Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Ronald B. Sharpless

21Patents
6h-index
28Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 28, 1997 → Dec 27, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6035228A Frameless stereotactic arm apparatus and method of using same Human Necessities 77 Expired
US6404845B1 Aerostatic rotor bearing Physics 25 Expired
US6276145A Aerostatic CT suspension Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US8693621B2 Source and/or detector positioning system Human Necessities 14 Active
US7495441B2 Magnetic resonance imaging scanner with molded fixed shims Physics 10 Expired
US7010081B2 Tapered roller bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US10658089B2 Motion guidance assembly for a collimator device Human Necessities 5 Active
US8681930B2 High speed rotating gantry Human Necessities 5 Active
US8807833B2 Controlled gantry imbalance Human Necessities 3 Active
US9351693B2 Imaging system gantry tilt support Human Necessities 2 Active
US8282278B2 Gantry cooling Human Necessities 2 Active
US9313867B2 Imaging system gantry Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9314220B2 Rotor and X-ray CT scanners Human Necessities 2 Active
US8899833B2 Imaging system gantry Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US11211180B2 Anti-scatter grid device and method for making the same Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11031150B2 Motion guidance assembly for a collimator device Human Necessities 1 Active
US10799717B2 Systems and methods for reducing a radial distance of a collimator assembly occupying Physics 0 Active
US11728063B2 Motion guidance assembly for a collimator device Human Necessities 0 Active
US11426605B2 Systems and methods for reducing a radial distance of a collimator assembly occupying Physics 0 Active
US9173627B2 Computed tomography (CT) data acquisition Human Necessities 0 Active
US11798705B2 Anti-scatter grid device and method for making the same Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.