Patents by Inventor Bernhard STADTMUELLER

Bernhard STADTMUELLER 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).

  • Apparatus for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer
    Patent number: 9857481
    Abstract: An apparatus for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer includes a light source for generating stimulating light which can stimulate the storage phosphor layer to emit stimulated emission, an optical fiber, in particular a single mode fiber, which is optically coupled to the light source and generates a stimulating light beam from the stimulating light, and a deflection element for deflecting the stimulating light beam to move over the storage phosphor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: AFGA HEALTHCARE NV
    Inventors: Georg Reiser, Stephan Mair, Bernhard Stadtmueller
  • APPARATUS FOR READING OUT X-RAY INFORMATION STORED IN A STORAGE PHOSPHOR LAYER
    Publication number: 20170031036
    Abstract: An apparatus for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer includes a light source for generating stimulating light which can stimulate the storage phosphor layer to emit stimulated emission, an optical fiber, in particular a single mode fiber, which is optically coupled to the light source and generates a stimulating light beam from the stimulating light, and a deflection element for deflecting the stimulating light beam to move over the storage phosphor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Georg REISER, Stephan MAIR, Bernhard STADTMUELLER