Patents by Inventor Markus Wahlberg

Markus Wahlberg 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).

  • Collimator arrangement and method
    Patent number: 9460822
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an X-ray apparatus comprising an X-ray source, an x-ray detector, and at least a first collimator having a first active position and a second collimator having a second active position for forming a bundle of X-ray beams, wherein both of said active positions are located in a substantially straight path between said X-ray source and said detector, but at different distances from said X-ray source. The X-ray apparatus further comprises a selector arrangement for switching one of said first or second collimators in said first or second active position, whereby when one of said first or second collimators is in an active position the other collimator is in an inactive position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Mats Danielsson, Torbjörn Hjärn, Daniel Säll, Markus Wahlberg
  • COLLIMATOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140016742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an X-ray apparatus comprising an X-ray source, an x-ray detector, and at least a first collimator having a first active position and a second collimator having a second active position for forming a bundle of X-ray beams, wherein both of said active positions are located in a substantially straight path between said X-ray source and said detector, but at different distances from said X-ray source. The X-ray apparatus further comprises a selector arrangement for switching one of said first or second collimators in said first or second active position, whereby when one of said first or second collimators is in an active position the other collimator is in an inactive position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Daniel Säll, Markus Wahlberg, Mats Danielsson, Torbjorn Hjarn