Patents by Inventor Robert Swader

Robert Swader 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).

  • CT machine for multi-angle scanning of stationary patients
    Patent number: 9301726
    Abstract: A CT machine for scanning a stationary patient may provide for two-bar linkage articulated arms to move a CT gantry in an arbitrary trajectory. In one embodiment, the gantry may fit within a cavity to expose a central platform, which may support a patient for vertical scans in which the gantry housing rises from the cavity after the patient is so positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas Mackie, George Petry, Peter Muir, Mark Markel, Robert Swader
  • CT Machine for Multi-Angle Scanning of Stationary Patients
    Publication number: 20150313557
    Abstract: A CT machine for scanning a stationary patient may provide for two-bar linkage articulated arms to move a CT gantry in an arbitrary trajectory. In one embodiment, the gantry may fit within a cavity to expose a central platform, which may support a patient for vertical scans in which the gantry housing rises from the cavity after the patient is so positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas Mackie, George Petry, Peter Muir, Mark Markel, Robert Swader