Patents by Inventor Niels Frielinghaus

Niels Frielinghaus 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).

  • Perspective registration and visualization of internal areas of the body
    Patent number: 7570987
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for registering an image data set for visualizing internal areas of the body. The method can include determining the relative position of an imaging device and of an external body part associated with an internal area of the body and producing an image data set for the internal area of the body by means of the imaging device. The spatial position of the external body part is determined and the image data of the internal area of the body are registered or assigned according to relative position, with respect to the spatial position of the external body part, on the basis of the relative positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: BrainLAB AG
    Inventors: Andreas Raabe, Niels Frielinghaus, Jens Witte
  • Perspective registration and visualization of internal areas of the body
    Publication number: 20050010099
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for registering an image data set for visualizing internal areas of the body. The method can include determining the relative position of an imaging device and of an external body part associated with an internal area of the body and producing an image data set for the internal area of the body by means of the imaging device. The spatial position of the external body part is determined and the image data of the internal area of the body are registered or assigned according to relative position, with respect to the spatial position of the external body part, on the basis of the relative positional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Andreas Raabe, Niels Frielinghaus, Jens Witte