Patents by Inventor Terho Turkumaki

Terho Turkumaki 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).

  • Variable-size cassette holder in a mammography apparatus
    Patent number: 5216701
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cassette holder intended for a mammography apparatus, the holder being suitable for cassettes of different sizes and having means by which the holder can be widened or narrowed to a suitable size by the moving of a detachable cassette retainer (4, 4").
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Orion-Yhtyma Oy
    Inventors: Terho Turkumaki, Voitto Saarinen, Jorma Kuronen
  • Method and apparatus for thin needle biopsy in connection with mammography
    Patent number: 5107843
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for thin needle biopsy in connection with mammography, wherein a stationary target is radiographed from two angles by means of a rotating picture head, the pictures are placed on a separate measurement table, and the x-, y-, and z-coordinates of the desired site in the target are calculated on the basis of the two pictures in a known manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Orion-Yhtyma Oy
    Inventors: Jaakko A. Aarnio, Terho Turkumaki