Patents by Inventor Dominik Scherer

Dominik Scherer 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: 20250115131
    Abstract: An electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle (1) has an inductive charging device (2) and a battery (3) chargeable therewith. The inductive charging device (2) has at least one catch element (4), via which it is connected to a vehicle body (5). The inductive charging device (2) is configured to be ejected from the electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle (1) in the event of a crash and to be held outside the electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle (1) via the at least one catch element (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Dominik Scherer, Christian Holler
  • Patent number: 12154250
    Abstract: A method for providing an image representation with a surgical microscope, includes capturing a color image representation of a capture region with a camera, capturing a fluorescence image representation of the capture region with a fluorescence camera, generating a detailed image from the captured color image representation with a spatial filter and an edge stop function, mixing the captured color image representation, the captured fluorescence image representation and the generated detailed image to form a mixed image representation, and providing an image signal which encodes the mixed image representation. Further, the disclosure relates to a surgical microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Dominik Scherer, Senay Karaali, Selamawit Getachew Kelemu
  • Publication number: 20240386609
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a stereoscopic medical microscope includes (a) capturing images of at least one three-dimensional calibration object using cameras of a stereo camera system of the medical microscope, (b) generating calibration data based on the captured images, the generated calibration data being stored for correction, (c) capturing further images of at least one two-dimensional calibration object with the cameras of the stereo camera system, and (d) generating further calibration data based on the captured further images, the further calibration data being stored for correction. In addition, a medical microscope arrangement is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Felicia Walz, Dominik Scherer, Stefan Saur
  • Publication number: 20240388800
    Abstract: A method for video stabilisation having the following steps: a) providing the a surgical microscope, comprising an image sensor, and a movement detection device which detects a movement of the image sensor and generates corresponding sensor movement data; b) detecting an object field and generating video data of the object field by means of the image sensor and generating image movement data by evaluating the video data; and c) correcting the video data, comprising c1) calculating displacement vector data which only or predominantly indicate a movement of the image sensor but do not or only subordinately indicate a movement within the object field, using the combined use of the sensor movement data, wherein the image movement data which indicate changes in movement of the object field are weighted and/or filtered on the basis of the sensor movement data, and c2) correcting the video data by means of the displacement vector data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Enrico GEISSLER, Philipp BRENNER, Dominik SCHERER, Matthias HILLENBRAND, Joachim STEFFEN, Christian WOLF, Bernd KROLLA
  • Patent number: 11977212
    Abstract: To simplify the optical calibration of an optical observation apparatus, a stand for an optical observation unit including a calibration object arranged directly on the stand in a fixed location is specified. Moreover, an optical observation apparatus, which includes such a stand and an optical observation unit connected to the stand, a method for calibrating such an optical observation apparatus, and a computer program are specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Andreas Raab, Jonathan Essig, Dominik Scherer, Christian Voigt, Stefan Saur
  • Patent number: 11954766
    Abstract: A method for correcting a shading in a digital image of a three-dimensional observation object obtained by at least one image sensor of an optical observation device is provided. The three-dimensional observation object is illuminated by illumination light and an intensity distribution, and an inhomogeneity in an image brightness is present in the digital image of the three-dimensional observation object. The method includes ascertaining a topography of the three-dimensional observation object, correcting the inhomogeneity in the image brightness of the digital image based on the topography of the three-dimensional observation object and the intensity distribution of the illumination light. In addition, an optical observation system is provided to perform the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Dominik Scherer, Susanne Kohlhammer, Stefan Saur
  • Publication number: 20230316573
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a medical microscope, in particular in the field, with an interchange and/or a misalignment of at least one component of the medical microscope being followed by an identification of the interchanged and/or misaligned at least one component, with required adjustment measures and/or calibration measures being determined in automated fashion using the identified at least one interchanged and/or misaligned component as a starting point, and with the determined required adjustment measures and/or calibration measures being carried out. Furthermore, the invention relates to a medical microscope arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Felicia WALZ, Dominik SCHERER, Stefan SAUR, Marco WOERNER, Lars STOPPE, Christian PLATT
