Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transport system with curved tracks for multiple pulsed X-ray source-in-motion tomosynthesis imaging
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Application No.: US17709799Application Date: 2022-03-31
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Publication No.: US11992357B2Publication Date: 2024-05-28
- Inventor: Jianqiang Liu , Manat Maolinbay , Chwen-yuan Ku , Linbo Yang
- Applicant: Jianqiang Liu , Manat Maolinbay , Chwen-yuan Ku , Linbo Yang
- Applicant Address: US CA Campbell
- Assignee: AIXScan Inc.
- Current Assignee: AIXScan Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: PatentPC
- Agent Bao Tran
- Main IPC: A61B6/00
- IPC: A61B6/00 ; A61B6/02 ; A61B6/03 ; A61B6/04 ; A61B6/06 ; A61B6/08 ; A61B6/40 ; A61B6/42 ; A61B6/46 ; A61B6/58 ; G01N23/044 ; G01N23/083 ; G01N23/18 ; G06T7/00 ; G06T7/11 ; G06T11/00 ; G06T17/00 ; G06V10/25 ; G06V10/62 ; G16H10/60 ; G16H30/20 ; G16H50/20 ; A61B6/50

Abstract:
A transport system with curved track pair is constructed for multiple pulsed X-ray source-in-motion to perform fast digital tomosynthesis imaging. It includes a curved rigid track pair with predetermined curvature, a primary motor stage car loaded with X-ray sources and wheels loaded with tension or compression springs. The car is driven by primary motor mounted at base frame and an engaged gear mounted at the car. The car can carry heavy loads, travel with high precision and high repeatability at all installation orientations while motion vibration is minimal. It is also scalable to have a larger radius. Track angle span usually can be from about ten degrees to about 170 degrees. During imaging acquisition, X-ray sources can sweep precisely from one location to another. The car has enough clearance to move in its path without rubbing wheels on tracks. Better than 0.2 mm overall spatial precision can be achieved with the digital tomosynthesis imaging.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220313185A1 Transport System with Curved Tracks for Multiple Pulsed X-ray Source-in-motion Tomosynthesis Imaging Public/Granted day:2022-10-06
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