Patents by Inventor Michael Dalpiaz

Michael Dalpiaz 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).

  • System and method for positioning dental digital X-ray apparatus
    Patent number: 7580502
    Abstract: An arrangement for positioning an X-ray machine, with an input and an output device, for interactive control, with a memory region, in which digitised X-ray images and X-ray machine data are stored, an interface, by means of which information is exchanged with the X-ray machine, a pointing device for selecting regions in digitized X-ray images, a processing unit, which carries out calculations based on the digitized X-ray images, the associated X-ray machine data and the selected region, in order to determine control data such that the X-ray machine is controlled whereby, on taking an image, the selected region is screened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Sirona Dental Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Dalpiaz, Ulrich Schulze-Ganzlin, Werner Günther, Jürgen Zimmermann
  • Method of controlling X-ray and X-ray apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 7012988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling an X-ray apparatus containing an X-ray emitter. Control means for the X-ray apparatus are provided with exposure time correction data for given mains voltages and the current mains voltage is measured before and/or during exposure and the exposure time is corrected in accordance with the correction data, and to an X-ray apparatus for carrying out said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Sirona Dental Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Adler, Michael Dalpiaz
  • System and method for positioning dental digital X-ray apparatus
    Publication number: 20050031086
    Abstract: An arrangement for positioning an X-ray machine, with an input and an output device, for interactive control, with a memory region, in which digitised X-ray images and X-ray machine data are stored, an interface, by means of which information is exchanged with the X-ray machine, a pointing device for selecting regions in digitized X-ray images, a processing unit, which carries out calculations based on the digitized X-ray images, the associated X-ray machine data and the selected region, in order to determine control data such that the X-ray machine is controlled whereby, on taking an image, the selected region is screened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Dalpiaz, Ulrich Schulze-Ganzlin, Werner Gunther, Jurgen Zimmermann
  • Method of controlling X-ray and X-ray apparatus therefor
    Publication number: 20050013409
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling an X-ray apparatus containing an X-ray emitter. Control means for the X-ray apparatus are provided with exposure time correction data for given mains voltages and the current mains voltage is measured before and/or during exposure and the exposure time is corrected in accordance with the correction data, and to an X-ray apparatus for carrying out said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Rolf Adler, Michael Dalpiaz