Patents by Inventor Yves Vanmeenen

Yves Vanmeenen 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).

  • Method for accurately generating a radiation image of a region of interest
    Patent number: 9913621
    Abstract: An offset of an actual positional relationship of a radiation source and an object from a reference positional relationship is determined and taken into account when positioning and/or tilting and/or collimating the radiation source so as to irradiate a region of interest of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Agfa HealthCare NV
    Inventors: Wim Govaerts, Yves Vanmeenen, Danny Janssens
  • METHOD FOR ACCURATELY GENERATING A RADIATION IMAGE OF A REGION OF INTEREST
    Publication number: 20150359494
    Abstract: An offset of an actual positional relationship of a radiation source and an object from a reference positional relationship is determined and taken into account when positioning and/or tilting and/or collimating the radiation source so as to irradiate a region of interest of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: Agfa Healthcare NV
    Inventors: Wim GOVAERTS, Yves VANMEENEN, Danny JANSSENS
  • Shallow electron trap dopants in silver halide tabular grain emulsions for use in medical diagnostic imaging materials
    Patent number: 6277552
    Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion has been disclosed, said emulsion comprising a binder and core-shell tabular grains, wherein said core is more rich in silver bromide than said shell, characterized in that said grains contain, in the core thereof representing an amount of precipitated silver halide extending up to less than 50% of all precipitated silver halide, a ruthenium complex compound as a sole complex compound providing shallow electron traps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Kathy Elst, Yves Vanmeenen, Dirk Vandenbroucke