David K Barker
Plumbers in Salt Lake City, UT

6553587, Apr 29, 2003

Oct 25, 2001

09/682859

David E. Barker - Salt Lake City UT
Jeffrey W. Pattee - Salt Lake City UT
John Matthew Simmons - West Jordan UT

GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC - Waukesha WI

A47F 500

5600, 5624, 5628

In accordance with at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a patient table comprising a patient support surface for supporting a patient during a medical procedure, a base supporting said patient support surface, a monitor displaying medical information relating to a medical procedure, and a support member mounted to said patient table for supporting said monitor, wherein said support member includes an adjustment linkage interconnecting said monitor and support member and providing movement of said monitor of the monitor relative to said support member in at least three degrees of freedom.

7677799, Mar 16, 2010

Jul 28, 2006

11/495865

Vernon Thomas Jensen - Draper UT, US
Francois Emmanuel Falco - South Jordan UT, US
David Ellis Barker - Salt Lake City UT, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

G01D 18/00

378205, 378195

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for coordinating a radiological imaging subsystem with a component including: a first communication device located on the radiological imaging subsystem; and a second communication device located on the component, wherein the first and second communication devices are capable of communicating to indicate a positional relationship between the radiological imaging subsystem and the component. In an embodiment, the component includes an imaging table. In an embodiment, at least one range of motion of the radiological imaging system is determinable based at least in part on the communicating to indicate a positional relationship. In an embodiment, the at least one range of motion of the radiological imaging system includes at least one range of motion of a gantry.

2013027, Oct 24, 2013

Apr 18, 2012

13/449777

David Ellis Barker - Salt Lake City UT, US
John Matthew Simmons - Salt Lake City UT, US

H05G 1/02

378197

Systems and methods for braking and releasing one or more pivot joints used in an X-ray positioning device are described. The systems and methods use a support arm that extends between a main assembly of the x-ray positioning device and an X-ray imaging assembly with an X-ray source and an X-ray detector that are disposed nearly opposite to each other. The support arm includes one or more pivot joints (such as horizontal, lateral, and/or orbital pivot joints) that allow the imaging assembly to move with respect to the main assembly. The pivot joints can each be connected to an automated braking system that is capable of selectively locking and unlocking a corresponding pivot joint, as indicated by a user-controlled switching mechanism. The braking systems containing multiple pivot joints can be individually controlled by separate switching mechanisms or simultaneously controlled by a single switching mechanism. Other embodiments are described.

7263168, Aug 28, 2007

Oct 12, 2004

10/963329

Ram Kishan Singh - Bangalore, IN
Bindu Santha Philip - Bangalore, IN
Vipin J Pillai - Bangalore, IN
David Barker - Salt Lake City UT, US
Lonnie Weston - Salt Lake City UT, US

GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC - Waukesha WI

H05G 1/02, H01J 31/50

378117, 378 20, 378177, 378189, 378195, 378197, 25036302

A collision detecting device includes a damper which is a hollow member with a fluid sealed into the interior thereof, and is formed, on its side abutted against an object to which it is to be mounted, in a concave shape conforming to the shape of a corner of the object, and is formed, on its side opposite to the concave shape, in a convex shape conforming to the shape of the corner of the object; and a detecting section for detecting an internal pressure of the damper.

5627873, May 6, 1997

Aug 4, 1995

8/511873

Barry K. Hanover - Salt Lake City UT
David E. Barker - Salt Lake City UT
Ross A. Riches - Sandy UT
Blain C. Erickson - Summit Park UT
Lonnie B. Weston - Clearfield UT

OEC Medical Systems, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

H05G 102

378197

A C-arm apparatus. An X-ray imaging system is coupled to a C-arm, including an X-ray source and an image receptor mounted upon opposing locations, respectively on the C-arm. The C-arm is mass balanced about its axis of orbital rotation and is pivotally coupled to an articulating arm assembly supported upon a wheeled support base. The mass balance enables repositioning of the X-ray imaging system between an anterior-posterior view and an orthogonal lateral view with a single, orbital movement of the C-arm which also causes the views to define an imaging isocenter. The C-arm is preferably miniaturized to an approximate diameter of twenty-eight inches with a source-to-image distance of approximately fourteen inches.

