Patents by Inventor Thomas Murray Leeds

Thomas Murray Leeds 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).

  • Apparatus for scatter reduction for CT imaging and method of fabricating same
    Patent number: 9087619
    Abstract: A collimator for an imaging system includes a first region comprising a first one-dimensional array of apertures along a channel direction, and a second region comprising a second one-dimensional array of apertures along the channel direction, wherein an aspect ratio of the apertures of the first region is greater than an aspect ratio of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jiang Hsieh, Thomas Murray Leeds, Abdelaziz Ikhlef
  • APPARATUS FOR SCATTER REDUCTION FOR CT IMAGING AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME
    Publication number: 20140341355
    Abstract: A collimator for an imaging system includes a first region comprising a first one-dimensional array of apertures along a channel direction, and a second region comprising a second one-dimensional array of apertures along the channel direction, wherein an aspect ratio of the apertures of the first region is greater than an aspect ratio of the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Jiang Hsieh, Thomas Murray Leeds, Abdelaziz Ikhlef
  • Apparatus for scatter reduction for CT imaging and method of fabricating same
    Patent number: 8831180
    Abstract: A collimator for an imaging system includes a first region comprising a first one-dimensional array of apertures along a channel direction, and a second region comprising a second one-dimensional array of apertures along the channel direction, wherein an aspect ratio of the apertures of the first region is greater than an aspect ratio of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jiang Hsieh, Thomas Murray Leeds, Abdelaziz Ikhlef
  • APPARATUS FOR SCATTER REDUCTION FOR CT IMAGING AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME
    Publication number: 20130034200
    Abstract: A collimator for an imaging system includes a first region comprising a first one-dimensional array of apertures along a channel direction, and a second region comprising a second one-dimensional array of apertures along the channel direction, wherein an aspect ratio of the apertures of the first region is greater than an aspect ratio of the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Jiang Hsieh, Thomas Murray Leeds, Abdelaziz Ikhlef