Patents by Inventor Peter Michael DUEPPENBECKER

Peter Michael DUEPPENBECKER 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION IN A MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY UNIT
    Publication number: 20240069133
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus for a magnetic resonance tomography unit, a system including an electronic apparatus, a magnetic resonance tomography unit, and a method for operation. The apparatus has a detector for detecting a source of interference. The detected signal interferes with image acquisition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Michael Düppenbecker, Andrei-Vasile Tunea, Andreas Fackelmeier
  • Mammography imaging
    Patent number: 10874366
    Abstract: A mammography installation includes a first compression device; a second compression device including an integrated X-ray detector; an X-ray emitter; a support device, arranged at the first compression device or at the second compression device, and including an integrated ultrasound transducer, the support device and the integrated ultrasound transducer being designed to be deformable so as to be adaptable to the breast of a patient, the integrated ultrasound transducer being arranged on an elastic substrate; and a breast locating region, provided between the support device and the first compression device or the second compression device that is situated opposite the first compression device or the second compression device at which the support device is arranged. The breast of the patient is positionable in the breast locating region. Further, the integrated ultrasound transducer is oriented in a direction of the breast locating region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Michael Dueppenbecker, Marcus Radicke, Oliver Schmidt
  • MAMMOGRAPHY IMAGING
    Publication number: 20190175129
    Abstract: A mammography installation includes a first compression device; a second compression device including an integrated X-ray detector; an X-ray emitter; a support device, arranged at the first compression device or at the second compression device, and including an integrated ultrasound transducer, the support device and the integrated ultrasound transducer being designed to be deformable so as to be adaptable to the breast of a patient, the integrated ultrasound transducer being arranged on an elastic substrate; and a breast locating region, provided between the support device and the first compression device or the second compression device that is situated opposite the first compression device or the second compression device at which the support device is arranged. The breast of the patient is positionable in the breast locating region. Further, the integrated ultrasound transducer is oriented in a direction of the breast locating region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Michael DUEPPENBECKER, Marcus Radicke, Oliver Schmidt