Patents by Inventor Susanne Wikander

Susanne Wikander 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).

  • Mammography compression plate and x-ray diagnostic apparatus employing same
    Patent number: 6985554
    Abstract: A compression plate for a mammography device has four sides and a base, and a bracket attached at one of the sides for moveably mounting the compression plate to an arm, to which an x-ray source also is mounted. To allow both large and small breasts to be imaged in various exposures, including horizontal exposures, with the breast centered on the subject table between the table and the plate, and to allow tissues outside of the compressed breast also to be imaged, the sides of the plate that terminate on the side attached to the bracket are fashioned such that at least a part of their widths is slanted inwardly in the direction of the base of the plate, preferably along the entire lengths of the sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Susanne Wikander
  • Mammography compression plate and x-ray diagnostic apparatus employing same
    Publication number: 20040125912
    Abstract: A compression plate for a mammography device has four sides and a base, and a bracket attached at one of the sides for moveably mounting the compression plate to an arm, to which an x-ray source also is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventor: Susanne Wikander