Patents by Inventor Joerg Rothard

Joerg Rothard 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).

  • Patent number: 10488478
    Abstract: A method and a magnetic resonance apparatus compensate for inhomogeneities in a magnetic field generated by the magnetic resonance apparatus with a shim coil of the magnetic resonance apparatus. The shim coil is arranged at an object under investigation. A position and an orientation of the shim coil are automatically determined. The inhomogeneities of the magnetic field are determined. The inhomogeneities are compensated for via the shim coil depending on the position and the orientation of the shim coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Daniel Driemel, Katharina Hesels, Ralf Ladeback, Jörg Rothard
  • Patent number: 10390725
    Abstract: An accessory comprises at least one first electrical accessory port for connection to a respective matching electrical coil port of an MR coil and at least one second electrical accessory port for connection to a respective matching electrical device port of an MR device. The first accessory port and the second accessory port do not match one another. The respective first accessory port is connected to the associated second accessory port by electrical adaptation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hubertus Fischer, Katharina Hesels, Karsten Jahns, Wolfgang Kraus, Thomas Kundner, Steffen Wolf, Jörg Rothard
  • Patent number: 10393829
    Abstract: A method for determining a position of a mobile device relative to a B0 field magnet along a z-coordinate axis, and a device and a magnetic resonance tomography unit for performing the method are provided. The device includes a magnetic field strength sensor arranged in a fixed relative position. A characteristic magnetic field strength Bref of the B0 field magnet that emerges for a plurality of x-y coordinate pairs with a same reference z-coordinate zref is ascertained. The device is moved along the z-coordinate axis until the magnetic field strength sensor measures the characteristic magnetic field strength Bref.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Ludwig, Volker Schnetter, Johann Sukkau, Andrew Dewdney, Axel Heitland, Ralf Ladebeck, Ronny Pflichtbeil, Jörg Rothard, Volker Weißenberger
  • Patent number: 10345406
    Abstract: Calculation of shim settings for magnetic resonance imaging includes defining an examination volume for the magnetic resonance imaging in a body of the examination object, determining a local shim volume, which includes a subregion of the examination volume, calculating shim settings, wherein a tissue, which is present in the local shim volume, of the body of the examination object is incorporated into the calculation of the shim settings, and acquiring magnetic resonance raw data of the examination volume by operation of a magnetic resonance scanner, using the calculated shim settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Splitthoff, Ralf Ladebeck, Joerg Rothard, Johann Sukkau, Michael Wullenweber
  • Patent number: 10295620
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance coil apparatus is provided, the apparatus having a posterior coil unit including a base unit and a further coil component, wherein the further coil component is arranged so as to be able to be tilted on the base unit with respect to the base unit and wherein the posterior coil unit includes a position acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Driemel, Jörg Rothard
  • Publication number: 20170248665
    Abstract: A method for determining a position of a mobile device relative to a B0 field magnet along a z-coordinate axis, and a device and a magnetic resonance tomography unit for performing the method are provided. The device includes a magnetic field strength sensor arranged in a fixed relative position. A characteristic magnetic field strength Bref of the B0 field magnet that emerges for a plurality of x-y coordinate pairs with a same reference z-coordinate zref is ascertained. The device is moved along the z-coordinate axis until the magnetic field strength sensor measures the characteristic magnetic field strength Bref.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Klaus Ludwig, Volker Schnetter, Johann Sukkau, Andrew Dewdney, Axel Heitland, Ralf Ladebeck, Ronny Pflichtbeil, Jörg Rothard, Volker Weißenberger
  • Publication number: 20170153308
    Abstract: Calculation of shim settings for magnetic resonance imaging includes defining an examination volume for the magnetic resonance imaging in a body of the examination object, determining a local shim volume, which includes a subregion of the examination volume, calculating shim settings, wherein a tissue, which is present in the local shim volume, of the body of the examination object is incorporated into the calculation of the shim settings, and acquiring magnetic resonance raw data of the examination volume by operation of a magnetic resonance scanner, using the calculated shim settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Buchenau, Ralf Ladebeck, Joerg Rothard, Johann Sukkau, Michael Wullenweber
  • Publication number: 20170045597
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance (MR) antenna apparatus that is arrangeable in and/or on an MR local coil is provided. The MR antenna apparatus is arrangeable in and/or on an MR local coil. The MR antenna apparatus includes at least one rigid-flexible conductor plate with at least one antenna and a plurality of rigid partial conductor plates. The MR antenna apparatus has a form that is adaptable by a relative tilting of the plurality of rigid partial conductor plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Driemel, Thomas Kundner, Jörg Rothard
  • Publication number: 20160238677
    Abstract: An accessory comprises at least one first electrical accessory port for connection to a respective matching electrical coil port of an MR coil and at least one second electrical accessory port for connection to a respective matching electrical device port of an MR device. The first accessory port and the second accessory port do not match one another. The respective first accessory port is connected to the associated second accessory port by electrical adaptation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Hubertus Fischer, Katharina Hesels, Karsten Jahns, Wolfgang Kraus, Thomas Kundner, Steffen Wolf, Jörg Rothard
