Patents by Inventor Stephen F. Bancheri

Stephen F. Bancheri 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).

  • Monolithic structure for x-ray CT collimator
    Patent number: 7098460
    Abstract: A conversion device for use in an imaging system is provided. The conversion device includes a first perforated plate portion forming a plurality of collimator channels separated by a plurality of thin collimator walls. A second perforated plate portion forming a plurality of scintillator channels separated by a plurality of thin scintillator walls is attached to the first perforated plate portion. A reflective coating is applied to the inside scintillator surface of the plurality of thin scintillator walls. A scintillator material is filled into the plurality of scintillator channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Lyons, Martin Kin-Fei Lee, Venkat Subramaniam Venkataramani, Clifford Bueno, James Walter LeBlanc, James Scott Vartuli, Charles David Greskovich, Stephen F. Bancheri