Patents by Inventor Ingo Schaefer
Ingo Schaefer 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).
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Patent number: 11954831Abstract: A method of image evaluation when performing SIM microscopy on a sample includes: A) providing n raw images of the sample, which were each generated by illuminating the sample with an individually positioned SIM illumination pattern and imaging the sample in accordance with a point spread function, B) providing (S1) n illumination pattern functions, which each describe one of the individually positioned SIM illumination patterns, C) providing (S1) the point spread function and D) Carrying out an iteration method, which includes following iteration steps a) to e), as follows: a) providing an estimated image of the sample, b) generating simulated raw images, in each case by image processing of the estimated image using the point spread function and one of the n illumination pattern functions such that n simulated raw images are obtained, c) assigning each of the n simulated raw images to that of the n provided raw images which was generated by the illumination pattern that corresponds to the illumination patterType: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbHInventors: Ingo Kleppe, Yauheni Novikau, Lutz Schaefer
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Patent number: 10485913Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing at least one function of a medical functional device which is inserted in and connected and compressed with a medical treatment apparatus, and/or a function of this treatment apparatus, wherein between a hydraulic device or a pneumatic unit of the treatment apparatus and the functional device at least one fluid communication is established. It further relates to a detection device which is programmed and/or configured for executing the method according to the invention as well as a medical treatment apparatus which comprises at least one detection device and/or is in signal transmission or is connected for signal transmission with it, a digital storage medium, a computer program product as well as a computer program.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Soeren Gronau, Joachim Manke, Ralf Mueller, Ingo Schaefer
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Publication number: 20190224397Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing at least one function of a medical functional device which is inserted in and connected and compressed with a medical treatment apparatus, and/or a function of this treatment apparatus, wherein between a hydraulic device or a pneumatic unit of the treatment apparatus and the functional device at least one fluid communication is established. It further relates to a detection device which is programmed and/or configured for executing the method according to the invention as well as a medical treatment apparatus which comprises at least one detection device and/or is in signal transmission or is connected for signal transmission with it, a digital storage medium, a computer program product as well as a computer program.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Soeren Gronau, Joachim Manke, Ralf Mueller, Ingo Schaefer
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Patent number: 10286136Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing at least one function of a medical functional device which is inserted in and connected and compressed with a medical treatment apparatus, and/or a function of this treatment apparatus, wherein between a hydraulic device or a pneumatic unit of the treatment apparatus and the functional device at least one fluid communication is established. It further relates to a detection device which is programmed and/or configured for executing the method according to the invention as well as a medical treatment apparatus which comprises at least one detection device and/or is in signal transmission or is connected for signal transmission with it, a digital storage medium, a computer program product as well as a computer program.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Soeren Gronau, Joachim Manke, Ralf Mueller, Ingo Schaefer
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Publication number: 20180272053Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing at least one function of a medical functional device which is inserted in and connected and compressed with a medical treatment apparatus, and/or a function of this treatment apparatus, wherein between a hydraulic device or a pneumatic unit of the treatment apparatus and the functional device at least one fluid communication is established. It further relates to a detection device which is programmed and/or configured for executing the method according to the invention as well as a medical treatment apparatus which comprises at least one detection device and/or is in signal transmission or is connected for signal transmission with it, a digital storage medium, a computer program product as well as a computer program.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Soeren Gronau, Joachim Manke, Ralf Mueller, Ingo Schaefer
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Patent number: 10004837Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing at least one function of a medical functional device which is inserted in and connected and compressed with a medical treatment apparatus, and/or a function of this treatment apparatus, wherein between a hydraulic device or a pneumatic unit of the treatment apparatus and the functional device at least one fluid communication is established. It further relates to a detection device which is programmed and/or configured for executing the method according to the invention as well as a medical treatment apparatus which comprises at least one detection device and/or is in signal transmission or is connected for signal transmission with it, a digital storage medium, a computer program product as well as a computer program.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Soeren Gronau, Joachim Manke, Ralf Mueller, Ingo Schaefer
