Patents by Inventor Daniel Driemel

Daniel Driemel 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).

  • Patent number: 9285440
    Abstract: A local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography system includes an upper section and a lower section. The upper section is hingeable in relation to the lower section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Daniel Driemel
  • Patent number: 9274190
    Abstract: A local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography device includes a plurality of antenna elements. Each antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements has two conductor tracks. The conductor tracks are disposed on opposite sides of an insulator and are connected electrically conductively to one another by plated through-holes through the insulator. In areas, in which conductor tracks of at least two antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements cross, at least one antenna element of the at least two antenna elements only has a conductor track on one side of the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Driemel, Helmut Greim, Steffen Wolf
  • Publication number: 20160047868
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to a head coil for an imaging MRT system. The head coil includes a head coil upper part and a head coil lower part. At least the head coil upper part may be tilted relative to the head coil lower part, and an internal connecting cable of the head coil is embodied as a rigid-flex circuit board with a rigid region and a flexible region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Daniel Driemel
  • Patent number: 9250302
    Abstract: An adapter for a local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography device is provided. The adapter is placeable on a patient support for the magnetic resonance tomography device. The adapter includes an adapter upper part that is removably connectable to the local coil. The adapter also includes an adapter lower part that is removably connectable to the patient support. The adapter also includes a tilt device, by which the adapter upper part is movable relative to the adapter lower part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Driemel, Hubertus Fischer
  • Publication number: 20160022170
    Abstract: A strap-fastening apparatus for fastening safety straps is provided, wherein the strap-fastening apparatus has at least one fastening rail and at least one fastening clip. The at least one fastening clip has a strap-fastening element and the strap-fastening element, in a state of the at least one fastening clip arranged with the at least one fastening rail, is arranged within the at least one fastening rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Yvonne Candidus, Daniel Driemel, Wolfgang Kraus, Thomas Kundner, Martin Zigann, Stephan Zink
  • Publication number: 20160025823
    Abstract: A head coil for an imaging magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) system is provided. The head coil includes a head coil upper part and a head coil lower part. The head coil lower part includes a lower part base and a movable lower part that may be moved relative to one another via a mechanism for setting a tilt angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Daniel Driemel
  • Publication number: 20150377990
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance coil apparatus is provided, the apparatus having a posterior coil unit including a base unit and a further coil component, wherein the further coil component is arranged so as to be able to be tilted on the base unit with respect to the base unit and wherein the posterior coil unit includes a position acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Driemel, Jörg Rothard
  • Publication number: 20150301135
    Abstract: A method and a magnetic resonance apparatus compensate for inhomogeneities in a magnetic field generated by the magnetic resonance apparatus with a shim coil of the magnetic resonance apparatus. The shim coil is arranged at an object under investigation. A position and an orientation of the shim coil are automatically determined. The inhomogeneities of the magnetic field are determined. The inhomogeneities are compensated for via the shim coil depending on the position and the orientation of the shim coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Daniel Driemel, Katharina Hesels, Ralf Ladeback, Jörg Rothard
  • Publication number: 20150272792
    Abstract: A medical securing unit is provided. The medical securing unit is configured to secure a position of a patient and/or of a medical accessory unit. The medical securing unit includes at least one securing strap element. The medical securing unit includes a strap storage unit with at least one retractor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Driemel, Wolfgang Kraus, Martin Zigann, Stephan Zink
  • Patent number: 9144170
    Abstract: A local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography system includes a mainboard, at least one plug-in module that is connectable to the mainboard, and a clip engaging with the plug-in module and the mainboard. The clip is arranged at least partially at a side of the mainboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Daniel Driemel
  • Patent number: 9138164
    Abstract: A head coil for a magnetic resonance tomography device includes a lower part and an upper part that may be positioned above the lower part. The lower part has a lower part base that may be placed on a patient couch for the magnetic resonance tomography device and a lower part resting part that is moveable relative to the lower part base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Daniel Driemel
  • Patent number: 9134389
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography system. The local coil includes at least one coil element having an antenna. The at least one coil element is movable relative to a housing of the local coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengsellschaft
    Inventor: Daniel Driemel
  • Publication number: 20150065863
    Abstract: The embodiments are based on a positioning apparatus designed to provide assistance by supporting and/or positioning a patient on a patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus includes a bearing unit to hold the patient and a fastening unit. The fastening unit is designed to fasten the positioning apparatus to the patient support apparatus. The bearing unit includes at least two bearing regions, where it is possible to set a position of the first bearing region in relation to a position of the at least one second bearing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yvonne Candidus, Daniel Driemel, Hubertus Fischer, Wolfgang Kraus, Thomas Kundner, Martin Zigann, Stephan Zink
  • Publication number: 20150059093
    Abstract: A positioning apparatus configured to actively assist the support, positioning, or support and positioning of a patient on a patient support apparatus is provided. The positioning apparatus includes a sliding bearing unit to allow the positioning apparatus to be supported in a movable manner on the patient support apparatus, and a bearing unit with at least two bearing regions. At least a first of the at least two bearing regions is configured to support and/or provide support on the patient support apparatus, and at least a second of the at least two bearing regions is configured to assist the positioning of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yvonne Candidus, Daniel Driemel, Hubertus Fischer, Wolfgang Kraus, Thomas Kundner, Martin Zigann, Stephan Zink
  • Publication number: 20150065852
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to a local coil arrangement for an imaging MRI system, where the system is a head local coil or a head/neck local coil, which includes a mirror housing that is mounted in a rotatable manner on the local coil arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Daniel Driemel
  • Publication number: 20150061679
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus configured to support a patient is provided. The patient support apparatus includes a table having a support surface to support the patient. The table includes a patient support assistance unit with at least one handle element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yvonne Candidus, Daniel Driemel, Hubertus Fischer, Wolfgang Kraus, Thomas Kundner, Martin Zigann, Stephan Zink
  • Publication number: 20150057527
    Abstract: A local coil for a magnetic resonance imaging system has a head part and a neck part. The head part is tiltable in a tilting movement. The neck part is movable relative to the head part for compensation of the tilting movement. The local coil is a head-neck local coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Daniel Driemel
  • Publication number: 20150057528
    Abstract: A head/neck local coil for an imaging magnetic resonance imaging system includes a head/neck local coil lower part that is tiltable with a tilting movement. The head/neck local coil also includes a neck part movable relative to the head/neck local coil lower part for compensating the tilting movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Daniel Driemel
  • Patent number: 8952694
    Abstract: A combined head and nape magnetic-resonance coil device for a magnetic-resonance examination using a magnetic-resonance device, includes at least one posterior coil unit and at least two anterior coil units. At least one anterior coil unit of the at least two anterior coil units is mounted in relation to the posterior coil unit such that the at least one anterior coil unit may move along at least one direction of a spacing between the posterior coil unit and the at least one anterior coil unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Daniel Driemel
  • Publication number: 20150031984
    Abstract: The embodiments include a magnetic resonance device having a head antenna unit configured for acquiring magnetic resonance signals, and a projection unit that has a presentation surface unit for presenting picture elements and a first projection surface unit for presenting a projection of the picture elements. The first projection surface unit has a center and the presentation surface unit has a center, where the center of the first projection surface unit defines an axis together with the center of the presentation surface unit. The projection unit has a second projection surface unit, a first mirror plane for projecting a picture element onto the second projection surface unit and a second mirror plane for projecting a picture element onto the first projection surface unit, the axis intersecting a normal vector of the first mirror plane and/or a normal vector of the second mirror plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Daniel Driemel