Patents by Inventor Thomas Kammeyer

Thomas Kammeyer 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).

  • Automated detection and identification of phantoms
    Patent number: 11490873
    Abstract: A phantom, phantom system, and method of phantom identification include a first material that forms a phantom. A phantom identifier includes at least one unit marker. The at least one unit marker identifies a physical characteristic of the phantom. In a method of phantom identification, an image of the phantom is obtained that includes the phantom identifier. The at least one unit marker is identified, the at least one unit marker encodes a value representative of a physical characteristic of the phantom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Gammex, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ruchala, Eric Schloesser, Thomas Kammeyer, Jason Holzmann, Cristel Baiu, Mark Holmes
  • AUTOMATED DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF PHANTOMS
    Publication number: 20210145396
    Abstract: A phantom, phantom system, and method of phantom identification include a first material that forms a phantom. A phantom identifier includes at least one unit marker. The at least one unit marker identifies a physical characteristic of the phantom. In a method of phantom identification, an image of the phantom is obtained that includes the phantom identifier. The at least one unit marker is identified, the at least one unit marker encodes a value representative of a physical characteristic of the phantom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Gammex, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ruchala, Eric Schloesser, Thomas Kammeyer, Jason Holzmann, Cristel Baiu, Mark Holmes
  • Automated detection and identification of phantoms
    Patent number: 10939891
    Abstract: A phantom, phantom system, and method of phantom identification include a first material that forms a phantom. A phantom identifier includes at least one unit marker. The at least one unit marker identifies a physical characteristic of the phantom. In a method of phantom identification, an image of the phantom is obtained that includes the phantom identifier. The at least one unit marker is identified, the at least one unit marker encodes a value representative of a physical characteristic of the phantom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Gammex, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ruchala, Eric Schloesser, Thomas Kammeyer, Jason Holzmann, Cristel Baiu, Mark Holmes
  • AUTOMATED DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF PHANTOMS
    Publication number: 20180140272
    Abstract: A phantom, phantom system, and method of phantom identification include a first material that forms a phantom. A phantom identifier includes at least one unit marker. The at least one unit marker identifies a physical characteristic of the phantom. In a method of phantom identification, an image of the phantom is obtained that includes the phantom identifier. The at least one unit marker is identified, the at least one unit marker encodes a value representative of a physical characteristic of the phantom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Gammex, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ruchala, Eric Schloesser, Thomas Kammeyer, Jason Holzmann, Cristel Baiu, Mark Holmes