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Therapy unit

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1958-11-28
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Granted: 1963-03-19
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Expires: 1978-11-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harry E Koerner
  • 👤 Everett W Vaughn

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:32
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21K; G21K5/00; G21K5/10; A; A61; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 116 words
RADIATION THERAPY APPARATUS COMPRISING, AN UPRIGHT HOUSING MEMBER HAVING A THROUGH OPENING EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY THERETHROUGH WHICH ACCOMMODATES PROJECTION OF A PATIENT SUPPORT TABLE THEREINTO, A RADIOACTIVE SOURCE MATERIAL HOLDER AND AN OPPOSITELY-ARRANGED COUNTERWEIGHT-AND-SHIELD MOUNTED ON SAID UPRIGHT HOUSING MEMBER FOR ROTARY MOVEMENT ABOUT THE HORIZONTAL AXIS OF SAID THROUGH OPENING IN A PLANE OF REVOLUTION LOCATED EXCLUSIVELY WITHOUT AND ADJACENT TO ONE END THEREOF TO RENDER SUCH SOURCE MATERIAL HOLDER ACCESSIBLE TO BOTH A PATIENT LYING ON SAID TABLE AS WELL AS A PATIENT SITTING IN FRONT OF SUCH HOUSING, SAID HOUSING MEMBER BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED FOR FLOOR MOUNTING WITHOUT FLOOR SURFACE OBSTRUCTION IN THE REGION THEREOF BENEATH SAID SOURCE MATERIAL HOLDER AND SAID COUNTERWEIGHT-AND-SHIELD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 116 words
RADIATION THERAPY APPARATUS COMPRISING, AN UPRIGHT HOUSING MEMBER HAVING A THROUGH OPENING EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY THERETHROUGH WHICH ACCOMMODATES PROJECTION OF A PATIENT SUPPORT TABLE THEREINTO, A RADIOACTIVE SOURCE MATERIAL HOLDER AND AN OPPOSITELY-ARRANGED COUNTERWEIGHT-AND-SHIELD MOUNTED ON SAID UPRIGHT HOUSING MEMBER FOR ROTARY MOVEMENT ABOUT THE HORIZONTAL AXIS OF SAID THROUGH OPENING IN A PLANE OF REVOLUTION LOCATED EXCLUSIVELY WITHOUT AND ADJACENT TO ONE END THEREOF TO RENDER SUCH SOURCE MATERIAL HOLDER ACCESSIBLE TO BOTH A PATIENT LYING ON SAID TABLE AS WELL AS A PATIENT SITTING IN FRONT OF SUCH HOUSING, SAID HOUSING MEMBER BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED FOR FLOOR MOUNTING WITHOUT FLOOR SURFACE OBSTRUCTION IN THE REGION THEREOF BENEATH SAID SOURCE MATERIAL HOLDER AND SAID COUNTERWEIGHT-AND-SHIELD.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-03-18 1966-09-17 1967-03-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-03-18 1970-09-17 1971-03-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-03-18 1974-09-17 1975-03-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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