Patents by Inventor Andres Sommer
Andres Sommer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240139230Abstract: dsRNAi oligonucleotides can be used in methods for the treatment of NASH, preferably the advanced fibrotic and/or cirrhotic stages thereof, using dosage regimens comprising a loading phase followed by a maintenance phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Jens Markus BORGHARDT, Marc ABRAMS, Andre BROERMANN, Bob Dale BROWN, Kevin CRAIG, Henryk T. DUDEK, Saskia ERBEL, Boris FERGER, Felix JOST, Martin Lee KOSER, Jihye PARK, Utsav SAXENA, Bernhard SCHMID, Florian SOMMER, Stephan TENBAUM, Ingo UPHUES
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Patent number: 11912776Abstract: The invention provides CARs (CARs) that specifically bind to BCMA (B-Cell Maturation Antigen). The invention further relates to engineered immune cells comprising such CARs, CAR-encoding nucleic acids, and methods of making such CARs, engineered immune cells, and nucleic acids. The invention further relates to therapeutic methods for use of these CARs and engineered immune cells for the treatment of a condition associated with malignant cells expressing BCMA (e.g., cancer).Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: PFIZER INC.Inventors: Tracy Chia-Chien Kuo, Bijan Andre Boldajipour, Javier Fernando Chaparro Riggers, Philippe Duchateau, Roman Galetto, Alexandre Juillerat, Thomas Charles Pertel, Arvind Rajpal, Barbra Johnson Sasu, Cesar Adolfo Sommer, Julien Valton, Thomas John Van Blarcom
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Patent number: 8657743Abstract: A control device for a medical system is provided. The medical system may be a medical diagnosis and/or medical therapy system. The medical system may include a control unit operable to be used to carry out control processes that control the medical system, and a mobile handheld control unit operable to control at least one controllable element of the medical system by a user. The control device may be configured so that one or more control processes may only be carried out by the control unit when the mobile handheld control unit is located at a predefined location.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Seimens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Eike Rietzel, Andres Sommer
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Patent number: 8391782Abstract: A system for wireless transmission of signals is provided. The system includes a mobile operator unit that is operable to transmit signals; and a base unit of a safety-critical device that is operable to receive signals from the mobile operator unit. The mobile operator unit is operable to categorize the signals to be transmitted as safety-relevant control signals and non-critical communication signals. Only the safety-relevant control signals are checked for error-free transmission. The non-critical communication signals are transmitted without error safety checking.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jürgen Holstegge, Robert Kagermeier, Eike Rietzel, Steffen Schröter, Dietmar Sierk, Andres Sommer
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Patent number: 8148703Abstract: An apparatus is provided for determining and monitoring parameters of a radiation treatment. The apparatus produces a first image of a region of a patient body to be radiated using a medical imaging process, determines a parameter setting of a radiation system using the first image, and provides the radiation treatment to the body region to be radiated using the radiation system with the determined parameter setting. The apparatus further produces a second image of the body region radiated with the parameter setting, automatically comparing the first image and the second image, and generates a deviation signal when a difference between the first image and the second image exceeds a predetermined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2010Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Andres Sommer
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Patent number: 8079100Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a patient during radiation therapy includes a treatment table that is pivotable about a horizontal axis, and a laser measurement system which is designed to indicate a non-horizontal orientation of the treatment table to be adopted during the radiation therapy.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klaus Herrmann, Eike Rietzel, Andres Sommer
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Patent number: 7834334Abstract: A particle therapy system for irradiating a volume of a patient to be irradiated with high-energy particles is provided. The system includes a radiation outlet of a radiation delivery and acceleration system from which a particle beam exits in order to interact with the patient positioned in an irradiation position; an imaging device for verifying the position of the volume to be irradiated in relation to the particle beam; and a patient-positioning device with which the patient can be brought into the irradiation position for irradiation. The imaging device checks the position of the volume to be irradiated in an imaging position of the patient that is spatially remote from the irradiation position, and the patient-positioning device automatically changes position between imaging position and irradiation position.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Sven Oliver Grözinger, Klaus Herrmann, Eike Rietzel, Andres Sommer, Torsten Zeuner
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Patent number: 7820989Abstract: A method is provided for determining and monitoring parameters of a radiation treatment. The method comprises producing a first image of a region of a patient body to be radiated using a medical imaging process, determining a parameter setting of a radiation system using the first image, and providing the radiation treatment to the body region to be radiated using the radiation system with the determined parameter setting. The method further comprises producing a second image of the body region radiated with the parameter setting, automatically comparing the first image and the second image, and generating a deviation signal when a difference between the first image and the second image exceeds a predetermined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2005Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Andres Sommer
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Patent number: 7813838Abstract: A medical examination and treatment apparatus includes a robot operable to control a tool, and an internal position-determination system to measure a position of the tool by determining a setting of adjusting elements of the robot. The apparatus further includes an external position-determination system to measure the position of the tool, and a position monitoring system to compare the position of the tool determined by the internal position-determination system with the position of the tool determined by the external position-determination system. A mobility of the tool is restricted if an adjustable threshold relating to deviations between position measurements is exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2005Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Andres Sommer
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Publication number: 20100220915Abstract: An apparatus is provided for determining and monitoring parameters of a radiation treatment. The apparatus produces a first image of a region of a patient body to be radiated using a medical imaging process, determines a parameter setting of a radiation system using the first image, and provides the radiation treatment to the body region to be radiated using the radiation system with the determined parameter setting. The apparatus further produces a second image of the body region radiated with the parameter setting, automatically comparing the first image and the second image, and generates a deviation signal when a difference between the first image and the second image exceeds a predetermined threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventor: Andres Sommer
