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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025

Filed:

May. 31, 2022
Applicant:

GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);

Inventors:

Timothy Behlmer, Milwaukee, WI (US);

Brandon Smith, Waukesha, WI (US);

Changlyong Kim, Brookfield, WI (US);

Assignee:

GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/40 (2024.01); A61B 6/00 (2024.01); A61B 6/06 (2006.01); A61B 6/58 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/4042 (2013.01); A61B 6/06 (2013.01); A61B 6/4435 (2013.01); A61B 6/488 (2013.01); A61B 6/582 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various systems and methods are provided for an integrated filter assembly including at least one bowtie filter and at least one beam hardening filter mounted on a carriage. In one embodiment, an imaging system may include a first carriage including at least one beam hardening filter and at least one bowtie filter, a second carriage including at least two additional bowtie filters, and a carriage driving system for moving the carriages to selectively position the at least one beam hardening filter and one of the bowtie filters in a path of an X-ray beam. The at least one beam hardening filter may overlap with at least one of the bowtie filters.


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