Patents by Inventor Jan Prochnow

Jan Prochnow 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).

  • Microwave investigation with a contrast medium
    Patent number: 8938284
    Abstract: A device for the investigation of an object uses a microwave transmitter, a microwave receiver, a control device and a contrast medium. The microwave transmitter and the microwave receiver are controlled by the control device. In one embodiment, the following steps may be implemented: introduction of the contrast medium into the object under investigation; transmission of a microwave signal into the object under investigation by the microwave transmitter; scattering of the microwave signal by the object under investigation and by the contrast medium; and/or reception of the scattered microwave signal by the microwave receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Leibfritz, Gerd Hechtfischer, René Krupka, Jan Prochnow
  • MICROWAVE INVESTIGATION WITH A CONTRAST MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20110160579
    Abstract: A device for the investigation of an object uses a microwave transmitter, a microwave receiver, a control device and a contrast medium. The microwave transmitter and the microwave receiver are controlled by the control device. In one embodiment, the following steps maybe implemented: introduction of the contrast medium into the object under investigation; transmission of a microwave signal into the object under investigation by the microwave transmitter; scattering of the microwave signal by the object under investigation and by the contrast medium; and/or reception of the scattered microwave signal by the microwave receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Martin Leibfritz, Gerd Hechtfischer, René Krupka, Jan Prochnow