Inventor

Thomas L. Toth

Inventor

Brookfield, WI, US

Overview

1991–2021

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 107 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis46%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests9%

G21KHandling of particles or ionising radiation not otherwise provided for9%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general8%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties6%

G01TMeasurement of nuclear or x-radiation5%

H05GX-ray technique5%

A01NPreservation of bodies of humans or animals or plants or parts thereof1%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding1%

G01RMeasuring electric variables1%

PatentTitleYear

11,116,471Methods and apparatus for extended low contrast detectability for radiographic imaging systems2021 10,555,716Methods and apparatus for extended low contrast detectability for radiographic imaging systems2020 9,681,851'Methods and apparatus for extended low contrast detectability for radiographic imaging systems'2017 9,538,745'Methods for the cryopreservation of cells'2017 8,891,849'Extended low contrast detectability for radiographic imaging systems'2014 8,363,779'System and method of acquiring multi-energy CT imaging data'2013 8,199,875'System and method of acquiring multi-energy CT imaging data'2012 8,199,874'System and method of mitigating low signal data for dual energy CT'2012 8,131,042'Methods and apparatus for hybrid cone beam image reconstruction'2012 8,100,584'Voltage measurement in an imaging system'2012 8,086,012'Methods and apparatus for determining body weight and fat content using computed tomography data'2011 7,983,457'Method and system for automatically determining regions in a scanned object'2011 7,907,757'Methods and apparatus for new useful metrics'2011 7,822,253'Methods and apparatus for BMD measuring'2010 7,747,057'Methods and apparatus for BIS correction'2010 7,688,936'Method and apparatus of multi-energy imaging'2010 7,688,935'Method and apparatus of multi-energy imaging'2010 7,649,973'Apparatus and method for z-location dependent x-ray beam filtration for imaging system'2010 7,636,413'Method and apparatus of multi-energy imaging'2009 7,630,477'Method and apparatus of radiographic imaging with an energy beam tailored for a subject to be scanned'2009 7,620,142'Method and apparatus for reducing x-ray dosage in CT imaging prescription'2009 7,593,761'Method and apparatus of determining and displaying an artifact index'2009 7,593,502'Methods and apparatus for fast rotation speed scanners'2009 7,436,933'Method of manufacturing, and a collimator mandrel having variable attenuation characteristics for a CT system'2008 7,399,119'Method and system for measuring an alignment of a detector'2008 7,391,843'Systems and methods for adjusting noise in a medical imaging system'2008 7,391,844'Method and apparatus for correcting for beam hardening in CT images'2008 7,313,217'System and method of collecting imaging subject positioning information for x-ray flux control'2007 7,296,527'Apparatus and method for securing a mooring line of a vessel'2007 7,286,639'Focal spot sensing device and method in an imaging system'2007 7,280,635'Processes and apparatus for managing low kVp selection and dose reduction and providing increased contrast enhancement in non-destructive imaging'2007 7,266,180'Method of manufacturing a collimator mandrel having variable attenuation characteristics for a CT system'2007 7,260,182'Method and apparatus of radiographic imaging with an energy beam tailored for a subject to be scanned'2007 7,257,187'Methods and apparatus for calibrating CT x-ray beam tracking loop'2007 7,254,623'Method and apparatus for reducing x-ray dosage in CT imaging prescription'2007 7,254,215'Systems and methods for reducing radiation dosage'2007 7,113,570'Methods and systems for helical overscan reduction'2006 7,101,078'Methods and systems for imaging system radiation source alignment'2006 7,094,601'Microinjection of cryoprotectants for preservation of cells'2006 7,088,849'Method and apparatus for detecting low contrast object in a diagnostic image'2006 7,086,780'Methods for spectrally calibrating CT imaging apparatus detectors'2006 7,082,183'Computed tomography dose indexing phantom selection for dose reporting'2006 7,076,029'Method and apparatus of radiographic imaging with an energy beam tailored for a subject to be scanned'2006 7,068,751'System and method of determining a center of mass of an imaging subject for x-ray flux management control'2006 7,068,750'System and method of x-ray flux management control'2006 7,031,434'Method of manufacturing, and a collimator mandrel having variable attenuation characteristics for a CT system'2006 7,013,034'Methods and apparatus for reconstructing an image of an object'2006 6,993,117'Method and apparatus of modulating the filtering of radiation during radiographic imaging'2006 6,990,171'System and method of determining a user-defined region-of-interest of an imaging subject for x-ray flux management control'2006 6,990,172'Method and apparatus to determine tube current modulation profile for radiographic imaging'2006 6,983,180'Method of determining and displaying a helical artifact index'2006 6,977,984'Methods and apparatus for dynamical helical scanned image production'2005 6,968,042'Methods and apparatus for target angle heel effect compensation'2005 6,963,670'CT dose reduction filter with a computationally efficient implementation'2005 6,959,106'Method