Patents by Inventor Roger Deane Smith

Roger Deane Smith 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).

  • Method and apparatus for maintaining alignment of a cyclotron dee
    Patent number: 7038403
    Abstract: A technique is provided for the alignment of an H/D puller for use in a cyclotron. One aspect of the technique comprises magnetically attaching a pair of feeler gages to an alignment tool for use in aligning the H/D puller. The magnetic retention of the feeler gages allows a field engineer to make the desired adjustments to align the H/D puller. Another aspect of the present technique provides for the H/D puller to include a replaceable tip such that the tip may be replaced without removing the H/D puller. Because the H/D puller is not removed and replaced, the alignment of the H/D puller to the ion source is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: GE Medical Technology Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Mastrangeli, Nevin R. Johns, Roger Deane Smith, Timothy E. Erickson