Patents by Inventor Roy Allan Schley

Roy Allan Schley 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).

  • Multifunctional switch and detector assembly for a medical imaging system including the same
    Patent number: 8779907
    Abstract: A control circuit for a portable x-ray medical imaging system detector. The control circuit operates to reduce power consumption of the portable x-ray detector. The detector control circuit includes a multi-function switch coupled to the portable detector, and a detector control module installed in the portable detector, the detector control module receiving an input from the multi-function switch and based on the received input reconfiguring the portable detector from a first operational mode to a different second operational mode. A portable detector including the detector control circuit and a method of operating the portable detector are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Zhengshe Liu, Scott William Petrick, Donald Fayette Langler, Gary Vernon McBroom, Roy Allan Schley
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING MISHANDLING OF A DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20130034213
    Abstract: A digital X-ray detector includes a shock monitoring system configured to monitor for an occurrence of a shock event via at least one shock sensor. The detector also includes a processor configured to receive information related to the shock event from the shock monitoring system and to report the shock event to an X-ray system communicatively coupled to the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Zhengshe Liu, Chuande Liu, Nicholas Ryan Konkle, Tan Liu, Roy Allan Schley
  • MULTIFUNCTIONAL SWITCH AND DETECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110050403
    Abstract: A control circuit for a portable x-ray medical imaging system detector. The control circuit operates to reduce power consumption of the portable x-ray detector. The detector control circuit includes a multi-function switch coupled to the portable detector, and a detector control module installed in the portable detector, the detector control module receiving an input from the multi-function switch and based on the received input reconfiguring the portable detector from a first operational mode to a different second operational mode. A portable detector including the detector control circuit and a method of operating the portable detector are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: James Zhengshe Liu, Scott William Petrick, Donald Fayette Langler, Gary Vernon McBroom, Roy Allan Schley