Patents by Inventor William Robert Breckon Lionheart
William Robert Breckon Lionheart 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).
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Publication number: 20210137470Abstract: The present application discloses a computed tomography system having non-rotating X-ray sources that are programmed to optimize the source firing pattern. In one embodiment, the CT system is a fast cone-beam CT scanner which uses a fixed ring of multiple sources and fixed rings of detectors in an offset geometry. It should be appreciated that the source firing pattern is effectuated by a controller, which implements methods to determine a source firing pattern that are adapted to geometries where the X-ray sources and detector geometry are offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: William Thompson, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Edward James Morton
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Patent number: 10107783Abstract: A detection system comprising a plurality of magnetic field generators and a plurality of magnetic field detectors located adjacent to a detection area, and a control system arranged to generate magnetic field using the generators, and, for each of the generators, to make measurements of the magnetic field generated using each of the detectors, and processing means arranged to process the measurements to generate a data set characterising the detection area.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Anthony Peyton, Xiandong Ma
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Publication number: 20180128754Abstract: The present application discloses a computed tomography system having non-rotating X-ray sources that are programmed to optimize the source firing pattern. In one embodiment, the CT system is a fast cone-beam CT scanner which uses a fixed ring of multiple sources and fixed rings of detectors in an offset geometry. It should be appreciated that the source firing pattern is effectuated by a controller, which implements methods to determine a source firing pattern that are adapted to geometries where the X-ray sources and detector geometry are offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: William Thompson, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Edward James Morton
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Publication number: 20170350863Abstract: A detection system comprising a plurality of magnetic field generators and a plurality of magnetic field detectors located adjacent to a detection area, and a control system arranged to generate magnetic field using the generators, and, for each of the generators, to make measurements of the magnetic field generated using each of the detectors, and processing means arranged to process the measurements to generate a data set characterising the detection area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Anthony Peyton, Xiandong Ma
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Patent number: 9726619Abstract: The present application discloses a computed tomography system having non-rotating X-ray sources that are programmed to optimize the source firing pattern. In one embodiment, the CT system is a fast cone-beam CT scanner which uses a fixed ring of multiple sources and fixed rings of detectors in an offset geometry. It should be appreciated that the source firing pattern is effectuated by a controller, which implements methods to determine a source firing pattern that are adapted to geometries where the X-ray sources and detector geometry are offset.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Thompson, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Edward James Morton
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Patent number: 9714920Abstract: A detection system comprising a plurality of magnetic field generators and a plurality of magnetic field detectors located adjacent to a detection area, and a control system arranged to generate magnetic field using the generators, and, for each of the generators, to make measurements of the magnetic field generated using each of the detectors, and processing means arranged to process the measurements to generate a data set characterizing the detection area.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: RAPISCAN SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Anthony Peyton, Xiandong Ma
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Publication number: 20170168189Abstract: The present application is a detection system for locating and characterizing an object placed in a detection area in a three dimensional space. The detection system includes a plurality of magnetic field generators and magnetic field detectors arranged on opposite sides of the detection area and a control system for enabling generation of a magnetic field in the detection area by the magnetic field generators and for measuring of the magnetic field modified by the object at each of the magnetic field detectors. The detection system also includes a processor for processing the measured magnetic field to obtain a data set characterizing the object and a location of the object. The processor applies a reconstruction process on a predefined number of measurements of the modified magnetic field.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Anthony J. Peyton, David W. Armitage, Liam A. Marsh, Christos Ktistis, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Ari Jarvi
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Patent number: 9562986Abstract: The present application is a detection system for locating and characterizing an object placed in a detection area in a three dimensional space. The detection system includes a plurality of magnetic field generators and magnetic field detectors arranged on opposite sides of the detection area and a control system for enabling generation of a magnetic field in the detection area by the magnetic field generators and for measuring of the magnetic field modified by the object at each of the magnetic field detectors. The detection system also includes a processor for processing the measured magnetic field to obtain a data set characterizing the object and a location of the object. The processor applies a reconstruction process on a predefined number of measurements of the modified magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Anthony J. Peyton, David W. Armitage, Liam A. Marsh, Christos Ktistis, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Ari Järvi
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Publication number: 20150362440Abstract: The present application discloses a computed tomography system having non-rotating X-ray sources that are programmed to optimize the source firing pattern. In one embodiment, the CT system is a fast cone-beam CT scanner which uses a fixed ring of multiple sources and fixed rings of detectors in an offset geometry. It should be appreciated that the source firing pattern is effectuated by a controller, which implements methods to determine a source firing pattern that are adapted to geometries where the X-ray sources and detector geometry are offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: William Thompson, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Edward James Morton
