Patents by Inventor Bernhard Sang

Bernhard Sang 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).

  • Phosphor read-out device and phosphor read-out process
    Patent number: 7151272
    Abstract: The present invention reduces the influences of electromagnetic fields during reading out of image signals from memory phosphor films. This is done by pre-amplifying the detection signals obtained from a detection device, in particular a CCD array, before further processing, for example by an analog-to-digital converter. An amplification register for electron multiplying can be used for the amplification. In this way individual photon sensitivity can be achieved when reading out X-ray images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert HealthCare GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Nitsche, Michael Weinberger, Ralph Thoma, Georg Reiser, Bernhard Sang
  • Phosphor read-out device and phosphor read-out process
    Publication number: 20050092943
    Abstract: The present invention reduces the influences of electromagnetic fields during reading out of image signals from memory phosphor films. This is done by pre-amplifying the detection signals obtained from a detection device, in particular a CCD array, before further processing, for example by an analog-to-digital converter. An amplification register for electron multiplying can be used for the amplification. In this way individual photon sensitivity can be achieved when reading out X-ray images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Werner Nitsche, Michael Weinberger, Ralph Thoma, Georg Reiser, Bernhard Sang