Patents by Inventor Tamas Barta

Tamas Barta 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).

  • Method and apparatus for balancing a statically unbalanced arm in an X-ray system
    Patent number: 6979123
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for balancing a statically unbalanced system, particularly useful in balancing X-ray and mammography systems having an X-ray source and detector mounted to a rotational arm, includes a linear actuator coupled to a drive mechanism which synchronizes the activation of the linear actuator with the rotation of the arm of the mammography system. The drive mechanism can include intermeshed gears, wheels or gears coupled together with a chain or belt, or other types of synchronizing drives. The balancing mechanism reduces the amount of force necessary to rotate the arm and decreases the overall weight of the system by eliminating the need for counterweights to maintain balance of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company Medical Systems Group
    Inventors: Tamas Barta, Zoltan Baranyai
  • Method and apparatus for balancing a statically unbalanced arm in an X-ray system
    Publication number: 20040208289
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for balancing a statically unbalanced system, particularly useful in balancing X-ray and mammography systems having an X-ray source and detector mounted to a rotational arm, includes a linear actuator coupled to a drive mechanism which synchronizes the activation of the linear actuator with the rotation of the arm of the mammography system. The drive mechanism can include intermeshed gears, wheels or gears coupled together with a chain or belt, or other types of synchronizing drives. The balancing mechanism reduces the amount of force necessary to rotate the arm and decreases the overall weight of the system by eliminating the need for counterweights to maintain balance of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Tamas Barta, Zoltan Baranyai