzalo R. Arce, Robert A. Blake, Jr.