Patents by Inventor Andreas Maunz
Andreas Maunz 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).
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Publication number: 20240038395Abstract: A method and system for managing a treatment for a subject diagnosed with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging data of a retina of the subject is received. Retinal feature data is extracted for a plurality of retinal features using the SD-OCT imaging data, the plurality of retinal features being associated with at least one of a set of retinal fluids or a set of retinal layers. Input data formed using the retinal feature data for the plurality of retinal features is sent into a first machine learning model. A treatment level for an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment to be administered to the subject is predicted, via the first machine learning model, based on the input data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Andreas MAUNZ, Ales NEUBERT, Andreas THALHAMMER, Jian DAI
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Publication number: 20220414871Abstract: A method for identifying a type of choroidal neovascularization in a retina of a human eye is disclosed, the method comprising receiving, in a processor, optical coherence tomography data of the eye; generating, in the processor, volume segments of the eye using the optical coherence tomography data and a neural network; and identifying, in the processor, the type of choroidal neovascularization in the eye, using the volume segments, the type of choroidal neovascularization comprising one or more of the following: classic choroidal neovascularization and occult choroidal neovascularization.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Andreas Maunz, Fethallah Benmansour, Yun Li, Thomas Felix Albrecht
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Publication number: 20220319003Abstract: Methods and systems disclosed herein relate generally to systems and methods for predicting a future visual acuity of a subject by using machine-learning models. An image of at least part of a retina of a subject can be processed by one or more first machine-learning models to detect a set of retina-related segments. Segment-specific metrics that characterize a retina-related segment of the set of retina-related segments can be generated. The segment-specific metrics can be processed by using a second machine-learning model to generate a result corresponding to a prediction corresponding to a future visual acuity of the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.Inventors: Thomas Felix ALBRECHT, Filippo ARCADU, Fethallah BENMANSOUR, Yun LI, Andreas MAUNZ, Jayashree SAHNI, Andreas THALHAMMER, Yan-Ping ZHANG SCHAERER
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Publication number: 20220122733Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide methods and systems for predicting a subject response to a therapeutic. The methods and systems generally operate by using a machine learning (ML) component trained using time-series responses and image features to generate time-series responses of a subject to a therapeutic that has been administered to the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Andreas MAUNZ, Ian Lloyd JONES
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Patent number: 8636239Abstract: The invention relates to a belt retractor for winding up and unwinding a safety belt, with at least one force transmission element which is held by a first part of the belt retractor and which can be connected to a second part of the belt retractor, the force transmission element being held in a recess of the first part in such a way that it can be pressed axially into the recess of the first part, with the result that the connection to the second part is broken.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Takata AGInventors: Robert Fleischmann, Andreas Maunz, Hans-Jürgen Divo, Gerhard Klingauf, Robert Hofer, Hermann Hasse, Wolfgang Schrade, Armin Toth
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Patent number: 8033494Abstract: The invention is concerned, inter alia, with a belt retractor (10) for a seat belt, with a belt reel (20) for winding up and unwinding the seat belt, and a lockable locking flange (40) which is connected to the belt reel and, prior to a locking action, is rotated together with the belt reel and, after a locking action, is blocked in its rotational movement. According to the invention, it is provided that the locking flange and the belt reel are secured against relative axial displacement.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Takata-Petri AGInventors: Jens Cordes, Jochen Lang, Rolf Schnetzer, Robert Fleischmann, Günter Klaiber, Andreas Maunz
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Publication number: 20100301152Abstract: The invention relates to a belt retractor for winding up and unwinding a safety belt, with at least one force transmission element which is held by a first part of the belt retractor and which can be connected to a second part of the belt retractor, the force transmission element being held in a recess of the first part in such a way that it can be pressed axially into the recess of the first part, with the result that the connection to the second part is broken.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Robert Fleischmann, Andreas Maunz, Hans-Jürgen Divo, Gerhard Klingauf, Robert Hofer, Hermann Hasse, Wolfgang Schrade, Armin Toth
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Publication number: 20090277986Abstract: The invention is concerned, inter alia, with a belt retractor (10) for a seat belt, with a belt reel (20) for winding up and unwinding the seat belt, and a lockable locking flange (40) which is connected to the belt reel and, prior to a locking action, is rotated together with the belt reel and, after a locking action, is blocked in its rotational movement. According to the invention, it is provided that the locking flange and the belt reel are secured against relative axial displacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Inventors: Jens Cordes, Jochen Lang, Rolf Schnetzer, Robert Fleischmann, Gunter Klaiber, Andreas Maunz
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Patent number: 6969089Abstract: A belt force limiter which limits the belt force through the twisting of a torsion bar. The belt force limiter includes a flange, a reel for winding and unwinding the belt, as well as the torsion bar. Additionally, a shear pin or a deformable pin may be provided for locking the flange and the reel together, so that the relative turning of the flange and reel is prevented or impeded until the tensile force acting on the belt exceeds a preset level momentarily or over a preset period of time. Thus the force limitation is delayed or graduated. Furthermore, in a method for reducing the danger of injury to a vehicle's occupant by means of a restraining system the belt force is allowed to increase to an elevated level of force and then the belt force diminishes again before the belt force limitation begins.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2004Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventors: Gerhard Klingauf, Andreas Maunz, Norbert Wahl, Oliver Glinka, Wolfgang Schrade
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Publication number: 20040256511Abstract: A belt force limiter which limits the belt force through the twisting of a torsion bar. The belt force limiter includes a flange, a reel for winding and unwinding the belt, as well as the torsion bar. Additionally, a shear pin or a deformable pin may be provided for locking the flange and the reel together, so that the relative turning of the flange and reel is prevented or impeded until the tensile force acting on the belt exceeds a preset level momentarily or over a preset period of time. Thus the force limitation is delayed or graduated. Furthermore, in a method for reducing the danger of injury to a vehicle's occupant by means of a restraining system the belt force is allowed to increase to an elevated level of force and then the belt force diminishes again before the belt force limitation begins.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Applicant: TAKATA-PETRI AGInventors: Gerhard Klingauf, Andreas Maunz, Norbert Wahl, Oliver Glinka, Wolfgang Schrade
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Publication number: 20020084646Abstract: A belt force limiter which limits the belt force through the twisting of a torsion bar. The belt force limiter includes a flange, a reel for winding and unwinding the belt, as well as the torsion bar. Additionally, a shear pin or a deformable pin may be provided for locking the flange and the reel together, so that the relative turning of the flange and reel is prevented or impeded until the tensile force acting on the belt exceeds a preset level momentarily or over a preset period of time. Thus the force limitation is delayed or graduated. Furthermore, in a method for reducing the danger of injury to a vehicle's occupant by means of a restraining system the belt force is allowed to increase to an elevated level of force and then the belt force diminishes again before the belt force limitation begins.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Applicant: TAKATA-PETRI AGInventors: Gerhard Klingauf, Andreas Maunz, Norbert Wahl, Oliver Glinka, Wolfgang Schrade