Patents by Inventor Christian Schaller

Christian Schaller 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).

  • Publication number: 20240081768
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises: reading in sensor data relating to an image file; assigning the sensor data to a first position of a patient's anatomical structure; extracting at least one second position of the patient's anatomical structure from a medical diagnostic report; comparing the first position and the at least one second position; and outputting a warning signal if the comparison does not yield a match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Sven KOHLE, Volker SCHALLER, Christoph SPEIER, Christian TIETJEN, Gerhard KOHL, Bjoern NOLTE
  • Publication number: 20230129186
    Abstract: An arrangement for increasing measurement accuracy in three-dimensional measurement of objects, and a method for three-dimensional measurement of objects. The arrangement has a base for placing thereon an object to be measured, a device for emitting light beams toward the object, a device for detecting light beams reflected by the object and the substrate, and a device for determining 3D data based on travel time measurements and/or triangulation of the emitted light beams and reflected light beams, and for determining dimensions of the outer shell of the object. A measurement inaccuracy range affected by interferences and forming on the substrate is bridged and spaced from the actual measurement position by a transparent plate with a predetermined thickness arranged between the at least one object and the substrate, so that the determination of dimensions of the outer shell of the object is only partially possible and becomes more precise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Simon Placht, Christian Schaller, Michael Balda, Bjoern Kayser
  • Publication number: 20230071888
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a composition for the preparation of an odor- and emission-reduced corrosion inhibitor for cavity sealing or underbody protection of a component, wherein the composition comprises a resin, wherein the resin comprises a plurality of molecules, wherein the plurality of molecules comprise molecules without double allyl hydrogen atoms, and wherein the odor- and emission-reduced corrosion inhibitor is applied to the component with a wet film thickness of 40 ?m to 1,000 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Mark BADER, Christian SCHALLER, Mario GILLMEISTER, Hans-Friedrich STAENGLE, Karsten LESSMANN
  • Patent number: 11319958
    Abstract: A vacuum pump includes a casing having a first inlet orifice and a second outlet orifice to allow a flow of air, and in the interior of which a filtering element is mounted in a removable way. At least one orifice of the casing selected from among the first inlet orifice and the second outlet orifice is located on an exhaust lid. The exhaust lid is removable from the casing but integral with the filtering element. The connection between the casing and the exhaust lid is not tight. A cartridge for the vacuum pump includes an exhaust lid integrated in the closure nozzle of the filtering element. The connection between the casing and the exhaust lid is not tight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Ateliers Busch SA
    Inventors: Christian Schaller, Yannick Laversin, Erik Lippelt, Jan Eibisch
  • Publication number: 20220098420
    Abstract: The invention relates to an anti-corrosion agent with an aqueous base and a method for the production thereof. The water-based anti-corrosion agent is a cavity preservation agent, a means for underbody protection coating, a means for permanent storage and transport protection coating, or a means for temporary storage and transport protection coating, wherein the anti-corrosion agent is provided for anti-corrosion protection for a component, in particular a motor vehicle component, wherein the anti-corrosion agent can be applied cold, is reversibly gelling and physically drying, even in thick layers, is rheologically controllable and can be adjusted in an application-oriented manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel GRUSECK, Hans-Joerg WENZEL, Markus BUECKER, Christian SCHALLER
  • Publication number: 20210324204
    Abstract: An anti-corrosive agent, a method for anticorrosive coating of a component and a system for anti-corrosive coating of a component are provided. The anti-corrosive agent, which is a body-cavity preserving agent, an agent for underbody sealing, an agent for permanent protective coating for storage and transportation or an agent for temporary protective coating for storage and transportation, is intended for the corrosion protection of a component, in particular an automotive part. The anti-corrosive agent can be applied without additional heating, is radiation-induced radical and/or cationic, preferably in the case of thick layers, crosslinking and has application-specific, controllable reaction kinetics and adapted heat resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Judith Schwaderer, Christian Schaller, Karsten Lessmann, Hans-Friedrich Staengle, Mark Bader
  • Patent number: 10221329
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition containing a hydrophobic wax, a silicon oil which primarily contains non-polar lateral chains, a hydrophilic binding agent pigment and/or filler, said composition having a pigment volume concentration of 25-60%. The invention also relates to a coating on a substrate surface containing a hydrophobic wax, a silicon oil which primarily contains non-polar lateral chains, a hydrophilic binding agent pigment and/or filler, said composition having a pigment volume concentration of 25-60%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: STO SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Gunter Gerlach, Christian Schaller, Alexander Farber, Walter Weh, Gerald Burgeth
