Patents by Inventor Andreas Speck

Andreas Speck 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).

  • Tomography apparatus with an annular airflow channel with an air-diverting ventilation element
    Patent number: 8197136
    Abstract: A tomography apparatus has an annular channel and at least one ventilation element for the purpose of drawing off an air current flowing through the annular channel. The ventilation element contains an intake window that is located in the annular channel for the purpose of drawing off at least a portion of the air current. In order to obtain an even flow profile at an output window of the ventilation element, the intake window has a greater effective intake cross-section at both sides than at the middle. By such evening the flow profile at the output window, turbulence and air current interruptions of the air can be generally avoided, such that when operating the tomography apparatus, disrupting acoustic emissions may be reduced, or a higher air flow and thereby a greater cooling effect may be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten Buettner, Rita Krug, Andreas Speck
  • TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS WITH AN ANNULAR AIRFLOW CHANNEL WITH AN AIR-DIVERTING VENTILATION ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20100322374
    Abstract: A tomography apparatus has an annular channel and at least one ventilation element for the purpose of drawing off an air current flowing through the annular channel. The ventilation element contains an intake window that is located in the annular channel for the purpose of drawing off at least a portion of the air current. In order to obtain an even flow profile at an output window of the ventilation element, the intake window has a greater effective intake cross-section at both sides than at the middle. By such evening the flow profile at the output window, turbulence and air current interruptions of the air can be generally avoided, such that when operating the tomography apparatus, disrupting acoustic emissions may be reduced, or a higher air flow and thereby a greater cooling effect may be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Thorsten Buettner, Rita Krug, Andreas Speck