Patents by Inventor Robert T. Barrows

Robert T. Barrows 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).

  • Patent number: 9599683
    Abstract: A camera assembly for use in a MRI machine. The camera assembly includes a Faraday cage defining a shielded cavity and an optical path mount constructed of a highly stiff, dense, and non-electrically-conductive material in the shielded cavity. The camera imager and lens are mounted to the optical path mount. The camera assembly includes a capacitor-based power regulation circuit. The optical path mount is not subject to eddy currents because it is non-electrically-conductive. The capacitor-based power regulation circuit includes very little ferrous material and is within the shielded cavity, to reduce eddy currents. The resulting camera assembly reduces vibrations and shaking in the magnetic field environment of the MRI machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: UWM Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian S. R. Armstrong, Todd P. Kusik, Robert T. Barrows
  • Publication number: 20140354282
    Abstract: A camera assembly for use in a MRI machine. The camera assembly includes a Faraday cage defining a shielded cavity and an optical path mount constructed of a highly stiff, dense, and non-electrically-conductive material in the shielded cavity. The camera imager and lens are mounted to the optical path mount. The camera assembly includes a capacitor-based power regulation circuit. The optical path mount is not subject to eddy currents because it is non-electrically-conductive. The capacitor-based power regulation circuit includes very little ferrous material and is within the shielded cavity, to reduce eddy currents. The resulting camera assembly reduces vibrations and shaking in the magnetic field environment of the MRI machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Todd P. Kusik, Brian S. R. Armstrong, Robert T. Barrows
  • Patent number: 8625107
    Abstract: A target for use in a motion tracking system includes an optically transparent substrate with front and rear artwork. A robust landmark is comprised of portions of the front and rear artwork, and includes alternating spokes and interstitial spaces. The front and rear artwork also define orientation dependent radiation regions that occupy a portion of the interstitial spaces. The artwork also provides target identification markings and markings for providing in-plane rotation information. The surface area of the robust landmark maximized with respect to the total surface area of the target size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: UWM Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd P. Kusik, Brian S. R. Armstrong, Robert T. Barrows, Ethan V. Munson
  • Publication number: 20110286010
    Abstract: A target for use in a motion tracking system includes an optically transparent substrate with front and rear artwork. A robust landmark is comprised of portions of the front and rear artwork, and includes alternating spokes and interstitial spaces. The front and rear artwork also define orientation dependent radiation regions that occupy a portion of the interstitial spaces. The artwork also provides target identification markings and markings for providing in-plane rotation information. The surface area of the robust landmark maximized with respect to the total surface area of the target size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: UWM RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Todd P. Kusik, Brian S. R. Armstrong, Robert T. Barrows, Ethan V. Munson