Patents by Inventor Thomas S. Gladwell

Thomas S. Gladwell 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).

  • Automatic tool alignment in a backscatter X-ray scanning system
    Patent number: 9186116
    Abstract: Technologies pertaining to backscatter x-ray scanning systems are described herein. The backscatter x-ray scanning system includes an x-ray source, which directs collimated x-rays along a plurality of output vectors towards a target. A detector detects diffusely reflected x-rays subsequent to respective collimated x-rays impacting the target, and outputs signals indicative of parameters of the detected x-rays. An image processing system generates an x-ray image based upon parameters of the detected x-rays, wherein each pixel in the image corresponds to a respective output vector. A user selects a particular portion of the image, and a medical device is positioned such that its directional axis is coincident with the output vector corresponding to at least one pixel in the portion of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Garretson, Clinton G. Hobart, Thomas S. Gladwell, Mark J. Monda
  • AUTOMATIC TOOL ALIGNMENT IN A BACKSCATTER X-RAY SCANNING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150247946
    Abstract: Technologies pertaining to backscatter x-ray scanning systems are described herein. The backscatter x-ray scanning system includes an x-ray source, which directs collimated x-rays along a plurality of output vectors towards a target. A detector detects diffusely reflected x-rays subsequent to respective collimated x-rays impacting the target, and outputs signals indicative of parameters of the detected x-rays. An image processing system generates an x-ray image based upon parameters of the detected x-rays, wherein each pixel in the image corresponds to a respective output vector. A user selects a particular portion of the image, and a medical device is positioned such that its directional axis is coincident with the output vector corresponding to at least one pixel in the portion of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Justin Garretson, Clinton G. Hobart, Thomas S. Gladwell, Mark J. Monda
  • Automatic tool alignment in a backscatter x-ray scanning system
    Patent number: 9055886
    Abstract: Technologies pertaining to backscatter x-ray scanning systems are described herein. The backscatter x-ray scanning system includes an x-ray source, which directs collimated x-rays along a plurality of output vectors towards a target. A detector detects diffusely reflected x-rays subsequent to respective collimated x-rays impacting the target, and outputs signals indicative of parameters of the detected x-rays. An image processing system generates an x-ray image based upon parameters of the detected x-rays, wherein each pixel in the image corresponds to a respective output vector. A user selects a particular portion of the image, and a tool is positioned such that its directional axis is coincident with the output vector corresponding to at least one pixel in the portion of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Garretson, Clinton G. Hobart, Thomas S. Gladwell, Mark J. Monda