Patents by Inventor Karl Amann

Karl Amann 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).

  • Patient support device for radiation therapy
    Patent number: 7008105
    Abstract: A patient support device for a radiation therapy system has a load-bearing element, which is set up so as to be supported rotatably on a stationary structure about a vertical iso-axis extending through a treatment iso-center. The load-bearing element, with a patient tabletop mounted on it, can be leveled by a continuously adjustable leveling device. The leveling device is embodied in particular as a leveling shoe, which includes a bottom plate, a top plate, and an adjustable wedge disposed between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Amann, Matthias Seufert, Jürgen Plannerer
  • Patient support device for radiation therapy
    Publication number: 20040028188
    Abstract: A patient support device for a radiation therapy system has a load-bearing element, which is set up so as to be supported rotatably on a stationary structure about a vertical iso-axis extending through a treatment iso-center. The load-bearing element, with a patient tabletop mounted on it, can be leveled by a continuously adjustable leveling device. The leveling device is embodied in particular as a leveling shoe, which includes a bottom plate, a top plate, and an adjustable wedge disposed between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Karl Amann, Matthias Seufert, Jurgen Plannerer