Patents by Inventor Alois Nöttling

Alois Nöttling 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: 6386759
    Abstract: An X-ray diagnostic device has a supporting apparatus for the object being examined, a signal processing device for producing a tomogram or a three-dimensional image of the object being examined and a reproductive apparatus for displaying the tomogram or three-dimensional image. The supporting apparatus has a supporting plate with a movement device for the supporting plate in order to move the plate about an axis of rotation with the movement angle being greater than 10° and the movement device has both a drive device and a sensor for detecting the movement of the supporting plate about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Alois Noettling
  • Publication number: 20010028349
    Abstract: In a presentation device for two-dimensional, perspective projection of volume data elements of a volume dataset, the point of vision can be displaced along an optical axis and the point of vision and, with it, an acquired spatial angle can be rotated around at least one rotational axis with interactive inputs. The rotational axis intersects the optical axis in a pivot point that is determined dependent on the data values of volume data elements that lie within the acquired spatial angle, particularly on the optical axis or in the proximity thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventor: Alois Noettling
  • Publication number: 20010024488
    Abstract: An X-ray diagnostic device has a supporting apparatus for the object being examined, a signal processing device for producing a tomogram or a three-dimensional image of the object being examined and a reproductive apparatus for displaying the tomogram or three-dimensional image. The supporting apparatus has a supporting plate with a movement device for the supporting plate in order to move the plate about an axis of rotation with the movement angle being greater than 10° and the movement device has both a drive device and a sensor for detecting the movement of the supporting plate about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Inventor: Alois Noettling
  • Publication number: 20010017624
    Abstract: In a presentation device for the two-dimensional presentation of the volume data elements of a volume dataset, parts of the volume dataset can be selected by prescribing boundary surfaces. The boundary surfaces are displaceable. The selected volume can be presented as a perspective image rotating around a basic rotational axis. The rotational axis is selectable dependent on the positions of the volume data elements of the selection dataset. The rotational axis can be automatically determined by a computer unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventor: Alois Noettling
  • Patent number: 5764719
    Abstract: A device and a process for producing tomograms by means of an X-ray diagnostic device which has a C-frame-like mount (7) on which a radiation transmitter (5) and a planar detector as radiation receiver (6) are arranged at opposite ends facing each other. Various signals stored in memory (17, 18, 19, 27) are used by a signal processing device (4) in the calculation of processed image signals. These signals include signals (I.sub.P) relating to the central point of rotation (31) for the scanning operation, and signals (.DELTA.S, .DELTA.U) for correction geometric distortions and/or vignetting effects and/or the film-focus distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Alois Noettling
  • Patent number: 5394871
    Abstract: A medical diagnostics installation comprises components for portraying an examination region on a monitor and includes an operating unit which is spatially spaced from the monitor and has a control unit, either a sensor field, a joystick or a key field, for acting on a data processor for controlling the components. The data processor includes a data store that contains data corresponding to different operating menus, and these menus are capable of being called in via the operating unit and are displayed on the monitor. At least one operating condition of the medical diagnostics installation can be produced by the operating unit and the operating menus correspond to the operating conditions being displayed on the monitor are only the operating functions required for this operating condition. The operating functions are controllable via a mark or cursor which is controlled by either the sensor field, joystick or key field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Sauer, Rudolf Brendl, Wolfgang Jaeger, Wolfgang Zerl, Alois Noettling, Hans-Peter Rieger, Gerd Wessels