  • Publication number: 20180335033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum pump (1) comprising a casing (2) in which are disposed a first inlet orifice (21) and a second outlet orifice (22) to allow the flowing of a flow of air (F), and in the interior of which a filtering element (3) is mounted in a removable way, wherein at least one orifice of the said casing (2) selected from among the said first inlet orifice (21) and the said second outlet orifice (22) is disposed on an exhaust lid (4) which is at the same time removable from the said casing (2) but integral with the said filtering element (3) and wherein the connection between the casing (2) and the exhaust lid (4) is not tight. The present invention also relates to a cartridge (30) for the corresponding vacuum pump (1) wherein an exhaust lid (4) is integrated in the said closure nozzle (32) of the filtering element (3), the connection between the casing (2) and the exhaust lid (4) not being tight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Christian SCHALLER, Yannick LAVERSIN, Erik LIPPELT, Jan EIBISCH
  • Patent number: 10066579
    Abstract: A cooling channel piston for an internal combustion engine which includes a piston bottom and a piston shaft that are joined thereto of a friction welding process. The piston bottom and the piston shaft jointly form a cooling channel. An annular wall which radially delimits the cooling channel towards the outside is formed by the piston bottom and/or the piston shaft. The annular wall can be sealed by a welding process once the piston bottom and the piston shaft have been joined together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventors: Volker Gniesmer, Gerhard Luz, Jochem Müller, Christian Schaller
  • Publication number: 20180142107
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition which contains—a wax (W), a silicone oil (S), —a binder (B), —one or more pigment(s) and/or filler(s) (PF1) of an average particle size of 0.1 to 1.0 ?m in a total amount of 8.0 to 55 wt. %, —one or more pigment(s) and/or filler(s) (PF2) of an average particle size of more than 1.0 to 10 ?m in a total amount of 5.0 to 40 wt. %, and one or more pigment(s) and/or filler(s) (PF3) of an average particle size of more than 10 to 40 ?m in a total amount of 3.0 to 30 wt. %, in each case relative to the solids content of the composition, —PF1, PF2 and PF3 being different from each other, and to a coating which can be obtained from this composition. The invention further relates to the use of the composition according to the invention as a moulding or coating compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas WEIER, Christian SCHALLER, Walter WEH, Gunter GERLACH, Gerald BURGETH
  • Publication number: 20160289487
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition containing a hydrophobic wax, a silicon oil which primarily contains non-polar lateral chains, a hydrophilic binding agent pigment and/or filler, said composition having a pigment volume concentration of 25-60%. The invention also relates to a coating on a substrate surface containing a hydrophobic wax, a silicon oil which primarily contains non-polar lateral chains, a hydrophilic binding agent pigment and/or filler, said composition having a pigment volume concentration of 25-60%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Gunter GERLACH, Christian SCHALLER, Alexander FARBER, Walter WEH, Gerald BURGETH
  • Publication number: 20160222909
    Abstract: A cooling channel piston for an internal combustion engine which includes a piston bottom and a piston shaft that are joined thereto of a friction welding process. The piston bottom and the piston shaft jointly form a cooling channel. An annular wall which radially delimits the cooling channel towards the outside is formed by the piston bottom and/or the piston shaft. The annular wall can be sealed by a welding process once the piston bottom and the piston shaft have been joined together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Volker Gniesmer, Gerhard Luz, Jochem Muller, Christian Schaller
  • Patent number: 8297179
    Abstract: A process for hardening an annular groove of a piston head of a piston of an internal combustion engine by means of laser beams, in which, at least the annular groove to be hardened is provided before or directly during the hardening process with a coating which absorbs the energy of laser beams. The coating is subsequently irradiated by the laser beams. The absorbing layer can be a manganese phosphate coating or is formed in situ by treating the component surface with a process gas comprising oxygen and inert gas. Furthermore, the laser beams are directed at the piston during hardening at an oblique angle to the direction of rotation. The advantages achieved are avoidance of reflections and undesirable hardening of the bottom of the groove, an increased degree of absorption and reduced distortion of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: KS Kolbenschmidt GmbH
    Inventors: Gunter Bürkle, Christian Schaller
  • Publication number: 20120187110