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Publication number: 20160310654Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing at least one function of a medical functional device which is inserted in and connected and compressed with a medical treatment apparatus, and/or a function of this treatment apparatus, wherein between a hydraulic device or a pneumatic unit of the treatment apparatus and the functional device at least one fluid communication is established. It further relates to a detection device which is programmed and/or configured for executing the method according to the invention as well as a medical treatment apparatus which comprises at least one detection device and/or is in signal transmission or is connected for signal transmission with it, a digital storage medium, a computer program product as well as a computer program.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Soeren Gronau, Joachim Manke, Ralf Mueller, Ingo SCHAEFER
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Patent number: 9393358Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing at least one function of a medical functional device which is inserted in and connected and compressed with a medical treatment apparatus, and/or a function of this treatment apparatus, wherein between a hydraulic device or a pneumatic unit of the treatment apparatus and the functional device at least one fluid communication is established. It further relates to a detection device which is programmed and/or configured for executing the method according to the invention as well as a medical treatment apparatus which comprises at least one detection device and/or is in signal transmission or is connected for signal transmission with it, a digital storage medium, a computer program product as well as a computer program.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Soeren Gronau, Joachim Manke, Ralf Mueller, Ingo Schaefer
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Patent number: 9238098Abstract: An apparatus and method for blood treatment for the single-needle mode, the apparatus having an extra-corporeal blood circuit with a blood infeed line running to the inlet and a blood return line leading away from the outlet, of a blood treating unit, includes in the blood return line a device, e.g., container, for amassing blood, which is in flow-permitting connection for gas transfer with a device, e.g., container, for storing gas. A pressure is calculated and set in the device for storing gas before the arterial and venous phases are started, with two constraints. First, the pressure should be sufficiently low to ensure both no infusion of air into the patient and also regulated flow of blood into the patient even at opposing pressures lower than ambient pressure. Second, the pressure should be sufficiently high to expel blood from the device for amassing blood into the device for storing gas.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Christoph Bocklet, Ingo Schaefer, Martin Thys, Joachim Noack, Ralf Mueller
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Publication number: 20130079698Abstract: An apparatus and method for blood treatment for the single-needle mode, the apparatus having an extra-corporeal blood circuit with a blood infeed line running to the inlet and a blood return line leading away from the outlet, of a blood treating unit, includes in the blood return line a device, e.g., container, for amassing blood, which is in flow-permitting connection for gas transfer with a device, e.g., container, for storing gas. A pressure is calculated and set in the device for storing gas before the arterial and venous phases are started, with two constraints. First, the pressure should be sufficiently low to ensure both no infusion of air into the patient and also regulated flow of blood into the patient even at opposing pressures lower than ambient pressure. Second, the pressure should be sufficiently high to expel blood from the device for amassing blood into the device for storing gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GbmHInventors: Christoph Bocklet, Ingo Schaefer, Martin Thys, Joachim Noack, Ralf Mueller
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Publication number: 20130028788Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing at least one function of a medical functional device which is inserted in and connected and compressed with a medical treatment apparatus, and/or a function of this treatment apparatus, wherein between a hydraulic device or a pneumatic unit of the treatment apparatus and the functional device at least one fluid communication is established. It further relates to a detection device which is programmed and/or configured for executing the method according to the invention as well as a medical treatment apparatus which comprises at least one detection device and/or is in signal transmission or is connected for signal transmission with it, a digital storage medium, a computer program product as well as a computer program.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Soeren Gronau, Joachim Manke, Ralf Mueller, Ingo SCHAEFER
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Patent number: 6234035Abstract: The invention relates to a gear unit in which a cable, band or similar (2) is fitted between the drive and the output in order to transform a fast rotational movement at the drive end, which is limited in both directions, into a slow rotational movement at the output end. The cable (2) is fastened at both ends (21, 22) to an oscillating intermediary single-piece (3) divided into two segments (31, 32). The cable rests against the outer walls of the intermediary (2) and is wound around the shaft (41) of the drive (4) so as to transfer a driving torque. A position sensor is assigned to the inner segment (31) of the intermediary piece (3), and a torque sensor (6) is mounted between both segments (31, 21) of the intermediary piece (3). In the inventive gear unit, a fast rotational movement of the drive is transformed into a slow rotational movement. This takes place without play and provides a good synchronization characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft und Raumfahrt E.V.Inventors: Johannes Dietrich, Bernd Gombert, Ingo Schaefer
