Patents by Inventor Jan Wrege

Jan Wrege 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).

  • Publication number: 20240103291
    Abstract: A method for producing a component for a medical imaging device is provided. A first substrate layer and a second substrate layer are stacked and connected to one another via a material bonding layer. The material bonding layer is hardened for this purpose. A hardening is provided in an at least two-stage hardening process that includes a first hardening act and a second hardening act. The first hardening act serves to pre-fix the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Jan Wrege
  • Publication number: 20240061133
    Abstract: A method for positioning sensor units in a detector module for a CT device includes arranging a connecting layer on a positioning substrate. Sensor units and readout units, forming sensor readout arrangements, are positioned relative to the positioning substrate. The sensor units are temporarily connected to the positioning substrate at a fixed position by the connecting layer. Electronics boards are positioned, and conductive connections are produced between the electronics boards and contacts of the readout units, such that sensor boards are obtained. The sensor units are then positioned by the positioning substrate relative to a module carrier and are attached to the module carrier, such that a detector module is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Jan Wrege, Miguel Labayen de Inza, Robert John Ellwood
  • Patent number: 11226422
    Abstract: An x-ray detector includes a sensor slice for directly converting x-ray radiation and a downstream read-out chip. Further, in at least one embodiment, a first amplifier stage is interconnected between the sensor slice and read-out chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Hosemann, Thorsten Ergler, Jan Wrege
  • Publication number: 20210011181
    Abstract: An x-ray detector includes a sensor slice for directly converting x-ray radiation and a downstream read-out chip. Further, in at least one embodiment, a first amplifier stage is interconnected between the sensor slice and read-out chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Michael HOSEMANN, Thorsten ERGLER, Jan WREGE
  • Patent number: 10890673
    Abstract: An X-ray detector, including a stacking arrangement, includes an evaluation unit and a carrier unit. The evaluation unit and the carrier unit are electrically conductively connected via a plurality of connecting elements. An interspace is formed between the evaluation unit, the carrier unit and the plurality of connecting elements. A protective element is formed on side faces of the carrier unit, arranged essentially parallel to a stacking direction of the stacking arrangement. The protective element is formed in at least one section of the side faces along the entire outer circumference and along the edges of the side faces, facing the evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Ludwig Danzer, Harald Geyer, Jan Wrege
  • Patent number: 10866328
    Abstract: A radiation detector includes an intermediate layer, which is arranged between a detection layer with a number of detection elements and a number of readout units. In an example embodiment of this arrangement, the intermediate layer has a plurality of electrically-conductive connections between the detection elements and the readout units. An example embodiment further specifies a medical imaging system, as well as a method of using the heating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten Ergler, Harald Geyer, Michael Hosemann, Stefan Wirth, Jan Wrege
  • Patent number: 10823863
    Abstract: An inventive assembly method is for the production of an x-ray detector. In an embodiment, the method includes positioning a plurality of sensor surface elements, formed from an x-ray radiation-sensitive material, on an assembly carrier; placing an interposer on a contact side of each of the plurality of sensor surface elements, divided into a plurality of pixels and arranged opposite the assembly carrier, such that respective contact elements arranged on a mating contact side of the interposer, facing towards respective ones of the plurality of sensor surface elements, each contact a pixel; and respectively putting evaluation circuits on a circuit side of the interposer, opposite to the mating contact side of the interposer, for each of the plurality of sensor surface elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten Ergler, Miguel Labayen De Inza, Jan Wrege
  • Patent number: 10765389
    Abstract: A detector device includes a cooling air pathway for cooling an X-ray detector. The detector device furthermore includes a detector interior space surrounding the X-ray detector. The cooling air pathway runs through at least one subregion of the detector interior space. The detector device includes a pressure limitation unit with a limitation device arranged along the cooling air pathway. The limitation device is designed, based on an incoming cooling air flow, to route a limited volume flow along the cooling air pathway at the X-ray detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten Ergler, Jan Wrege
  • Patent number: 10761221
    Abstract: A counting x-ray detector includes a converter element, a rewiring unit and an evaluation unit including pixel electrodes. In an embodiment, the converter element includes a first electrode on a surface facing away from the evaluation unit and a pixelated second electrode having a plurality of electrode elements on a surface facing toward the evaluation unit. The rewiring unit is on a surface of the converter element facing toward the evaluation unit. First contacts of electrically conductive connections between the electrode elements and the pixel electrodes are provided on a surface of the rewiring unit and include a first areal distribution; and second such contacts are provided on a surface of the rewiring unit, including a relatively smaller second areal distribution. An areal extent of the evaluation unit is relatively smaller than an areal extent of the converter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten Ergler, Harald Geyer, Christian Schroeter, Justus Tonn, Jan Wrege
  • Publication number: 20200158890
    Abstract: A radiation detector includes an intermediate layer, which is arranged between a detection layer with a number of detection elements and a number of readout units. In an example embodiment of this arrangement, the intermediate layer has a plurality of electrically-conductive connections between the detection elements and the readout units. An example embodiment further specifies a medical imaging system, as well as a method of using the heating apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Ergler, Herald Geyer, Michael Hosemann, Stefan Wirth, Jan Wrege
  • Patent number: 10598798
    Abstract: A radiation detector includes an intermediate layer, which is arranged between a detection layer with a number of detection elements and a number of readout units. In an example embodiment of this arrangement, the intermediate layer has a plurality of electrically-conductive connections between the detection elements and the readout units. An example embodiment further specifies a medical imaging system, as well as a method of using the heating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten Ergler, Harald Geyer, Michael Hosemann, Stefan Wirth, Jan Wrege