and apparatus for detecting low contrast object in a diagnostic image'2005 6,954,516'Imaging systems and methods'2005 6,904,127'System and method of medical imaging having default noise index override capability'2005 6,885,764'High Speed Z-smoothing method and apparatus for CT imaging system'2005 6,866,419'Methods and apparatus for motion correction in imaging systems'2005 6,836,535'Method and apparatus of modulating the filtering of radiation during radiographic imaging'2004 6,836,529'Method and apparatus of CT imaging with voltage modulation'2004 6,829,323'Method and system for low dose image simulation for imaging systems'2004 6,775,352'Method and system for implementing variable x-ray intensity modulation schemes for imaging systems'2004 6,680,995'Method and apparatus of determining and displaying a helical artifact index'2004 6,673,607'Microinjection of cryoprotectants for preservation of cells'2004 6,564,511'Door locking mechanism and method therefor'2003 6,535,572'Methods and apparatus for compensating computed tomographic channel ganging artifacts'2003 6,522,714'Row-wise full helical view weighting method and apparatus for CT scanners'2003 6,490,334'Methods and apparatus for high pitch helical computed tomography image reconstruction'2002 6,411,677'Methods and apparatus for calibrating CT x-ray beam tracking loop'2002 6,385,279'Methods and apparatus for positioning a CT imaging x-ray beam'2002 6,370,218'Methods and systems for determining x-ray beam position in multi-slice computed tomography scanners'2002 6,359,958'Methods and apparatus for Z-positioning an X-ray beam on a multi-slice detector'2002 6,359,957'Fet switching method and apparatus for multi-slice CT detector'2002 6,327,331'Method and apparatus for analyzing CT z-axis beam positioning'2001 6,310,938'Methods and apparatus for calibrating CT x-ray beam tracking loop'2001 6,307,918'Position dependent beam quality x-ray filtration'2001 6,307,912'Methods and apparatus for optimizing CT image quality with optimized data acquisition'2001 6,280,084'Methods and apparatus for indirect high voltage verification in an imaging system'2001 6,269,501'Methods and apparatus for automatic patient positioning'2001 6,266,434'Methods and apparatus for reducing spectral artifacts in a computed tomograph system'2001 6,256,364'Methods and apparatus for correcting for x-ray beam movement'2001 6,198,791'Scalable multislice imaging system'2001 6,185,275'Systems and methods for correcting focal spot thermal drift'2001 6,141,402'Methods and apparatus for dose verification in an imaging system'2000 6,118,840'Methods and apparatus to desensitize incident angle errors on a multi-slice computed tomograph detector'2000 6,115,487'Correction algorithm for bone-induced spectral artifacts in computed tomograph imaging'2000 6,061,419'Methods and apparatus for noise compensation in an imaging system'2000 6,056,437'Methods and apparatus for imaging system detector alignment'2000 6,052,434'X-ray tube target for reduced off-focal radiation'2000 5,982,846'Methods and apparatus for dose reduction in a computed tomograph'1999 5,828,719'Methods and apparatus for modulating data acquisition system gain'1998 5,761,257'Normalizing projection data in a computed tomography system'1998 5,644,614'Collimator for reducing patient x-ray dose'1997 5,625,662'Modulating x-ray tube current in a CT system'1997 5,579,359'Methods and apparatus for calibrating detector cell output signals'1996 5,550,889'Alignment of an x-ray tube focal spot using a deflection coil'1996 5,510,622'X-ray detector array with reduced effective pitch'1996 5,457,724'Automatic field of view and patient centering determination from prescan scout data'1995 5,450,462'Modulation of x-ray tube current during CT scanning with modulation limit'1995 5,430,785'Detector channel gain calibration using focal spot wobble'1995 5,400,378'Dynamic dose control in multi-slice CT scan'1995 5,379,333'Variable dose application by modulation of x-ray tube current during CT scanning'1995 5,361,291'Deconvolution filter for CT system'1994 5,224,136'Helical scanning computed tomography apparatus with constrained tracking of the x-ray source'1993 5,090,037'Helical scanning computed tomography with tracking x-ray source'1992 4,991,189'Collimation apparatus for x-ray beam correction'1991

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1991–2013Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (78)· patent assignee history

1991–2021Based in Brookfield, WI, US· patent location history

2001–2007Patents assigned to GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC (18)· patent assignee history

2004–2017Based in Sudbury, MA, US· patent location history

2006Based in Brookefield, WI, US· patent location history

2007–2012Patents assigned to TOTH THOMAS LOUIS (4)· patent assignee history

2007Based in Edithvale, AU· patent location history

2007Based in Waukesha, WI, US· patent location history

2012–2020Patents assigned to TOTH THOMAS L (7)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Patents assigned to HSIEH JIANG (4)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	78	1991–2013
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC	18	2001–2007
TOTH THOMAS Lself	7	2012–2020
HSIEH JIANG	4	2012–2013
TOTH THOMAS LOUISself	4	2007–2012

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Brookfield, WI, US	99	1991–2021
Sudbury, Massachusetts, US	3	2004–2017
Edithvale, AU	1	2007
Waukesha, WI, US	1	2007
Brookefield, WI, US	1	2006