Patents by Inventor Jurgen SCHULTHEISS

Jurgen SCHULTHEISS 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).

  • Compact proton therapy system with energy selection onboard a rotatable gantry
    Patent number: 9012866
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for providing particle beams for radiation therapy with a compact design and suitable to a single treatment room. The radiation system comprises a stationary cyclotron coupled to a rotating gantry assembly through a beam line assembly. The system is equipped with a single set of dipole magnets that are installed on the rotating gantry assembly and undertakes the dual functions of beam energy selection and beam deflection. The energy degrader may be exposed to the air pressure. The beam line assembly comprises a rotating segment and a stationary segment that are separated from each other through an intermediate segment that is exposed to an ambient pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignees: Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Varian Medical Systems Particle Therapy GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Benna, Michael Schillo, Jurgen Schultheiss, Luis Alberto Cruz
  • COMPACT PROTON THERAPY SYSTEM WITH ENERGY SELECTION ONBOARD A ROTATABLE GANTRY
    Publication number: 20140275699
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for providing particle beams for radiation therapy with a compact design and suitable to a single treatment room. The radiation system comprises a stationary cyclotron coupled to a rotating gantry assembly through a beam line assembly. The system is equipped with a single set of dipole magnets that are installed on the rotating gantry assembly and undertakes the dual functions of beam energy selection and beam deflection. The energy degrader may be exposed to the air pressure. The beam line assembly comprises a rotating segment and a stationary segment that are separated from each other through an intermediate segment that is exposed to an ambient pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Manuel BENNA, Michael SCHILLO, Jurgen SCHULTHEISS, Luis Alberto CRUZ