Patents by Inventor Christoph Boninger

Christoph Boninger 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).

  • Medical imaging apparatus illuminated to reduce patient anxiety
    Patent number: 7702375
    Abstract: A medical imaging examination apparatus has a front wall with an opening to a cylindrical examination area into which a patient to be examined can be moved, and has an illumination arrangement for the illumination of the front wall over a large surface. The illumination of the front wall reduces feelings of fear on the part of a patient, and thus simplifies conducting examinations using the examination apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christoph Böninger, Peter Distler, Gerhard Helmreich
  • Medical imaging apparatus illuminated to reduce patient anxiety
    Publication number: 20050004444
    Abstract: A medical imaging examination apparatus has a front wall with an opening to a cylindrical examination area into which a patient to be examined can be moved, and has an illumination arrangement for the illumination of the front wall over a large surface. The illumination of the front wall reduces feelings of fear on the part of a patient, and thus simplifies conducting examinations using the examination apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Christoph Boninger, Peter Distler, Gerhard Helmreich
  • Magnetic resonance tomography apparatus
    Patent number: D678527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Christoph Böninger