Rotating data transmission device
October 2, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesApparatus for transmitting signals Tomographic X-ray diagnostic unit with the secondary of the high voltage transformer rotating with the X-ray source Lossless annular rotary RF coupler Rotary waveguide coupling having arcuate shaped deflecting elements with 2-D blocking structures Device for microwave transmission between two bodies which are rotatable relative to each other CT scanner Patent #: 4646333 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/914236 filed on 10/02/1986US Classes:378/10, Nonrotating source or detector378/15, Continuous mechanical rotation378/4Computerized tomographyExaminersPrimary: Smith, JerryAssistant: Bui, Kim Thanh Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesH01P 1/06 (20060101)A61B 6/00 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1985-10-25 DEAbstractA rotating data transmission device has a rotating part, such as a rotor, and a stationary part, such as a stator. One of the parts is in the form of a waveguide coupled to a set of transmitters. The other part has a set of receivers associated therewith, the number of transmitters being different from the number of receivers. The transmitters and receivers are respectively located at positions which guarantee continuous data transmission with no interruptions during relative movement of the parts. This results during transmission in certain waveguide sections which are not always required for primary data transmission, thus making those sections available for use as secondary transmission paths. The device is particularly suited for use in a computer tomograph apparatus for transmission of measured data and control data at a high rate. | |
