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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10598801 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 19, 2017

Modular gamma imaging device

Applicant:

Kromek Group, Plc;

Inventors:

James William Hugg, Mars, PA (US);

Brian William Harris, Gibsonia, PA (US);

Franklin Dean Walker, San Dimas, CA (US);

Sarah Melissa Thomson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Brian Patrick McVay, Waxhaw, NC (US);

Rolf Martin Clajus, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Assignee:

KROMEK GROUP, PLC, Sedgefield, GB;

Attorney:

Ference & Associates LLC

Primary Examiner:

Taeho Jo

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/36 (2006.01); G21F 1/08 (2006.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 31/024 (2014.01); H01L 31/0296 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/243 (2013.01); G01T 1/249 (2013.01); H01L 27/14618 (2013.01); H01L 27/14623 (2013.01); H01L 27/14661 (2013.01); H01L 31/024 (2013.01); H01L 31/0296 (2013.01); H01L 31/02966 (2013.01); A61B 6/035 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 (2013.01); A61B 6/0407 (2013.01); A61B 6/0457 (2013.01);
Abstract

One embodiment provides an imaging device, including: an enclosure comprising a casing and a radiation lining arranged within the casing to provide a radiation shield, wherein the enclosure comprises a removable portion; a plurality of modular components; each of the plurality of modular components comprising a plurality of gamma detectors including semiconductor crystals and being removable from the imaging device; the plurality of modular components being arranged such that the plurality of gamma detectors are configured in an array configuration with each of the plurality of gamma detectors having a predetermined spacing from each other gamma detector; a plurality of electronic communication components, wherein the plurality of electronic communication components facilitate communication from each of the gamma detectors to a processor using a hierarchical communication technique; and a cooling system. Other aspects are described and claimed.

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Hugg, James. (2020). Modular gamma imaging device (U.S. Patent No. 10598801). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10598801

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