Patents by Inventor Geert Wellens

Geert Wellens 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: 9200886
    Abstract: A method and a corresponding system for optical coherence tomography acquires a first image in a region of a first plane of an object by optical coherence tomography equipment, and the first image is displayed on a display device. To facilitate a reliable and time-saving examination with straightforward handling, a second plane of the object is selected on the basis of the first image that is displayed on the display device, wherein the second plane of the object is different from the first plane of the object, and a second image is acquired in the region of the selected second plane of the object by the optical coherence tomography equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Agfa HealthCare NV
    Inventors: Rainer Nebosis, Geert Wellens
  • Publication number: 20140218740
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method as well as a corresponding system (50) for optical coherence tomography in which a first image (60) is acquired in the region of a first plane of an object (1) by means of an optical coherence tomography equipment, and the first image (60) is displayed on a display device (52). To facilitate a reliable and time-saving examination with straightforward handling, provision is made that a second plane of the object (1) is selected on the basis of the first image (60) that is displayed on the display device (52), wherein the second plane of the object (1) is different from the first plane of the object (1), and a second image (61) is acquired in the region of the selected second plane of the object (1) by means of the optical coherence tomography equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: AGFA HEALTHCARE NV
    Inventors: Rainer Nebosis, Geert Wellens
  • Publication number: 20140204391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method as well as a corresponding system (50) for optical coherence tomography, where, by means of an optical coherence tomography equipment, a first image (60) is acquired in the region of a first plane of an object (1) and a second image (61) is acquired in the region of a second plane of the object (1), wherein the second plane of the object (1) is different from the first plane of the object (1). To facilitate a reliable and time-saving examination of the object (1), with the most straightforward handling possible, the first image (60) is acquired in the region of the first plane (S) of the object (1) and the second image (61) is acquired in the region of the second plane (F) of the object (1) in real time, and the first image (60) or the second image (61) is rendered as a real time image and the respectively other image, i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: AGFA HEALTHCARE NV
    Inventors: Rainer Nebosis, Geert Wellens, Wolfgang Schorre
  • Publication number: 20090052631
    Abstract: A system and method for embedding in a phantom target used in digital radiography systems information specific to the phantom target, such as serial number, phantom target type, precision landmarks, composition, physical properties of the dedicated targets and the like. The information is encoded and represented by small holes in the phantom target that can easily and unambiguously be detected by decoding-software acting on the radiation image of the phantom target. A look-up table or any other flexible data structure defines the functionality of the holes detected based on their image-location. Regions of interest can be located based on an internal coordinate system defined accurately by the sub-pixel position of the hole centres.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: AGFA HEALTHCARE NV
    Inventors: Marc Cresens, Geert Wellens, Tom Bertens