    Abstract: A method for producing a piston of an internal combustion engine, wherein the piston has a combustion bowl including a combustion bowl rim. The combustion bowl rim is hardened by being remelted in a first step by means of an inductive energy supply and, in a further step, by a laser beam. The beam can be deflected during a rotary, progressive motion relative to the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: KS KOLBENSCHMIDT GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Schaller
  • Publication number: 20100275873
    Abstract: A cooling channel piston for an internal combustion engine which includes a piston bottom and a piston shaft that are joined thereto of a friction welding process. The piston bottom and the piston shaft jointly form a cooling channel. An annular wall which radially delimits the cooling channel towards the outside is formed by the piston bottom and/or the piston shaft. The annular wall can be sealed by a welding process once the piston bottom and the piston shaft have been joined together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: KS KOLBENSCHMIDT GMBH
    Inventors: Volker Gniesmer, Gerhard Luz, Jochen Müller, Christian Schaller, Ernst Peter Schmitz, Peter Kolbe, Josef Dambacher
  • Publication number: 20100154940
    Abstract: A method for producing pistons that can be used in internal combustion engines made from lightweight metal, with a combustion bowl assigned to one piston head, wherein a bowl rim is subjected to a melt treatment. In a first method step, the bowl rim is inductively heated. In a second method step, the material of the bowl rim, also to be referred to as the delimiting zone, is improved by means of a laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: KS KOLBENSCHMIDT GMBH
    Inventors: Jochen Luft, Thomas Steffens, Christian Schaller, Bernd Sartorius
  • Publication number: 20090255113
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for hardening an annular groove of a piston head (1) of a steel piston of an internal combustion engine by means of laser beams (4), in which, according to the invention, at least the annular groove to be hardened is provided before or directly during hardening with a coating which absorbs the energy of laser beams (4) and the coating is subsequently irradiated with the laser beams (4). The absorbing layer is preferably a manganese phosphate coating or is formed in situ by treating the component surface with a process gas comprising oxygen and inert gas. Furthermore, the laser beams are directed at the piston during hardening at an oblique angle to the direction of rotation. The advantages achieved are: avoidance of reflections and undesirable hardening of the bottom of the rotation. The advantages achieved are: avoidance of reflection and undesirable hardening of the bottom of the groove, an increased degree of absorption and reduced distortion of the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: KS KOLBENSCHMIDT GMBH
    Inventors: Gunter Bürkle, Christian Schaller
  • Patent number: 7570738
    Abstract: A method for four-dimensional (4D) image verification in respiratory gated radiation therapy, includes: acquiring 4D computed tomography (CT) images, each of the 4D CT images representing a breathing phase of a patient and tagged with a corresponding time point of a first surrogate signal; acquiring fluoroscopic images of the patient under free breathing, each of the fluoroscopic images tagged with a corresponding time point of a second surrogate signal; generating digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRRs) for each breathing phase represented by the 4D CT images; generating a similarity matrix to assess a degree of resemblance in a region of interest between the DRRs and the fluoroscopic images; computing a compounded similarity matrix by averaging values of the similarity matrix across different time points of the breathing phase during a breathing period of the patient; determining an optimal time point synchronization between the DRRs and the fluoroscopic images by using the compounded similarity matrix;
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignees: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ali Khamene, Charles Henri Florin, Juan Carlos Celi, Barbara Ofstad, Mikael Rousson, Frank Sauer, Christian Schaller
  • Publication number: 20080031404
    Abstract: A method for four-dimensional (4D) image verification in respiratory gated radiation therapy, includes: acquiring 4D computed tomography (CT) images, each of the 4D CT images representing a breathing phase of a patient and tagged with a corresponding time point of a first surrogate signal; acquiring fluoroscopic images of the patient under free breathing, each of the fluoroscopic images tagged with a corresponding time point of a second surrogate signal; generating digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRRs) for each breathing phase represented by the 4D CT images; generating a similarity matrix to assess a degree of resemblance in a region of interest between the DRRs and the fluoroscopic images; computing a compounded similarity matrix by averaging values of the similarity matrix across different time points of the breathing phase during a breathing period of the patient; determining an optimal time point synchronization between the DRRs and the fluoroscopic images by using the compounded similarity matrix;
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Siemens Corporate Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Khamene, Charles Florin, Juan Celi, Barbara Ofstad, Mikael Rousson, Frank Sauer, Christian Schaller
  • Patent number: D765147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Inventors: Christian Schaller, Michel Boulicaut, Yannick Laversin