Patents by Inventor Samuel Lee Alder

Samuel Lee Alder 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: 10485499
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an integrated arm of an imaging device. In one example, an imaging system may comprise: a base unit; a C-arm coupled to the base unit and including an x-ray source and detector positioned on opposite ends of a C-shaped portion of the C-arm; and a display monitor attached to the C-arm via an integrated arm, wherein the display monitor is movable between a first position on a first side of the C-arm, to a second position on a second side of the C-arm by traveling over a top of an upper half of the C-shaped portion. In this way, the integrated arm may provide a simplified means of orienting the display monitor while promoting better performance of the imaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Ellis Barker, Mingtao Liu, Cong Peng, Samuel Lee Alder
  • Publication number: 20180296174
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an integrated arm of an imaging device. In one example, an imaging system may comprise: a base unit; a C-arm coupled to the base unit and including an x-ray source and detector positioned on opposite ends of a C-shaped portion of the C-arm; and a display monitor attached to the C-arm via an integrated arm, wherein the display monitor is movable between a first position on a first side of the C-arm, to a second position on a second side of the C-arm by traveling over a top of an upper half of the C-shaped portion. In this way, the integrated arm may provide a simplified means of orienting the display monitor while promoting better performance of the imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: David Ellis Barker, Mingtao Liu, Cong Peng, Samuel Lee Alder
  • Patent number: 7802642
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, a mobile imaging device includes one or more motors to propel the mobile imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vernon Thomas Jensen, Samuel Lee Alder
  • Patent number: 7686311
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a lateral motion of an imaging device is provided by at least one friction reduction device that provides motion in a direction that is lateral to main wheels of the imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Samuel Lee Alder, Vernon Thomas Jensen
  • Patent number: 7607832
    Abstract: Embodiments provide apparatus for medical imaging which includes: a base assembly including a set of wheels for rolling movement on a floor to transport the base assembly between locations; an imaging assembly for imaging the subject; and a movable support assembly connected between the base assembly and the imaging assembly for supporting the imaging assembly on the base assembly and for extending and retracting the imaging assembly from the base assembly. Embodiments provide apparatus for medical imaging wherein overall length of the apparatus with the imaging assembly extended exceeds overall length with the imaging assembly retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vernon Thomas Jensen, Samuel Lee Alder, Gregory A Weaver
  • Patent number: 7499524
    Abstract: A system for reconstructing an image of an object includes a mobile imaging system, and a user removable module configured to be attached to the mobile imaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Larry Anderton, Francois Emmanuel Falco, David Ellis Barker, Samuel Lee Alder
  • Publication number: 20080123818
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a lateral motion of an imaging device is provided by at least one friction reduction device that provides motion in a direction that is lateral to main wheels of the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Samuel Lee Alder, Vernon Thomas Jensen
  • Publication number: 20080123819
    Abstract: Embodiments provide apparatus for medical imaging which includes: a base assembly including a set of wheels for rolling movement on a floor to transport the base assembly between locations; an imaging assembly for imaging the subject; and a movable support assembly connected between the base assembly and the imaging assembly for supporting the imaging assembly on the base assembly and for extending and retracting the imaging assembly from the base assembly. Embodiments provide apparatus for medical imaging wherein overall length of the apparatus with the imaging assembly extended exceeds overall length with the imaging assembly retracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: General Electric Company, a New York Corporation
    Inventors: Vernon Thomas Jensen, Samuel Lee Alder
  • Publication number: 20080118036
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, a mobile imaging device includes one or more motors to propel the mobile imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Vernon Thomas Jensen, Samuel Lee Alder
  • Patent number: D699352
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Matthew Simmons, Samuel Lee Alder, David Ellis Barker, Jan David Bruening
  • Patent number: D745164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John Matthew Simmons, Samuel Lee Alder, David Ellis Barker, Jan David Bruening
  • Patent number: D836779
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Samuel Lee Alder, Jundong Li, Yu Zhang, Mingtao Liu, Zhan Wang
  • Patent number: D861878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mingtao Liu, Samuel Lee Alder, Zhaohui Jin, Jundong Li
  • Patent number: D888250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Mingtao Liu, Samuel Lee Alder, Zhaohui Jin, Jundong Li
  • Patent number: D919090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Jundong Li, Samuel Lee Alder, Tie Chang Liu, David Barker
  • Patent number: D972728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Jundong Li, Samuel Lee Alder, Tie Chang Liu, David Barker