Patents by Inventor Klaus Porzelt

Klaus Porzelt 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: 11333724
    Abstract: A local coil, a magnetic resonance tomography scanner, a system including local coil and magnetic resonance tomography scanner, and a method for operating the system are provided. The local coil has an active detuning facility and a passive detuning facility with substantially separate circuits. The magnetic resonance tomography scanner includes a local coil actuation for actuating the active detuning facility and a local coil monitoring for the detuning facilities, which likewise have substantially separate circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Nikolaus Demharter, Franz Eiermann, Klaus Porzelt
  • Publication number: 20210190890
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a local coil, a magnetic resonance tomography scanner, a system including local coil and magnetic resonance tomography scanner, and a method for operating the system. The local coil has an active detuning facility and a passive detuning facility with substantially separate circuits. The magnetic resonance tomography scanner includes a local coil actuation for actuating the active detuning facility and a local coil monitoring for the detuning facilities, which likewise have substantially separate circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Nikolaus Demharter, Franz Eiermann, Klaus Porzelt
  • Patent number: 10416249
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to a method and to a device having at least one source, (in particular, having a source for a magnetic resonance imaging system), wherein the device is designed to select a supply voltage of the source on the basis of a load voltage of a load supplied with current and/or voltage from the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Burger, Klaus Porzelt
  • Patent number: 9897671
    Abstract: A detuning apparatus for a receive coil for a magnetic resonance device includes a number of coil elements. The coil elements may be selectively connected to a receive channel of a data processing apparatus by way of a switching apparatus. Each of the coil elements includes at least one detuning assembly such as, for example, a PIN diode that may be switched between a detuning state and a receive state by way of a continuous switching signal. A controller is provided to switch the switching apparatus and to generate the switching signals. The detuning apparatus has first diplexers connected upstream of the switching apparatus for injecting switching signals for switching the detuning assembly for coil elements to be detuned dynamically. The detuning apparatus also includes detuning modules for each of the coil elements to switch the detuning assembly to the detuning state if there is no switching signal present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Bollenbeck, Klaus Porzelt, Wilfried Schnell
  • Patent number: 9785808
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to a control device for transmission of at least one command. The control device includes at least one RFID transponder unit for transmission of an identification code and a read device for reading out the identification code of the RFID transponder unit. The RFID transponder unit is disposed within a medical device and has at least one initiation device for initiating the at least one command. In one embodiment, the control device includes three alarm units for triggering different alarms, such as after initiation of the at least one command, after interruption of a transmission link, and after a charging value of an energy storage unit has fallen below a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Klaus Porzelt
  • Publication number: 20150234020
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to a method and to a device having at least one source, (in particular, having a source for a magnetic resonance imaging system), wherein the device is designed to select a supply voltage of the source on the basis of a load voltage of a load supplied with current and/or voltage from the source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Walter Burger, Klaus Porzelt
  • Publication number: 20150220763
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to a control device for transmission of at least one command. The control device includes at least one RFID transponder unit for transmission of an identification code and a read device for reading out the identification code of the RFID transponder unit. The RFID transponder unit is disposed within a medical device and has at least one initiation device for initiating the at least one command. In one embodiment, the control device includes three alarm units for triggering different alarms, such as after initiation of the at least one command, after interruption of a transmission link, and after a charging value of an energy storage unit has fallen below a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventor: Klaus Porzelt
  • Patent number: 8786281
    Abstract: Susceptibility artifacts are significantly reduced or avoided in a magnetic resonance image by producing one or more components of a magnetic resonance system from plastic material having a targeted addition or recycled plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sebastian Koeppl, Klaus Porzelt, Adelbert Preissler
  • Publication number: 20130241556
    Abstract: A detuning apparatus for a receive coil for a magnetic resonance device includes a number of coil elements. The coil elements may be selectively connected to a receive channel of a data processing apparatus by way of a switching apparatus. Each of the coil elements includes at least one detuning assembly such as, for example, a PIN diode that may be switched between a detuning state and a receive state by way of a continuous switching signal. A controller is provided to switch the switching apparatus and to generate the switching signals. The detuning apparatus has first diplexers connected upstream of the switching apparatus for injecting switching signals for switching the detuning assembly for coil elements to be detuned dynamically. The detuning apparatus also includes detuning modules for each of the coil elements to switch the detuning assembly to the detuning state if there is no switching signal present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Bollenbeck, Klaus Porzelt, Wilfried Schnell
  • Publication number: 20130176025
    Abstract: Susceptibility artifacts are significantly reduced or avoided in a magnetic resonance image by producing one or more components of a magnetic resonance system from plastic material having a targeted addition or recycled plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Sebastian Koeppl, Klaus Porzelt, Adelbert Preissler
  • Patent number: 8209777
    Abstract: A hearing protection for use in magnetic resonance facilities, comprising two protective covers for covering the ears of an examination patient, said covers being connected to each other via a clip, wherein each cover has a plastic outer shell, wherein a compact inner part is arranged in and permanently connected to the outer shell, said inner part consisting of a dimensionally stable plastic mass and essentially filling the outer shell completely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Porzelt, Daniel Weiβ, Josef Ziegelbauer
  • Patent number: 8103014
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hearing protector for use in magnetic resonance systems. The hearing protector comprises a pad that is to be inserted in the ear and is provided on an adapter. A sound generating device is provided on or in the adapter or a sound transmitting device leads into same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Porzelt, Günter Schnur
  • Publication number: 20090208029
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hearing protector for use in magnetic resonance systems. The hearing protector comprises a pad that is to be inserted in the ear and is provided on an adapter. A sound generating device is provided on or in the adapter or a sound transmitting device leads into same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Klaus Porzelt, Gunter Schnur
  • Publication number: 20060123527
    Abstract: A hearing protection for use in magnetic resonance facilities, comprising two protective covers for covering the ears of an examination patient, said covers being connected to each other via a clip, wherein each cover has a plastic outer shell, wherein a compact inner part is arranged in and permanently connected to the outer shell, said inner part consisting of a dimensionally stable plastic mass and essentially filling the outer shell completely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Klaus Porzelt, Daniel Weib, Josef Ziegelbauer
  • Patent number: D830988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Porzelt, Steffen Schroeter, Jens Thoene