Patents by Inventor MANUEL PETER VIERMETZ

MANUEL PETER VIERMETZ 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: 20220354449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (10) for X-ray dark-field, phase contrast and attenuation image acquisition. The system comprises an X-ray source (20), an interferometer arrangement (30), an X-ray detector (40), a control unit (50), and an output unit (60). An axis is defined extending from a centre of the X-ray source to a centre of the X-ray detector. An examination region is located between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector. The axis extends through the examination region, and the examination region is configured to enable location of an object to be examined. The interferometer arrangement is located between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector. The interferometer arrangement comprises a first grating (32) and a second grating (34). For a first mode of operation: The control unit is configured to control at least one lateral movement transducer (70) to move the first grating or move the second grating in a lateral position direction perpendicular to the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: MANUEL PETER VIERMETZ, THOMAS KOEHLER, ROLAND PROKSA, FRANZ JOSEF PFEIFFER