  • Publication number: 20190227182
    Abstract: An inventive assembly method is for the production of an x-ray detector. In an embodiment, the method includes positioning a plurality of sensor surface elements, formed from an x-ray radiation-sensitive material, on an assembly carrier; placing an interposer on a contact side of each of the plurality of sensor surface elements, divided into a plurality of pixels and arranged opposite the assembly carrier, such that respective contact elements arranged on a mating contact side of the interposer, facing towards respective ones of the plurality of sensor surface elements, each contact a pixel; and respectively putting evaluation circuits on a circuit side of the interposer, opposite to the mating contact side of the interposer, for each of the plurality of sensor surface elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Ergler, Miguel Labayen De Inza, Jan Wrege
  • Publication number: 20190090825
    Abstract: An X-ray detector, including a stacking arrangement, includes an evaluation unit and a carrier unit. The evaluation unit and the carrier unit are electrically conductively connected via a plurality of connecting elements. An interspace is formed between the evaluation unit, the carrier unit and the plurality of connecting elements. A protective element is formed on side faces of the carrier unit, arranged essentially parallel to a stacking direction of the stacking arrangement. The protective element is formed in at least one section of the side faces along the entire outer circumference and along the edges of the side faces, facing the evaluation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Ludwig DANZER, Harald GEYER, Jan WREGE
  • Patent number: 10185039
    Abstract: A detector module for an x-ray detector is disclosed. In an embodiment, the detector module includes a plurality of sensor boards arranged adjacent to one another on a module carrier. Each sensor board is arranged in a stack formation and includes a sensor layer with a sensor surface, to which a bias voltage can be applied in order to detect x-ray radiation. A voltage supply line is arranged in the stack formation along a lateral surface of the stack formation of each sensor board in order to apply the bias voltage. Moreover, an x-ray detector is disclosed for recording an image of an object irradiated by x-ray radiation, the x-ray detector including a plurality a number of detector modules arranged adjacent to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thorsten Ergler, Thomas Reichel, Kurt Stadlthanner, Jan Wrege
  • Publication number: 20190011578
    Abstract: An X-ray detector includes at least one converter element, an intermediate unit and a plurality of evaluation units assigned to the at least one converter element. In an embodiment, the plurality of evaluation units are arranged in an evaluation level. Further, the at least one converter element, the intermediate unit and the evaluation level are arranged in a stack arrangement. The at least one converter element and the plurality of evaluation units are connected in an electrically-conducting manner via electrically-conducting connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten ERGLER, Harald GEYER, Jan WREGE
  • Publication number: 20180338736
    Abstract: A detector device includes a cooling air pathway for cooling an X-ray detector. The detector device furthermore includes a detector interior space surrounding the X-ray detector. The cooling air pathway runs through at least one subregion of the detector interior space. The detector device includes a pressure limitation unit with a limitation device arranged along the cooling air pathway. The limitation device is designed, based on an incoming cooling air flow, to route a limited volume flow along the cooling air pathway at the X-ray detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten ERGLER, Jan WREGE
  • Patent number: 10107920
    Abstract: A sensor board for a detector module is disclosed. It includes, in a stack construction, at least one reader unit and a sensor layer arranged spaced from the reader unit in the direction of the stack. A gap formed by the spacing between the sensor layer and the reader unit is filled with a cured filling material such that at least one edge region of the sensor layer is free of the filling material. Furthermore, a method is disclosed for manufacturing a corresponding sensor board, and a detector module is disclosed for an X-ray detector having a number of sensor boards which are arranged to be mutually adjacent on a module carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ludwig Danzer, Harald Geyer, Miguel Labayen De Inza, Jan Wrege
  • Publication number: 20180267181
    Abstract: A counting x-ray detector includes a converter element, a rewiring unit and an evaluation unit including pixel electrodes. In an embodiment, the converter element includes a first electrode on a surface facing away from the evaluation unit and a pixelated second electrode having a plurality of electrode elements on a surface facing toward the evaluation unit. The rewiring unit is on a surface of the converter element facing toward the evaluation unit. First contacts of electrically conductive connections between the electrode elements and the pixel electrodes are provided on a surface of the rewiring unit and include a first areal distribution; and second such contacts are provided on a surface of the rewiring unit, including a relatively smaller second areal distribution. An areal extent of the evaluation unit is relatively smaller than an areal extent of the converter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten ERGLER, Harald GEYER, Christian SCHROETER, Justus TONN, Jan WREGE
  • Patent number: 10036816
    Abstract: An X-ray detector includes an anti-scatter grid, an electrode and a converter element for converting X-rays into electrical charges in a stacking arrangement. In an embodiment, the stacking arrangement is externally enclosed by a protective element. The protective element extends in the stacking direction such that an enclosed area is at least arranged between the anti-scatter grid and the converter element and along the entire height of the converter element in the stacking direction. An adhesive element is arranged between the anti-scatter grid and the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GMBH
    Inventors: Caroline Blenk, Thorsten Ergler, Miguel Labayen De Inza, Jan Wrege
  • Patent number: 9966409
    Abstract: An imaging device for electromagnetic radiation, especially for x-ray and/or gamma radiation, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the imaging device includes a layering including a number of detection elements, a number of read-out boards and a base board. Each of the detection elements is electrically contacted with a respective read-out board via a plurality of first solder contacts. Each read-out board includes a plurality of through-contacts and is electrically contacted with the base board via a plurality of second solder contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ludwig Danzer, Miguel Labayen De Inza, Jan Wrege