2013027, Oct 17, 2013

Apr 13, 2012

13/446176

John Matthew Simmons - Salt Lake City UT, US
David Barker - Salt Lake City UT, US
Samuel Alder - Salt Lake City UT, US
Bret Nicholson - Salt Lake City UT, US

H05G 1/02, G01N 23/04

378 62, 378197

Systems and methods for controlling an X-ray imaging system are described. The systems and methods typically include a support arm with a first end and a second end. The first end of the support arm connects to an articulating arm assembly and the second end of the support arm pivotally attaches to an X-ray imaging arm at a pivot joint so that the pivot joint functions as an axis of orbital rotation for the X-ray imaging arm. One or more controls for the X-ray imaging system are disposed on the support arm for the X-ray imaging arm. The controls can therefore remain stationary while the X-ray imaging arm rotates orbitally. The support arm can include a single member or a double member and one or more controls can be disposed on each member of the support arm. Other embodiments are also described.

7280638, Oct 9, 2007

May 9, 2006

11/382476

Gregory Alan Weaver - South Jordan UT, US
Lonnie B. Weston - Syracuse UT, US
David Ellis Barker - Salt Lake City UT, US

General Electric - Schenectady NY

H01J 35/10

378141, 378130, 378200

An X-ray tube housing with integrated cooling passages in the walls of the X-ray tube housing, through which a liquid or gas coolant is circulated and the heat is transferred from the X-ray tube housing to an external cooler. The integrated cooling passages are created around the perimeter of the X-ray tube housing as the X-ray tube housing is formed. For a rotating anode X-ray tube using an oil coolant, the path of heat transfer is from the anode to the glass insert and oil by the means of radiation. The oil that is in contact with the glass insert conducts heat away form the insert to the X-ray tube housing which is then cooled by the integrated cooling passages located within the X-ray tube housing through which fluid is passed to an external fluid cooling system.

6973688, Dec 13, 2005

Oct 25, 2001

09/682860

David E. Barker - Salt Lake City UT, US
Jeffrey W. Pattee - Salt Lake City UT, US
John Matthew Simmons - West Jordan UT, US

GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC - Waukesha WI

A41F007/00

5600, 5658

In accordance with at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a patient table is provided, the patient table comprising a patient support surface for supporting a patient during a medical procedure; a base supporting the patient support surface; a monitor displaying medical information relating to a medical procedure; and a pivot arm having a first end connected to the base and a second end connected to the monitor; a pivot release member provided on one of the monitor and the pivot arm for releasably securing the monitor and the pivot arm at predetermined angular positions with respect to the base.

7505253, Mar 17, 2009

Nov 18, 2004

10/993230

Rocco A. Cherone - Layton UT, US
David E. Barker - Salt Lake City UT, US
Jan D. Bruening - Riverton UT, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

H05K 5/00, H05K 7/00, G06F 1/16

361681

A retention system for restraining and releasing a movable monitor including a monitor, a latch bail, and a latching assembly with one of the latch bail and the latching assembly being connected to the monitor. The latching assembly includes a latch base, a latch, and a tensioning device. The latch base has at least one ear and the latch has at least one arm. The latch is pivotally connected to the latch base such that the latch is rotatable between closed and open positions. The tensioning device engages the latch and the latch base such that the tensioning device pulls the latch toward either of the open or closed positions. The latching assembly receives the latch bail such that the latch bail is retained between the ear and the arm when the latch is in the closed position.

7499524, Mar 3, 2009

Apr 27, 2006

11/412590

Richard Larry Anderton - West Jordan UT, US
Francois Emmanuel Falco - South Jordan UT, US
David Ellis Barker - Salt Lake City UT, US
Samuel Lee Alder - Stansbury Park UT, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

H05G 1/10, H01J 35/12

378101, 378102, 378200

A system for reconstructing an image of an object includes a mobile imaging system, and a user removable module configured to be attached to the mobile imaging system.