Patents by Inventor Shawn A. Ray

Shawn A. Ray 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).

  • Computed tomography gantry cooling systems and methods
    Patent number: 6909775
    Abstract: A computed tomography (“CT”) gantry cooling system including a gantry housing defining a gantry chamber, wherein the gantry housing includes a lower portion, an upper portion, and a gantry cover disposed adjacent to the upper portion of the gantry housing. The CT gantry cooling system also including a fan disposed within the gantry cover of the gantry housing, wherein the fan is operable for forcing cooling air into the gantry chamber and creating a positive pressure within the gantry chamber. The CT gantry cooling system further including a vent disposed within the gantry cover of the gantry housing, wherein the vent is operable for exhausting heated air from the gantry chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Shawn A. Ray, Charles B. Kendall
  • Computed tomography gantry cooling systems and methods
    Publication number: 20040114723
    Abstract: A computed tomography (“CT”) gantry cooling system including a gantry housing defining a gantry chamber, wherein the gantry housing includes a lower portion, an upper portion, and a gantry cover disposed adjacent to the upper portion of the gantry housing. The CT gantry cooling system also including a fan disposed within the gantry cover of the gantry housing, wherein the fan is operable for forcing cooling air into the gantry chamber and creating a positive pressure within the gantry chamber. The CT gantry cooling system further including a vent disposed within the gantry cover of the gantry housing, wherein the vent is operable for exhausting heated air from the gantry chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Shawn A. Ray, Charles B. Kendall