Patents by Inventor Dieter SCHOCH

Dieter SCHOCH 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).

  • Imaging system and observation method
    Patent number: 11678791
    Abstract: A stereo imaging system comprises an observation instrument having an image acquisition unit for detecting first image data and second image data, which can be combined for stereo observation. There is provided at least one position sensor for detecting an orientation of the instrument in relation to a position reference. There is provided a control device that is operable in a first representation mode and a second representation mode, depending on the orientation of the instrument. The control device is configured for outputting an image signal, which comprises a stereo signal that is based on the first image data and the second image data in the first representation mode, and a mono signal that is based on the first image data or the second image data in the second representation mode. The control device is configured to erect images that are output with the image signal in the second representation mode, depending on the orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Schoch, Marius Zepf
  • IMAGING SYSTEM AND OBSERVATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20200380718
    Abstract: A stereo imaging system comprises an observation instrument having an image acquisition unit for detecting first image data and second image data, which can be combined for stereo observation. There is provided at least one position sensor for detecting an orientation of the instrument in relation to a position reference. There is provided a control device that is operable in a first representation mode and a second representation mode, depending on the orientation of the instrument. The control device is configured for outputting an image signal, which comprises a stereo signal that is based on the first image data and the second image data in the first representation mode, and a mono signal that is based on the first image data or the second image data in the second representation mode. The control device is configured to erect images that are output with the image signal in the second representation mode, depending on the orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Dieter SCHOCH, Marius ZEPF