Patents by Inventor Ernst Fritsch

Ernst Fritsch 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: 9069081
    Abstract: Radiation detector for measuring one or more characteristics of a radiation, comprising one or more detector pixels, a clock pulse generator, each detector pixel comprising a sensor producing an electrical signal in response to an event of a photon or charged particle of said radiation impinging on said sensor; a pixel electronics adapted for receiving and processing said electrical signal, comprising an analog processing unit for amplifying and shaping said electrical signal and producing a shaped pulse said pixel electronics comprises time determination unit for counting the TOT-count, the TOT-count being the number of clock pulses occurring during the time interval when said shaped pulse is above a threshold. Said pixel electronics comprises a plurality of event counters, each event counter counting the number of events having a TOT-count in a predefined ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: European Organization For Nuclear Research (CERN), Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Ion Beam Applications S.A.
    Inventors: Michael Campbell, Xavier Llopart Cudie, Lukas Tlustos, Winnie Sze-Wing Wong, Rafael Ballabriga Suñe, Gisela Anton, Thilo Michel, Michael Böhnel, Karl L. Schwartz, Uwe Mollenhauer, Ernst Fritsch
  • Publication number: 20110036988
    Abstract: Radiation detector (1) for measuring one or more characteristics of a radiation, comprising one or more detector pixels (3), a clock pulse generator, each detector pixel (3) comprising a sensor (20) producing an electrical signal in response to an event of a photon or charged particle of said radiation impinging on said sensor (20); a pixel electronics (24) adapted for receiving and processing said electrical signal, comprising an analog processing unit (62) for amplifying and shaping said electrical signal and producing a shaped pulse said pixel electronics (24) comprises time determination unit (51) for counting the TOT-count, the TOT-count being the number of clock pulses occurring during the time interval when said shaped pulse is above a threshold. Said pixel electronics comprises a plurality of event counters (82), each event counter (82) counting the number of events having a TOT-count in a predefined ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Campbell, Xavier Llopart Cudie, Lukas Tlustos, Winnie Sze-Wing Wong, Rafael Ballabriga Sune, Gisela Anton, Thilo Michel, Michael Bohnel, Karl L. Schwartz, Uwe Mollenhauer, Ernst Fritsch
  • Patent number: 7476867
    Abstract: A radiation monitor and method of monitoring the radiation delivered to a target by a radiation device is described. The radiation monitor contains a set or matrix of pixel ion chambers. The pixel ion chambers are preferably constructed of a top electrode and a segmented electrode connected to the top electrode through a mid layer. The plurality of pixel ion chambers is formed within the mid layer extending from the top electrode to the segmented electrode. The mid layer is laminated to the top electrode and segmented electrode by an array of adhesive dots, wherein the adhesive dots are dimensioned and positioned on the mid layer to provide ventilation slits or channels for the ion chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: IBA
    Inventors: Ernst Fritsch, Friedrich Friedl, Igor Gomola, Cristiana Peroni, Marchetto Flavio, Marco Donetti, Roberto Cirio
  • Publication number: 20060266951
    Abstract: A radiation monitor and method of monitoring the radiation delivered to a target by a radiation device is described. The radiation monitor contains a set or matrix of pixel ion chambers. The pixel ion chambers are preferably constructed of a top electrode and a segmented electrode connected to the top electrode through a mid layer. The plurality of pixel ion chambers is formed within the mid layer extending from the top electrode to the segmented electrode. The mid layer is laminated to the top electrode and segmented electrode by an array of adhesive dots, wherein the adhesive dots are dimensioned and positioned on the mid layer to provide ventilation slits or channels for the ion chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Ernst Fritsch, Friedrich Friedl, Igor Gomola, Cristiana Peroni, Flavio Marchetto, Marco Donetti, Roberto Cirio