Patents by Inventor Sam Maule

Sam Maule 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: 12702365
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an imaging subject support system for an imaging system. The imaging subject support system may be a cradle clamping holder comprising: a platform; at least one leveling member, each of which includes at least one rod; a coupling clamp that is coupled to the platform at a first end of the platform, and where the coupling clamp is adjustable between a first position and a second position; and an attachment plate configured to support an imaging subject, the attachment plate directly or indirectly coupled to the platform at a second end of the platform, opposite the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Sam Maule, Anand Amirtharaj Arokiaswamy, Mason Dieck, Michelle Marie Severino DeLong Samalik, Chelsey Amanda Lewis
  • Publication number: 20260208086
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for scheduling filter maintenance for an imaging system are described herein. An example method for scheduling filter maintenance for an imaging system includes detecting, via a sensor, a pressure differential across a filter is below a threshold, providing an alert to an operator, via a display of the imaging system, that the pressure differential across the filter is below the threshold, and scheduling filter maintenance based on the pressure differential being below the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2025
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Inventors: Chad Smith, Michelle DeLong Samalik, Brandon Smith, Donald Murray, Sam Maule, Joseph Maule, Anand Amirtharaj Amirtharaj Arokiaswamy, Chelsey Lewis, Phil Huettl
  • Patent number: 12661083
    Abstract: A calibration phantom holder for an imaging system is provided. In one example, the calibration phantom holder includes a horizontal member with a plurality of parallel slots distributed along an upper surface of the horizontal member. Each parallel slot of the plurality of parallel slots is configured to support one or more calibration phantoms. The calibration phantom holder includes a vertical member perpendicularly coupled to the horizontal member. The vertical member configured to couple to a support system of the imaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Sam Maule, Mason Dieck, Michelle Marie Severino DeLong Samalik, Chelsey Amanda Lewis
  • Publication number: 20260033798
    Abstract: A calibration phantom holder for an imaging system is provided. In one example, the calibration phantom holder includes a horizontal member with a plurality of parallel slots distributed along an upper surface of the horizontal member. Each parallel slot of the plurality of parallel slots is configured to support one or more calibration phantoms. The calibration phantom holder includes a vertical member perpendicularly coupled to the horizontal member. The vertical member configured to couple to a support system of the imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Inventors: Sam Maule, Mason Dieck, Michelle Marie Severino DeLong Samalik, Chelsey Amanda Lewis
  • Publication number: 20250366814
    Abstract: Embodiments of a phantom for calibrating an imaging system are disclosed herein. In one example, a phantom for an imaging system includes a base comprised of a first material, a plurality of layers positioned on the base, each layer of the plurality of layers comprised of the first material or one or more additional materials, and a plug coupled to a front face of the base and the plurality of layers, the plug configured to couple to an accessory slot of a patient table of the imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Mason Dieck, Sam Maule, Michelle Marie Severino DeLong Samalik, Daisy Cueto, Chelsey Amanda Lewis, John M. Boudry, Arka Datta
  • Publication number: 20250359832
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an imaging subject support system for an imaging system. The imaging subject support system may be a cradle clamping holder comprising: a platform; at least one leveling member, each of which includes at least one rod; a coupling clamp that is coupled to the platform at a first end of the platform, and where the coupling clamp is adjustable between a first position and a second position; and an attachment plate configured to support an imaging subject, the attachment plate directly or indirectly coupled to the platform at a second end of the platform, opposite the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Inventors: Sam Maule, Anand Amirtharaj Amirtharaj Arokiaswamy, Mason Dieck, Michelle Marie Severino DeLong Samalik, Chelsey Amanda Lewis