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Michael A. Laflame Jr.

Examiner (ID: 12960, Phone: (571)272-6489 , Office: P/3742 )

Most Active Art Unit
3761
Art Unit(s)
3761, 3742
Total Applications
760
Issued Applications
579
Pending Applications
1
Abandoned Applications
185

Applications

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17/945434
Sample inspection apparatus employing a diffraction detector Sep 14, 2022 Issued
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17/900861
Beam-off motion thresholds in radiation therapy based on breath-hold level determination Aug 30, 2022 Issued
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17/823500
Systems and methods for determining a radiation dose Aug 29, 2022 Issued
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18/685749
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING MOVEMENT OF A COMPRESSED BREAST Aug 23, 2022 Pending
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18/580080
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TUNABLE X-RAYS VIA THE INTERACTION OF FREE ELECTRONS WITH PERIODIC STRUCTURES Aug 22, 2022 Pending
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17/892020
System and method for bending crystal wafers for use in high resolution analyzers Aug 18, 2022 Issued
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17/891127
System and method for inspecting defects of structure by using x-ray Aug 17, 2022 Issued
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17/818979
Systems and methods for scintillation camera-based motion tracking in radiotherapy Aug 10, 2022 Issued
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17/885358
Method and system for remote monitoring of proton beam emitting and delivery systems Aug 9, 2022 Issued
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18/683821
METHOD FOR PROVIDING GUIDANCE DATA IN AN X-RAY SYSTEM Aug 7, 2022 Pending
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17/816724
Methods and systems for CT balance measurement and adjustment Jul 31, 2022 Issued
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18/036276
Fully-spherical radiation therapy system Jul 25, 2022 Issued
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17/873501
Radiation imaging apparatus, radiation imaging system and control method of radiation imaging apparatus Jul 25, 2022 Issued
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17/864361
Calibration phantom for radiotherapy Jul 12, 2022 Issued
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17/863686
Method of phase contrast imaging Jul 12, 2022 Issued
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17/861829
X-ray imaging apparatus and method for controlling the same Jul 10, 2022 Issued
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18/579461
Method and apparatus for selectively cancelling the effect of the active center of a molecule Jul 7, 2022 Issued
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18/573784
Inspection system and inspection method Jul 5, 2022 Issued
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17/858736
Intensity modulated pixelated superficial radiation therapy system and method Jul 5, 2022 Issued
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17/810862
Multi-modal Compton and single photon emission computed tomography medical imaging system Jul 5, 2022 Issued
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