Patents
US 11929187 B2: Collimator control
- Granted
- 2024-03-12
- Filed
- 2019-10-31 application 17288683
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An adjustable collimator includes a pair of knobs configured to adjust an aperture size by manipulating one or both of the knobs. The knobs may be disposed at opposite ends of a first shaft. The knobs may be configured to each adjust a same dimension of the aperture or to each adjust a different dimension of the aperture.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240312.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carestream Health, Inc. 527 patents | US company or organization | Rochester, NY | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael R. Spaeth | Webster, NY | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James G. Rydelek | Henrietta, NY | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Anthony DiRisio | Rochester, NY | 19 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dennis J. O'Dea | Victor, NY | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Craig F. Hofmann | Pittsburgh, PA | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G21K | Handling of particles or ionising radiation not otherwise provided for; irradiation devices; gamma ray or x-ray microscopes | G21K1/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B6/46 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | Release of security interest Release of security interest in patents previously recorded at reel/frame (061579/0341) | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2026-03-13 | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. ROCHESTER, NY | 75100/653 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-03-13 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. signed 2026-03-13 | WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT WILMINGTON, DE | 75081/379 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-09-30 | Security interest Security interest Grant of security interest in patent rights - tl | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. signed 2022-09-30 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. CHICAGO, IL | 61579/341 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-09-30 | Security interest Security interest Grant of security interest in patent rights - abl | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. signed 2022-09-30 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. CHICAGO, IL | 61579/301 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-04-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DIRISIO, ANTHONY signed 2019-11-07 RYDELEK, JAMES signed 2019-11-07 SPAETH, MICHAEL R. signed 2019-11-09 O'DEA, DENNIS J. signed 2019-11-12 HOFMANN, CRAIG F. signed 2019-12-18 | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. ROCHESTER, NY | 56038/922 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
USPTO bulk data: PatentsView granted patents, disambiguated (PVGPATDIS) for patents, assignees, inventors, places and CPC categories; the USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset (ECORSEXC) for assignments and security interests. Patents filed in the last 20 years. No claims or full text. Links to other records are by name (and state): EXACT means the identical full name and state; FUZZY means a looser name match, with the confidence shown.