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Patent number: 6141636Abstract: A logic analysis subsystem in a time-sliced emulator. The logic analysis subsystem "reconstructs" signals that were previously reduced by the compiler and allows the user to set breakpoints and triggers using these and other signals of the emulated circuit. The present invention includes a "logic analysis subsystem compiler" and "logic analysis subsystem hardware." The logic analysis subsystem compiler is either a subpart of the regular emulator compiler or is a standalone compiler. It compiles the design to be emulated and generates control instructions for the logic analysis subsystem hardware. The logic analysis subsystem hardware is incorporated into the time-sliced emulator to receive signals generated by the emulator during emulation. When the logic analysis subsystem operates, the control instructions cause the logic analysis subsystem to reconstruct previously reduced signals received from the emulator.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1997Date of Patent: October 31, 2000Assignee: Quickturn Design Systems, Inc.Inventors: Tony R. Sarno, Ingo Schaefer, John E. Chilton, Mark S. Papamarcos, Bernard Y. Chan, Michael C. Tsou
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Patent number: 5963736Abstract: A time-sliced hardware-based emulator including at least one of: programmable I/O assignment; programmable levels of DC voltage; programmable pull-up or pull-down resistors in the emulator on a pin-by pin basis; programmable forcing and/or disabling of value output from the emulator on each pin; programmable clocking; and programmable sample modes. An emulator is connected to a target system via a Pod System Interface (PSI), a specially designed cable, and a Pod User Interface (PUI). For data traveling from the emulator to the target system, each PSI receives up to 128 bits of data from the emulator. The cable, however, is only 32 bits wide. Therefore, the emulator multiplexes the data sent over the cable, sending eight interleaved groups of 32 bits to the PSI in accordance with a fast clock signal. Each PUI receives the groups of 32 bits from the PSI and sends them to the target system in accordance with control signals from the emulator.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 1997Date of Patent: October 5, 1999Assignee: Quickturn Design Systems, Inc.Inventors: Tony R. Sarno, Ingo Schaefer, John E. Chilton, Mark S. Papamarcos, Curt Blanding
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Patent number: 5923865Abstract: A logic emulation system for emulating the operation of a circuit. A uniform routing architecture is provided where a first set of selectors (multiplexers) is coupled to a set of shift registers that are in turn coupled to a second set of selectors. The outputs of the second set of selectors are coupled to the inputs of the logic processors. The arrangement of first selectors coupled to shift registers coupled to second selectors coupled to logic processors ensures that uniform routing exists among all of the logic processors in the emulation system. This, in turn, provides a flat programming model so that compilation steps including technology mapping and scheduling are independent of each other, resulting in faster compile times.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1995Date of Patent: July 13, 1999Assignee: Quickturn Design Systems, Inc.Inventors: John Chilton, Tony Sarno, Ingo Schaefer
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Patent number: 5822564Abstract: A method and apparatus for outputting a current state of a real-time circuit emulator. When the emulator is set to a predetermined state, it checkpoints the contents of certain memory and registers at the time it enters the predetermined state. The output of the emulator can be used as input to the emulator or as input to another system, such as a simulator, which does not operate in real-time. If the simulator also generates an output having same format, the output of the simulator can also be input to the real-time emulator.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1996Date of Patent: October 13, 1998Assignee: Quickturn Design Systems, Inc.Inventors: John Chilton, Tony Sarno, Ingo Schaefer
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Patent number: 5819065Abstract: A system and method for emulating memory designs is described. The system includes a time sliced logic emulator. The time sliced logic emulator emulates the functions performed in one cycle of a target design by emulating portions of the functions in a set of time slices. That is, a set of time slices represents a single clock cycle in the target design. The system emulates many different types of memory designs included in the target design. The system includes an emulation memory. The memory designs are mapped to the emulation memory via a programmable address generation block. For a given time slice, the programmable address generation block generates an address that maps all or part of a memory design address to an emulation memory address. The programmable address generation block allows multiple memory designs to be mapped to a single emulation memory and allows a single memory design to be mapped to multiple emulation memories.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 1996Date of Patent: October 6, 1998Assignee: Quickturn Design Systems, Inc.Inventors: John E. Chilton, Tony R. Sarno, Ingo Schaefer
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Patent number: 5093851Abstract: A photoconductor for converting incident X-ray radiation into a charge pattern is on carrier constructed so as to be rotationally symmetrical with respect to an axis of rotation. A driving unit rotates the carrier and photoconductor about the axis of rotation. A charge reading unit which, after exposure to X-rays forming an X-ray picture, converts the charge pattern on the surface of the rotating photoconductor into electric picture values. Reduced picture exposure time (with the time for reading the photoconductor remaining equally low) is achieved in that the converter does not rotate during exposure to the X-rays for taking an X-ray picture.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1991Date of Patent: March 3, 1992Assignee: U.S. Philips CorporationInventor: Ingo Schaefer