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Patent number: 9046465Abstract: The present application discloses a computed tomography system having non-rotating X-ray sources that are programmed to optimize the source firing pattern. In one embodiment, the CT system is a fast cone-beam CT scanner which uses a fixed ring of multiple sources and fixed rings of detectors in an offset geometry. It should be appreciated that the source firing pattern is effectuated by a controller, which implements methods to determine a source firing pattern that are adapted to geometries where the X-ray sources and detector geometry are offset.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Thompson, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Edward James Morton
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Publication number: 20140167744Abstract: A detection system comprising a plurality of magnetic field generators and a plurality of magnetic field detectors located adjacent to a detection area, and a control system arranged to generate magnetic field using the generators, and, for each of the generators, to make measurements of the magnetic field generated using each of the detectors, and processing means arranged to process the measurements to generate a data set characterising the detection area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: RAPISCAN SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Anthony Peyton, Xiandong Ma
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Patent number: 8559592Abstract: The present application is directed toward the generation of three dimensional images in a tomography system having X-ray sources offset from detectors, in particular in a system where the sources are located on a plane, while detectors are located on multiple parallel planes, parallel to the plane of sources and all the planes of detectors lie on one side of the plane of sources. A controller operates to rebin detected X-rays onto a non-flat surface, perform two dimensional reconstruction on the surface, and generate the three dimensional image from reconstructed images on the plurality of surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Marta Betcke, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Edward James Morton
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Patent number: 8552722Abstract: A detection system comprising a plurality of magnetic field generators and a plurality of magnetic field detectors located adjacent to a detection area, and a control system arranged to generate magnetic field using the generators, and, for each of the generators, to make measurements of the magnetic field generated using each of the detectors, and processing means arranged to process the measurements to generate a data set characterising the detection area.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2008Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Anthony Peyton, Xiandong Ma
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Publication number: 20130006552Abstract: The present application is a detection system for locating and characterizing an object placed in a detection area in a three dimensional space. The detection system includes a plurality of magnetic field generators and magnetic field detectors arranged on opposite sides of the detection area and a control system for enabling generation of a magnetic field in the detection area by the magnetic field generators and for measuring of the magnetic field modified by the object at each of the magnetic field detectors. The detection system also includes a processor for processing the measured magnetic field to obtain a data set characterizing the object and a location of the object. The processor applies a reconstruction process on a predefined number of measurements of the modified magnetic field.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Anthony J. Peyton, David W. Armitage, Liam A. Marsh, Christos Ktistis, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Ari Järvi
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Publication number: 20120219116Abstract: The present application discloses a computed tomography system having non-rotating X-ray sources that are programmed to optimize the source firing pattern. In one embodiment, the CT system is a fast cone-beam CT scanner which uses a fixed ring of multiple sources and fixed rings of detectors in an offset geometry. It should be appreciated that the source firing pattern is effectuated by a controller, which implements methods to determine a source firing pattern that are adapted to geometries where the X-ray sources and detector geometry are offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Inventors: William Thompson, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Edward James Morton
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Publication number: 20120207374Abstract: The present application is directed toward the generation of three dimensional images in a tomography system having X-ray sources offset from detectors, in particular in a system where the sources are located on a plane, while detectors are located on multiple parallel planes, parallel to the plane of sources and all the planes of detectors lie on one side of the plane of sources. A controller operates to rebin detected X-rays onto a non-flat surface, perform two dimensional reconstruction on the surface, and generate the three dimensional image from reconstructed images on the plurality of surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: Marta Betcke, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Edward James Morton
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Patent number: 8204173Abstract: The present application is directed toward the generation of three dimensional images in a tomography system having X-ray sources offset from detectors, in particular in a system where the sources are located on a plane, while detectors are located on multiple parallel planes, parallel to the plane of sources and all the planes of detectors lie on one side of the plane of sources. A controller operates to rebin detected X-rays onto a non-flat surface, perform two dimensional reconstruction on the surface, and generate the three dimensional image from reconstructed images on the plurality of surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2010Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Marta Betcke, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Edward James Morton
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Publication number: 20110091007Abstract: The present application is directed toward the generation of three dimensional images in a tomography system having X-ray sources offset from detectors, in particular in a system where the sources are located on a plane, while detectors are located on multiple parallel planes, parallel to the plane of sources and all the planes of detectors lie on one side of the plane of sources. A controller operates to rebin detected X-rays onto a non-flat surface, perform two dimensional reconstruction on the surface, and generate the three dimensional image from reconstructed images on the plurality of surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Marta Betcke, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Edward James Morton
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Publication number: 20100207624Abstract: A detection system comprising a plurality of magnetic field generators and a plurality of magnetic field detectors located adjacent to a detection area, and a control system arranged to generate magnetic field using the generators, and, for each of the generators, to make measurements of the magnetic field generated using each of the detectors, and processing means arranged to process the measurements to generate a data set characterising the detection area.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Anthony Peyton, Xiandong Ma