  • Patent number: 9255977
    Abstract: A local coil for an imaging system includes an anterior torso part and a posterior torso part that are detachably connected to one another with a fastening device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Karsten Jahns, Thomas Kundner, Joerg Rothard
  • Publication number: 20150377990
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance coil apparatus is provided, the apparatus having a posterior coil unit including a base unit and a further coil component, wherein the further coil component is arranged so as to be able to be tilted on the base unit with respect to the base unit and wherein the posterior coil unit includes a position acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Driemel, Jörg Rothard
  • Patent number: 9194924
    Abstract: A local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography device includes an elastic antenna support part with several antennas and an electronic part with electronic components connected to the antennas via supply lines. At least one part of the electronic part is located outside of the antenna support part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Kundner, Jörg Rothard
  • Publication number: 20150301135
    Abstract: A method and a magnetic resonance apparatus compensate for inhomogeneities in a magnetic field generated by the magnetic resonance apparatus with a shim coil of the magnetic resonance apparatus. The shim coil is arranged at an object under investigation. A position and an orientation of the shim coil are automatically determined. The inhomogeneities of the magnetic field are determined. The inhomogeneities are compensated for via the shim coil depending on the position and the orientation of the shim coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Daniel Driemel, Katharina Hesels, Ralf Ladeback, Jörg Rothard
  • Patent number: 9091743
    Abstract: A local screen screens out magnetic resonance signals of an object under examination during magnetic resonance imaging with a magnetic resonance device. The local screen includes a plurality of electrically conductive local screen elements that are arranged such that no direct electrically conductive connection pertains between the local screen elements. The local screen further includes a carrier device for accommodating the local screen elements and a number of switching devices that are connected in an electrically conductive manner to the local screen element, and are embodied such that the electrical resistance may be controlled by a number of screen control signals. In addition, the local screen includes a number of screen control signal inputs for the number of screen control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Jörg Rothard
  • Publication number: 20150028868
    Abstract: A local coil for a coil system of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system having a hot spot formed during operation of the magnetic resonance imaging system provides an MRI examination that is as pleasant as possible for a patient with a magnetic field strength that is as strong as possible. The local coil includes a heat dissipation plate arranged in a region of the hot spot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Yvonne Candidus, Karsten Jahns, Helmut Kess, Wolfgang Kraus, Jörg Rothard
  • Patent number: 8912797
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) is flat, providing a top side and a bottom side. A plurality of terminations is disposed on the top side in proximity to one end face of the PCB. Each termination has at least one contact that is connected to a respective conductor track of the PCB. The respective conductor track is connected to a respective local coil or to a contact disposed on the top side or the bottom side of a respective further termination. The local coil and/or at least one of the further terminations are disposed in proximity to the other end face. A basic shield impervious to frequencies in a magnetic resonance range is disposed on the top side and/or the bottom side, and an auxiliary shield electrically connected to the basic shield and impervious to frequencies in the magnetic resonance range is disposed on narrow sides of the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Heinz Hahn, Martin Hemmerlein, Jörg Rothard
  • Patent number: 8674699
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography system. The local coil extends in a first direction and in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The local coil has a plurality of coil elements. At least some coil elements of the plurality overlap at least partly in a third direction running between the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Karsten Jahns, Jörg Rothard
  • Publication number: 20130229178
    Abstract: A local screen screens out magnetic resonance signals of an object under examination during magnetic resonance imaging with a magnetic resonance device. The local screen includes a plurality of electrically conductive local screen elements that are arranged such that no direct electrically conductive connection pertains between the local screen elements. The local screen further includes a carrier device for accommodating the local screen elements and a number of switching devices that are connected in an electrically conductive manner to the local screen element, and are embodied such that the electrical resistance may be controlled by a number of screen control signals. In addition, the local screen includes a number of screen control signal inputs for the number of screen control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Jörg Rothard
  • Publication number: 20130190607
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography device includes manufacturing the local coil with a flat cross-section. The method also includes deforming the local coil from the flat cross-section into a curved cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Hubertus Fischer, Thomas Kundner, Jörg Rothard
  • Publication number: 20130127469
    Abstract: A local coil for an imaging system includes an anterior torso part and a posterior torso part that are detachably connected to one another with a fastening device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Karsten Jahns, Thomas Kundner, Joerg Rothard