Patents by Inventor Hanns-Ingo Maac

Hanns-Ingo Maac 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).

  • Device and method for correcting defects in x-ray images
    Publication number: 20070165934
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for correcting defects in X-ray images in which potentially defective picture elements (p) are identified in X-ray images (I), which are created during normal operation, by comparing the value (W(p)) of said picture elements with corresponding values in a neighborhood (n(p)). If a picture element (p) has been classified as “potentially defective” in more than a specified percentage of X-ray images, it is entered in a defect map which is refreshed on a continuous basis. The defect map can then be used to correct other X-ray images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONIC, N.V.
    Inventors: Hanns-Ingo Maac, Andreas Kloessner