US 11,808,912 B2
Compact body scanner
Steven Winn Smith, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to TEK84 INC., Poway, CA (US)
Filed by TEK84 INC., Poway, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/911,735.
Application 16/911,735 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/573,681, filed on Sep. 17, 2019, granted, now 10,705,244.
Application 16/573,681 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/573,714, filed on Sep. 17, 2019, granted, now 10,705,245.
Application 16/573,681 is a continuation of application No. 16/246,405, filed on Jan. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,481,295.
Application 16/573,714 is a continuation of application No. 16/246,405, filed on Jan. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,481,295.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/709,213, filed on Jan. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0326449 A1, Oct. 15, 2020
Int. Cl. G01V 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01V 5/0066 (2013.01) [A61B 6/4452 (2013.01); G01V 5/0016 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an X-ray source emitting a fan-out beam of X-rays;
an X-ray detector assembly detecting the fan-out beam of X-rays emitted from the X-ray source, the X-ray detector assembly comprising a back member, a first member, and a second member;
a connecting member operatively connecting the X-ray source and the X-ray detector assembly;
a translational mechanism moving the X-ray source simultaneously with the X-ray detector assembly while operatively connected by the connecting member;
a first calibration assembly operatively connected to the back member of the X-ray detector assembly comprising a first calibration actuator associated with a first slider operatively connected to a first slide track;
a second calibration assembly operatively connected to the back member of the X-ray detector assembly comprising a second calibration actuator associated with a second slider operatively connected to a second side track, the first calibration assembly and the second calibration assembly independently controlling movement of the X-ray detector assembly, respectively, relative to the fan-out beam of X-rays to achieve alignment of the X-ray source and the X-ray detector assembly; and
a detector plate operatively connected to the first slider and the second slider, wherein the detector plate is operatively connected to the back member of the X-ray detector assembly.