  • Publication number: 20230236405
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a stereoscopic medical microscope, wherein deteriorated and/or invalid calibration data are recognized, wherein for this purpose mutually corresponding image representations of at least one feature arranged in capture regions of cameras of a stereo camera system of the medical microscope are captured by means of the cameras, the captured image representations are evaluated by means of feature-based image processing, wherein the at least one feature is recognized in this case in the captured image representations and a misalignment and/or a decalibration of the cameras of the stereo camera system are/is recognized on the basis of the at least one feature recognized; and wherein at least one measure is carried out depending on an evaluation result. Furthermore, the invention relates to a medical microscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Felicia WALZ, Dominik SCHERER, Stefan SAUR, Marco WOERNER, Lars STOPPE, Christian PLATT
  • Publication number: 20220318969
    Abstract: A method for providing an image representation with a surgical microscope, includes capturing a color image representation of a capture region with a camera, capturing a fluorescence image representation of the capture region with a fluorescence camera, generating a detailed image from the captured color image representation with a spatial filter and an edge stop function, mixing the captured color image representation, the captured fluorescence image representation and the generated detailed image to form a mixed image representation, and providing an image signal which encodes the mixed image representation. Further, the disclosure relates to a surgical microscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Dominik Scherer, Senay Karaali, Selamawit Getachew Kelemu
  • Publication number: 20220189079
    Abstract: A method for correcting a shading in a digital image of a three-dimensional observation object obtained by at least one image sensor of an optical observation device is provided. The three-dimensional observation object is illuminated by illumination light and an intensity distribution, and an inhomogeneity in an image brightness is present in the digital image of the three-dimensional observation object. The method includes ascertaining a topography of the three-dimensional observation object, correcting the inhomogeneity in the image brightness of the digital image based on the topography of the three-dimensional observation object and the intensity distribution of the illumination light. In addition, an optical observation system is provided to perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Dominik Scherer, Susanne Kohlhammer, Stefan Saur
  • Patent number: 11295484
    Abstract: A method for correcting a shading in a digital image of a three-dimensional observation object obtained by at least one image sensor of an optical observation device is provided. The three-dimensional observation object is illuminated by illumination light and an intensity distribution, and an inhomogeneity in an image brightness is present in the digital image of the three-dimensional observation object. The method includes ascertaining a topography of the three-dimensional observation object, correcting the inhomogeneity in the image brightness of the digital image based on the topography of the three-dimensional observation object and the intensity distribution of the illumination light. In addition, an optical observation system is provided to perform the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Dominik Scherer, Susanne Kohlhammer, Stefan Saur
  • Publication number: 20210157112
    Abstract: To simplify the optical calibration of an optical observation apparatus, a stand for an optical observation unit including a calibration object arranged directly on the stand in a fixed location is specified. Moreover, an optical observation apparatus, which includes such a stand and an optical observation unit connected to the stand, a method for calibrating such an optical observation apparatus, and a computer program are specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Raab, Jonathan Essig, Dominik Scherer, Christian Voigt, Stefan Saur
  • Publication number: 20200098151
    Abstract: A method for correcting a shading in a digital image of a three-dimensional observation object obtained by at least one image sensor of an optical observation device is provided. The three-dimensional observation object is illuminated by illumination light and an intensity distribution, and an inhomogeneity in an image brightness is present in the digital image of the three-dimensional observation object. The method includes ascertaining a topography of the three-dimensional observation object, correcting the inhomogeneity in the image brightness of the digital image based on the topography of the three-dimensional observation object and the intensity distribution of the illumination light. In addition, an optical observation system is provided to perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Dominik Scherer, Susanne Kohlhammer, Stefan Saur
  • Patent number: 5905152
    Abstract: Aminomethyl-phenylimidazoles are produced by reaction of an ester of a hydroxymethyl-phenylimidazole with an amine. A particularly preferred ester is the acetate ester. The aminomethyl-phenylimidazoles have useful properties as highly selective partial agonists or antagonists at brain dopamine receptor subtypes. A preferred compound prepared is 5-fluoro-2-?4-?(2-phenyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)methyl!-1-piperazinyl!pyrimidine . Esters of the hydroxymethyl-phenylimidazoles are useful intermediates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Dinesh Gala, Ingrid Mergelsberg, Martin Steinman, Brigitte Giesinger, Dominik Scherer