Patents by Inventor Rainer Kurth

Rainer Kurth 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).

  • Patent number: 11786181
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a magnetic resonance apparatus having a scanner unit, a patient receiving region at least partially surrounded by the scanner unit, and a patient positioning apparatus, which has a patient table that is movable within the patient receiving region. The patient positioning apparatus may include a vertical adjusting unit for an adjustment of a vertical position of the patient table within the patient receiving region, and the vertical adjusting unit nay include at least two different vertical positions for a positioning of the patient table within the patient receiving region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Zink, Rainer Kurth
  • Publication number: 20220192603
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a magnetic resonance apparatus having a scanner unit, a patient receiving region at least partially surrounded by the scanner unit, and a patient positioning apparatus, which has a patient table that is movable within the patient receiving region. The patient positioning apparatus may include a vertical adjusting unit for an adjustment of a vertical position of the patient table within the patient receiving region, and the vertical adjusting unit nay include at least two different vertical positions for a positioning of the patient table within the patient receiving region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Zink, Rainer Kurth
  • Patent number: 11226384
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for operating a magnetic resonance tomograph. A transmitter of the magnetic resonance tomograph transmits a predetermined test pulse with a reduced power. The magnetic resonance tomograph receives the test pulse with the local coil. A controller compares the received test pulse with a predetermined pulse response and emits a warning signal when the received test signal differs from the predetermined pulse response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Nistler, Volker Matschl, Stephan Biber, Rainer Kurth, Christian Wünsch, Georg Martschenko
  • Publication number: 20200191890
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for operating a magnetic resonance tomograph. A transmitter of the magnetic resonance tomograph transmits a predetermined test pulse with a reduced power. The magnetic resonance tomograph receives the test pulse with the local coil. A controller compares the received test pulse with a predetermined pulse response and emits a warning signal when the received test signal differs from the predetermined pulse response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jürgen Nistler, Volker Matschl, Stephan Biber, Rainer Kurth, Christian Wünsch, Georg Martschenko
  • Patent number: 10591559
    Abstract: Radio-frequency (RF) coil apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging has a base and an RF coil, wherein the base has a sliding base guide structure and a guide cavity, the RF coil has a sliding coil structure fitting the sliding base guide structure, and an electric cable of the RF coil is accommodated in the guide cavity and can move in the guide cavity. One end of the electric cable is fixed to the RF coil by a first fixing bracket, and another end of the electric cable is fixed to the base by a second fixing bracket so that a predetermined length of the cable projects from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Jun You, Zeng He He, Stephan Zink, Volker Matschl, Wen Ming Li, Rainer Kurth
  • Patent number: 10500012
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to an MR local coil arrangement and an MR unit. An MR local coil arrangement is disclosed including at least one MR antenna, an illumination unit with at least one light-generating unit to illuminate an illumination region, and a switching unit with at least one sensor to control the illumination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Bender, Daniel Gareis, Manuel Noras, Rainer Kurth, Volker Matschl, Heinrich von Busch
  • Publication number: 20180252782
    Abstract: Radio-frequency (RF) coil apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging has a base and an RF coil, wherein the base has a sliding base guide structure and a guide cavity, the RF coil has a sliding coil structure fitting the sliding base guide structure, and an electric cable of the RF coil is accommodated in the guide cavity and can move in the guide cavity. One end of the electric cable is fixed to the RF coil by a first fixing bracket, and another end of the electric cable is fixed to the base by a second fixing bracket so that a predetermined length of the cable projects from the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Siemens Shenzhen Magnetic Resonance Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun You, Zeng He He, Stephan Zink, Volker Matschl, Wen Ming Li, Rainer Kurth
  • Patent number: 9958517
    Abstract: A shoulder coil for a magnetic resonance imaging device includes a bottom part and one or more top part elements that may be moved relative to the bottom part. The one or more top elements each have at least one coil therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Rainer Kurth, Stephan Zink
  • Publication number: 20180049841
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to an MR local coil arrangement and an MR unit. An MR local coil arrangement is disclosed including at least one MR antenna, an illumination unit with at least one light-generating unit to illuminate an illumination region, and a switching unit with at least one sensor to control the illumination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Andre Bender, Daniel Gareis, Manuel Noras, Rainer Kurth, Volker Matschl, Heinrich von Busch
  • Patent number: 8843192
    Abstract: A breast coil arrangement for magnetic resonance applications has a placement web that allows an examination subject to lie with her sternum on the placement web with each breast in a receptacle respectively on opposite sides of the placement web. The breast receptacles have limiting elements whose spacing from one another can be adjusted. Multiple array coils are respectively arranged in the limiting elements and are stationary relative to the limiting elements. Each breast receptacle is surrounded by a volume coil that is stationary relative to the placement web. The volume coils are arranged centrally and orthogonally relative to the array coils and surround the array coils. The volume coils are decoupled from the array coils. A spectroscopy phantom can be arranged in proximity to the placement web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Geppert, Rainer Kurth, Titus Lanz, Florian Odoj, Silke Quick, Christian Schuster, Alexander Weisser, Tobias Wichmann
  • Publication number: 20130225980
    Abstract: A shoulder local coil system for a magnetic resonance tomography system for generating magnetic resonance images of a shoulder region of a person to be examined is provided. The shoulder local coil system includes a base plate, a fixed or removable cover plate over the base plate, and a flexible local coil arranged wholly or partially movably between the base plate and the cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Rainer Kurth, Stephan Zink
  • Publication number: 20130137970
    Abstract: A shoulder coil for a magnetic resonance imaging device includes a bottom part and one or more top part elements that may be moved relative to the bottom part. The one or more top elements each have at least one coil therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Rainer Kurth, Stephan Zink
  • Patent number: 7884607
    Abstract: A local coil arrangement for magnetic resonance imaging has a number of supporting connection devices for placement of the local coil arrangement on a patient bed, with each supporting connection device embodying a vibration damping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Kundner, Rainer Kurth
  • Publication number: 20100099978
    Abstract: A breast coil arrangement for magnetic resonance applications has a placement web that is designed to allow an examination subject to lie with her sternum on the placement web. Pot-like breast receptacles for each breast of the examination subject are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the placement web. The breast receptacles have limiting elements whose spacing from one another can be adjusted. Multiple array coils are respectively arranged in the limiting elements and are stationary relative to the limiting elements. Each breast receptacle is surrounded by a volume coil that is stationary relative to the placement web. The volume coils are arranged centrally and orthogonally relative to the array coils and surround the array coils. The volume coils are decoupled from the array coils. A spectroscopy phantom can be arranged in proximity to the placement web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Christian Geppert, Rainer Kurth, Titus Lanz, Florian Odoj, Silke Quick, Christian Schuster, Alexander Weisser, Tobias Wichmann
  • Publication number: 20080246479
    Abstract: A local coil arrangement for magnetic resonance imaging has a number of supporting connection devices for placement of the local coil arrangement on a patient bed, with each supporting connection device embodying a vibration damping device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Kundner, Rainer Kurth