Patents by Inventor Steven Rubio

Steven Rubio 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).

  • Detector head proximity sensing and collision avoidance apparatuses and methods
    Patent number: 8269176
    Abstract: A gamma camera (8, 180) includes at least one radiation detector head (10, 12, 210, 212). At least one such radiation detector head (10, 12, 210, 212) includes a plurality of capacitive elements (60, 260, 76, 276) disposed over at least a radiation sensitive portion (50) of the radiation detector head. A proximity sensor monitor (62) is coupled with the plurality of capacitive elements to detect proximity of a subject to the radiation detector head based on a measured electrical characteristic of the capacitive elements. A collision sensor monitor (64) is coupled with the plurality of capacitive elements to detect conductive electric current flowing between spaced apart parallel conductive plates (66, 67) of the capacitive element responsive to mechanical deformation of the spacing between the plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Raymond C. D'Ambrosio, Ronald J. Asjes, Hugo Bertelsen, George De Fockert, Michael J. Petrillo, Alexey Korzuchin, Steven Rubio, Scott D. Heavner, Pierre L. Patino, Adrianus P. Rommers
  • DETECTOR HEAD PROXIMITY SENSING AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE APPARATUSES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100061509
    Abstract: A gamma camera (8, 180) includes at least one radiation detector head (10, 12, 210, 212). At least one such radiation detector head (10, 12, 210, 212) includes a plurality of capacitive elements (60, 260, 76, 276) disposed over at least a radiation sensitive portion (50) of the radiation detector head. A proximity sensor monitor (62) is coupled with the plurality of capacitive elements to detect proximity of a subject to the radiation detector head based on a measured electrical characteristic of the capacitive elements. A collision sensor monitor (64) is coupled with the plurality of capacitive elements to detect conductive electric current flowing between spaced apart parallel conductive plates (66, 67) of the capacitive element responsive to mechanical deformation of the spacing between the plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N. V.
    Inventors: Raymond C. D'Ambrosio, Ronald J. Asjes, Hugo Bertelsen, George De Fockert, Michael J. Petrillo, Alexey Korzuchin, Steven Rubio, Scott D. Heavner, Pierre L. Patino, Adrianus P. Rommers