Patents by Inventor Niklas Paul Conen

Niklas Paul Conen 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).

  • Endoscopic device and method for endoscopic examination
    Patent number: 11213189
    Abstract: The invention relates to an endoscopic device, in particular for medical applications, comprising an endoscope with a shaft that is introducible into a subject under examination, and a data processing unit, three or more optical imaging units having respective imaging elements arranged distally on the shaft and image sensors associated therewith for providing image data sets for the data processing unit, wherein the data processing unit is configured and programmed such that it uses the image data sets to determine corresponding image points therein and generates a 3D surface data set of an object imaged by the imaging units in the subject under examination. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for endoscopic examination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Hans-Gerd Maas, Niklas Paul Conen, Thomas Luhmann
  • ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION
    Publication number: 20190142250
    Abstract: The invention relates to an endoscopic device, in particular for medical applications, comprising an endoscope with a shaft that is introducible into a subject under examination, and a data processing unit, three or more optical imaging units having respective imaging elements arranged distally on the shaft and image sensors associated therewith for providing image data sets for the data processing unit, wherein the data processing unit is configured and programmed such that it uses the image data sets to determine corresponding image points therein and generates a 3D surface data set of an object imaged by the imaging units in the subject under examination. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for endoscopic examination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Hans-Gerd Maas, Niklas Paul Conen, Thomas Luhmann