Patents by Inventor Johann Sukkau

Johann Sukkau 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).

  • Method and device for position determination of body matrix coils in MR systems
    Patent number: 8415949
    Abstract: In a device and a method to determine the position of at least one local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus, the field strength of a magnetic field is measured at multiple locations with at least one magnetic field strength sensor, and the position of the local coil (6) is determined based on the field strength measured at multiple locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Klaus Ludwig, Kay Uwe Seemann, Johann Sukkau
  • Method and device for determining a position of a local coil in a magnetic resonance apparatus
    Patent number: 8390290
    Abstract: A device for determining the position of at least one local coil arranged or to be arranged on a patient bed of a magnetic resonance device has at least one optical coil marker arranged on the local coil, at least one optical sensor device to detect the coil marker, the field of view of the sensor device at least partially covering the patient bed in at least a recumbent position, and a computer that determines the coil position and/or coil orientation on the patient bed from measurement data of the sensor device. The computer can form a part of a control unit of the magnetic resonance device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Johann Sukkau
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITION DETERMINATION OF BODY MATRIX COILS IN MR SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20100289492
    Abstract: In a device and a method to determine the position of at least one local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus, the field strength of a magnetic field is measured at multiple locations with at least one magnetic field strength sensor, and the position of the local coil (6) is determined based on the field strength measured at multiple locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Klaus Ludwig, Kay Uwe Seemann, Johann Sukkau
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A LOCAL COIL IN A MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100156421
    Abstract: A device for determining the position of at least one local coil arranged or to be arranged on a patient bed of a magnetic resonance device has at least one optical coil marker arranged on the local coil, at least one optical sensor device to detect the coil marker, the field of view of the sensor device at least partially covering the patient bed in at least a recumbent position, and a computer that determines the coil position and/or coil orientation on the patient bed from measurement data of the sensor device. The computer can form a part of a control unit of the magnetic resonance device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventor: Johann Sukkau