Patents by Inventor Nils Schramm

Nils Schramm 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: 7498580
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for carrying out a tomographic method, in particular for carrying out single-photon tomography, with at least one multi-hole collimator and at least one detector, for recording photons which pass through the multi-hole collimator. The above is characterised in comprising means which permit a relative translational movement between an object under investigation and the detector(s) with a positional accuracy of less than 1 millimeter. The relative positional change between object and detector(s) during the execution of the method is taken into account in the subsequent reconstruction method to an accuracy of less than 1 mm, in particular, less than 0.1 mm. A reconstruction method is used for the above which takes into account the positional and angular information between object and detector. Said method may be controlled by and carried out on a current PC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Lackas, Nils Schramm, Uwe Engeland
  • Publication number: 20070215811
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for carrying out a tomographic method, in particular for carrying out single-photon tomography, with at least one multi-hole collimator and at least one detector, for recording photons which pass through the multi-hole collimator. The above is characterised in comprising means which permit a relative translational movement between an object under investigation and the detector(s) with a positional accuracy of less than 1 millimetre. The relative positional change between object and detector(s) during the execution of the method is taken into account in the subsequent reconstruction method to an accuracy of less than 1 mm, in particular, less than 0.1 mm. A reconstruction method is used for the above which takes into account the positional and angular information between object and detector. Said method may be controlled by and carried out on a current PC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Christian Lackas, Nils Schramm
  • Patent number: 7199371
    Abstract: A tomography device, particularly for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), comprises a multi-pinhole collimator and a detector for detecting gamma quanta or photons that penetrate the multi-pinhole collimator. In a tomographic method using the device, the distance between the object and the multi-pinhole collimator is selected to be smaller than the distance between the multi-pinhole collimator and the surface of the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignees: Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH, Scivis GmbH
    Inventors: Nils Schramm, Horst Halling, Gernot Ebel
  • Publication number: 20040239941
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tomography device and method, particularly for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). The device for carrying out a tomography method, especially for carrying out a single photon tomography, comprises a multi-pinhole collimator and a detector for detecting gamma quanta or photons that penetrate the multi pinhole collimator. According to the device for carrying out the tomographic method, the distance between the object and the multi-pinhole collimator is selected to be smaller than the distance between the multi-pinhole collimator and the surface of the detector. The invention provides a device and a method with which the desired result can be achieved with a high spatial resolution and sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Nils Schramm, Horst Halling, Gernot Ebel