Inventor
ZHOU OTTO Z
US45 patents
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UNIV NORTH CAROLINA
17 patentsUS6850595B2Feb 1, 2005
X-ray generating mechanism using electron field emission cathode
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA68 citations98
US6787122B2Sep 7, 2004
Method of making nanotube-based material with enhanced electron field emission properties
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA80 citations98
US7147894B2Dec 12, 2006
Method for assembling nano objects
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA153 citations97
US7082182B2Jul 25, 2006
Computed tomography system for imaging of human and small animal
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA91 citations97
US6969690B2Nov 29, 2005
Methods and apparatus for patterned deposition of nanostructure-containing materials by self-assembly and related articles
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA99 citations97
US6334939B1Jan 1, 2002
Nanostructure-based high energy capacity material
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA231 citations97
US7751528B2Jul 6, 2010
Stationary x-ray digital breast tomosynthesis systems and related methods
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA80 citations96
US7252749B2Aug 7, 2007
Deposition method for nanostructure materials
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA47 citations94
US8995608B2Mar 31, 2015
Compact microbeam radiation therapy systems and methods for cancer treatment and research
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA31 citations93
US7245692B2Jul 17, 2007
X-ray imaging systems and methods using temporal digital signal processing for reducing noise and for obtaining multiple images simultaneously
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA35 citations93
US7455757B2Nov 25, 2008
Deposition method for nanostructure materials
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA34 citations92
US7227924B2Jun 5, 2007
Computed tomography scanning system and method using a field emission x-ray source
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA48 citations92
US7220971B1May 22, 2007
Multi-pixel electron microbeam irradiator systems and methods for selectively irradiating predetermined locations
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA29 citations91
US7826595B2Nov 2, 2010
Micro-focus field emission x-ray sources and related methods
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA22 citations90
US7014743B2Mar 21, 2006
Methods for assembly and sorting of nanostructure-containing materials and related articles
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA54 citations90
US8002958B2Aug 23, 2011
Deposition method for nanostructure materials
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA10 citations82
US7887689B2Feb 15, 2011
Method and apparatus for attaching nanostructure-containing material onto a sharp tip of an object and related articles
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA10 citations82
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
13 patentsUS6553096B1Apr 22, 2003
X-ray generating mechanism using electron field emission cathode
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL328 citations99
US6280697B1Aug 28, 2001
Nanotube-based high energy material and method
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL148 citations99
US6876724B2Apr 5, 2005
Large-area individually addressable multi-beam x-ray system and method of forming same
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL136 citations97
US6514395B2Feb 4, 2003
Nanostructure-based high energy capacity material
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL84 citations96
US9782136B2Oct 10, 2017
Intraoral tomosynthesis systems, methods, and computer readable media for dental imaging
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL21 citations90
US10835199B2Nov 17, 2020
Optical geometry calibration devices, systems, and related methods for three dimensional x-ray imaging
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL11 citations85
US10980494B2Apr 20, 2021
Systems and related methods for stationary digital chest tomosynthesis (s-DCT) imaging
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL9 citations83
US9907520B2Mar 6, 2018
Digital tomosynthesis systems, methods, and computer readable media for intraoral dental tomosynthesis imaging
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL8 citations79
US10539708B2Jan 21, 2020
Mobile and free-form x-ray imaging systems and methods
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL6 citations72
US12193852B2Jan 14, 2025
Systems and related methods for stationary digital chest tomosynthesis (s-DCT) imaging
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL0 citations59
US12465297B2Nov 11, 2025
Multi-modality dental x-ray imaging device and methods
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL0 citations52
US12487193B2Dec 2, 2025
Systems, devices, and methods for multisource volumetric spectral computed tomography
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL0 citations46
US12190436B2Jan 7, 2025
Systems and methods for generating multi-view synthetic dental radiographs for intraoral tomosynthesis
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL0 citations45
XINTEK INC
5 patentsUS7359484B2Apr 15, 2008
Devices and methods for producing multiple x-ray beams from multiple locations
XINTEK INC69 citations97
US6980627B2Dec 27, 2005
Devices and methods for producing multiple x-ray beams from multiple locations
XINTEK INC113 citations97
US7486772B2Feb 3, 2009
Systems and methods for x-ray imaging and scanning of objects
XINTEK INC20 citations92
US7129513B2Oct 31, 2006
Field emission ion source based on nanostructure-containing material
XINTEK INC41 citations90
US11051771B2Jul 6, 2021
Stationary intraoral tomosynthesis imaging systems, methods, and computer readable media for three dimensional dental imaging
XINTEK INC2 citations71