Patents by Inventor Robert Edward Howe

Robert Edward Howe 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).

  • Image processing system for use with a patient positioning device
    Patent number: 8135201
    Abstract: Three camera rigs are connected by wiring to a computer. The computer is also connected to a treatment apparatus. A mechanical couch is provided as part of the treatment apparatus such that under the control of the computer the relative positions of the mechanical couch and the treatment apparatus may be varied. The camera rigs obtain video images of a patient lying on the mechanical couch the computer processes these images to generate a three-dimensional model of the surface of the patient which is utilized to position the patient relative to the treatment apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Vision RT Limited
    Inventors: Norman Ronald Smith, Ivan Daniel Meir, Gideon Matthew Hale, Robert Edward Howe
  • Image processing system for use with a patient positioning device
    Publication number: 20110178783
    Abstract: Three camera rigs are connected by wiring to a computer. The computer is also connected to a treatment apparatus. A mechanical couch is provided as part of the treatment apparatus such that under the control of the computer the relative positions of the mechanical couch and the treatment apparatus may be varied. The camera rigs obtain video images of a patient lying on the mechanical couch the computer processes these images to generate a three-dimensional model of the surface of the patient which is utilized to position the patient relative to the treatment apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Vision RT Limited
    Inventors: Norman Ronald Smith, Ivan Daniel Meir, Gideon Matthew Hale, Robert Edward Howe
  • Image processing system for use with a patient positioning device
    Patent number: 7889906
    Abstract: Three camera rigs are connected by wiring to a computer. The computer is also connected to a treatment apparatus. A mechanical couch is provided as part of the treatment apparatus such that under the control of the computer the relative positions of the mechanical couch and the treatment apparatus may be varied. The camera rigs obtain video images of a patient lying on the mechanical couch. The computer processes these images to generate a three-dimensional model of the surface of the patient relative to the treatment apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Vision RT Limited
    Inventors: Norman Ronald Smith, Ivan Daniel Meir, Gideon Matthew Hale, Robert Edward Howe
  • Image processing system for use with a patient positioning device
    Publication number: 20090052760
    Abstract: Three camera rigs (1, 2, 3) are connected by wiring (4) to a computer (5). The computer (5) is also connected to a treatment apparatus (6). A mechanical couch (7) is provided as part of the treatment apparatus (6) such that under the control of the computer (5) the relative positions of the mechanical couch (7) and the treatment apparatus (6) may be varied. The camera rigs (1, 2, 3) obtain video images of a patient (8) lying on the mechanical couch (7) the computer (5) processes these images to generate a three-dimensional model of the surface of the patient which is utilised to position the patient relative to the treatment apparatus (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Vision RT Limited
    Inventors: Norman Ronald Smith, Ivan Daniel Meir, Gideon Matthew Hale, Robert Edward Howe