Patents by Inventor Scott Dana Tilton

Scott Dana Tilton 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).

  • Positioner for ultra-portable imaging system
    Patent number: 8840304
    Abstract: A flexible, lightweight, easily maneuverable positioner for an imaging system. The positioning system in one example has a cart section with a base frame coupled to one or more wheels. There is a mast extending from the cart section and a linkage assembly coupled to a second end of the mast, wherein the mast is configured to swing about a vertical plane. There is a positioning arm coupled to the linkage assembly, wherein the positioning arm is configured to swing about at least one of a horizontal plane and the vertical plane. An imaging bracket is used to couple to the positioning arm and configured to receive an imaging unit. In one example, the positioner is coupled together by fasteners, wherein the positioner can be assembled and dis-assembled via the fasteners without tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Victor Manuel Perez Zarate, Michael Anthony Rumsey, Andrea Marie Schmitz, Jeffrey Wayne Eberhard, Scott Dana Tilton, Tobias George Harvey
  • POSITIONER FOR ULTRA-PORTABLE IMAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110306864
    Abstract: A flexible, lightweight, easily maneuverable positioner for an imaging system. The positioning system in one example has a cart section with a base frame coupled to one or more wheels. There is a mast extending from the cart section and a linkage assembly coupled to a second end of the mast, wherein the mast is configured to swing about a vertical plane. There is a positioning arm coupled to the linkage assembly, wherein the positioning arm is configured to swing about at least one of a horizontal plane and the vertical plane. An imaging bracket is used to couple to the positioning arm and configured to receive an imaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Victor Manuel Perez Zarate, Michael Anthony Rumsey, Andrea Marie Schmitz, Jeffrey Wayne Eberhard, Scott Dana Tilton, Tobias George Harvey