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Patent number: 7741623Abstract: The invention relates to a patient-positioning device for positioning a patient in an irradiation position in a radiation therapy arrangement, in particular in a particle radiation therapy arrangement comprising a patient supporting module, which is provided with a patient supporting device for holding the patient in a body holder where the irradiation is to be carried out, wherein, said patient supporting device is mounted on a base unit in such a way that it is rotatable about an axis by means of a bearing, said base unit is provided with a coupling element, the inventive device is also provided with a positioning arm, which comprises several joints and a coupling point for coupling the coupling element and for freely positioning the patient in any predefined irradiation position by adjusting the angle of rotation of the patient supporting module.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2006Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Andres Sommer
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Patent number: 7545911Abstract: An imaging device and therapy facility are provided. An imaging device includes a table that supports a patient. An image-making unit is operative to create digital picture data of a body region of the patient. The image-making unit is operative to three-dimensionally scale the coordinates of the picture data recorded with respect to a space coordinate system that is stationary with the table, with respect to a table coordinate system that is stationary with a patient support of the table, or with respect to both the space coordinate system and the table coordinate system.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Eike Rietzel, Andres Sommer
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Publication number: 20090122963Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a patient during radiation therapy includes a treatment table that is pivotable about a horizontal axis, and a laser measurement system which is designed to indicate a non-horizontal orientation of the treatment table to be adopted during the radiation therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: Klaus Herrmann, Eike Rietzel, Andres Sommer
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Publication number: 20090114847Abstract: The invention relates to a treatment room for a particle therapy system that has a treatment room isocenter, which can be set variably during treatment and forms an origin of a coordinate system, and a patient positioning apparatus for automatically positioning the patient with reference to the set treatment room isocenter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2006Publication date: May 7, 2009Inventors: Sven Oliver Grozinger, Klaus Hermann, Elke Rietzel, Andres Sommer, Torsten Zeuner
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Publication number: 20090069640Abstract: A control device for a medical system is provided. The medical system may be a medical diagnosis and/or medical therapy system. The medical system may include a control unit operable to be used to carry out control processes that control the medical system, and a mobile handheld control unit operable to control at least one controllable element of the medical system by a user. The control device may be configured so that one or more control processes may only be carried out by the control unit when the mobile handheld control unit is located at a predefined location.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: Eike Rietzel, Andres Sommer
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Publication number: 20090062937Abstract: A system for wireless transmission of signals is provided. The system includes a mobile operator unit that is operable to transmit signals; and a base unit of a safety-critical device that is operable to receive signals from the mobile operator unit. The mobile operator unit is operable to categorize the signals to be transmitted as safety-relevant control signals and non-critical communication signals. Only the safety-relevant control signals are checked for error-free transmission. The non-critical communication signals are transmitted without error safety checking.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: Jurgen Holstegge, Robert Kagermeier, Eike Rietzel, Steffen Schroter, Dietmar Sierk, Andres Sommer
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Patent number: 7497689Abstract: An electrically conductive connection is provided. The electrically conductive connection includes a gantry, rotatable about a pivot axis, and a stand. The connection comprising a wireless electrical contact, and at least one defined rotary position of the gantry. The connection including a slipring and brush or a slipring and non-contact transmission. A radiation therapy system and method for operating a gantry of a radiation therapy system is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2006Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Andres Sommer
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Patent number: 7473913Abstract: The invention relates to a gantry system for a particle therapy facility, having a beam guidance gantry which has elements for beam guidance, and having a measurement gantry which has a device for beam monitoring. The measurement gantry and beam guidance gantry are thus of a mutually independent design and are, in particular, arranged in a mutually concentric manner. A gantry system of this kind is inter alia less susceptible to mechanical deviations during rotation of the beam guidance gantry.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2006Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, MunichInventors: Klaus Hermann, Werner Kaiser, Andres Sommer, Torsten Zeuner
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Publication number: 20080315111Abstract: A particle therapy system is provided. The particle therapy system includes a rotatable gantry with a gantry wall that surrounds an interior. A small irradiation chamber, with an irradiation chamber wall, is located inside the interior. The irradiation chamber wall is spaced apart from the gantry wall, and a deflection chamber is embodied between the two walls. The irradiation chamber wall includes a plurality of wall elements, which to enlarge the irradiation chamber are adjustable in the direction of the deflection chamber, for example, when positioning a treatment table in the small irradiation chamber, such that an opening in the irradiation chamber wall is created.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventor: Andres Sommer
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Publication number: 20080240349Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a device for obtaining image data for planning a radiation therapy of a patient. The device includes a CT gantry and a patient positioning unit. The patient positioning unit is designed in such a way that the patient can be brought in space into any desired body position in which the radiation therapy is also carried out. The CT gantry is arranged in a freely moveable fashion in such a way that imaging for the purpose of radiation therapy planning can be carried out in this body position of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2006Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: Klaus Herrmann, Eike Rietzel, Andres Sommer