Patents by Inventor Herbert Häntsch

Herbert Häntsch 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).

  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF AN IMAGING PLATE AND IMAGING PLATE SCANNER THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20240118436
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the quality of an imaging plate, comprising the steps of carrying out an exposure of the imaging plate, carrying out a scan of the imaging plate in order to determine an image, determining a signal-to-noise ratio of the image or/and carrying out edge recognition on the image and calculating a quality value of the imaging plate on the basis of the signal-to-noise ratio of the image or/and on the basis of the recognized edge structure. Furthermore, the invention relates to an imaging plate scanner for carrying out such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Dürr Dental SE
    Inventors: Axel SCHRAMM, Matthias BECK, Bernd PHILIPPS, Michael WEBER, Herbert HÄNTSCH, Alexander LADIKOS
  • Method for determining the quality of an imaging plate and imaging plate scanner therefor
    Patent number: 11880004
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the quality of an imaging plate, comprising the steps of carrying out an exposure of the imaging plate, carrying out a scan of the imaging plate in order to determine an image, determining a signal-to-noise ratio of the image or/and carrying out edge recognition on the image and calculating a quality value of the imaging plate on the basis of the signal-to-noise ratio of the image or/and on the basis of the recognized edge structure. Furthermore, the invention relates to an imaging plate scanner for carrying out such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: DÜRR DENTAL SE
    Inventors: Axel Schramm, Matthias Beck, Bernd Philipps, Michael Weber, Herbert Häntsch, Alexander Ladikos
  • Method for determining the quality of an imaging plate and imaging plate scanner therefor
    Publication number: 20200278459
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the quality of an imaging plate, comprising the steps of carrying out an exposure of the imaging plate, carrying out a scan of the imaging plate in order to determine an image, determining a signal-to-noise ratio of the image or/and carrying out edge recognition on the image and calculating a quality value of the imaging plate on the basis of the signal-to-noise ratio of the image or/and on the basis of the recognized edge structure. Furthermore, the invention relates to an imaging plate scanner for carrying out such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Axel Schramm, Matthias Beck, Bernd Philipps, Michael Weber, Herbert Häntsch, Alexander Ladikos