Patents by Inventor Philipp Surm

Philipp Surm 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).

  • Recognition of proximity and collision
    Patent number: 10545034
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting proximity to and collisions with medical devices. A capacitive sensor element includes a compressible insulator layer that has a first conductor track arrangement on a first surface and a second conductor track arrangement on a second surface. The second surface lies opposite the first surface. The sensor apparatus further includes an evaluation device for repeated acquisition of a capacitance value of the sensor element. The evaluation device is configured to output a proximity signal when the respective capacitance value reaches or exceeds a predetermined first threshold value, and is configured to output a collision signal when the respective capacitance value reaches or exceeds a predetermined second threshold value. The second predetermined threshold value is higher than the first predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Sattler, Stefan Schuster, Philipp Surm
  • RECOGNITION OF PROXIMITY AND COLLISION
    Publication number: 20170184421
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting proximity to and collisions with medical devices. A capacitive sensor element includes a compressible insulator layer that has a first conductor track arrangement on a first surface and a second conductor track arrangement on a second surface. The second surface lies opposite the first surface. The sensor apparatus further includes an evaluation device for repeated acquisition of a capacitance value of the sensor element. The evaluation device is configured to output a proximity signal when the respective capacitance value reaches or exceeds a predetermined first threshold value, and is configured to output a collision signal when the respective capacitance value reaches or exceeds a predetermined second threshold value. The second predetermined threshold value is higher than the first predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan Sattler, Stefan Schuster, Philipp Surm