Patents by Inventor Rainer Kaim

Rainer Kaim 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: 7145338
    Abstract: In a method for implementation of a magnetic resonance examination of a patient with an imaging medical magnetic resonance apparatus with a movable patient bed, for of an examination volume of the patient that is larger than an acquisition volume of the magnetic resonance apparatus, anatomical patient information and second technical information for setting the magnetic resonance apparatus are acquired dependent on the position of the patient bed from magnetic resonance signals acquired in a low-resolution calibration measurement (scan). A first group of measurement protocol parameters is generated from the patient information and a second group of measurement protocol parameters is generated from the technical information, to generate a measurement protocol for a subsequent high-resolution magnetic resonance examination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Swen Campagna, Martin Harder, Peter Heubes, Rainer Kaim, Stephan Kannengiesser, Berthold Kiefer, Cecile Mohr, Katrin Wohlfarth
  • Patent number: 7051286
    Abstract: In a method for altering a protocol in a magnetic resonance apparatus a first parameter for the protocol and a second parameter for the protocol are displayed in a user interface display presentation. In this display presentation, a range of values for the first parameter is shown, including designation of a first sub-range within the range wherein selection of a value for the first parameter does not modify the second parameter, and designation of a second sub-range wherein selection of a value for the first parameter causes modification of the second parameter. If a value for the first parameter is selected in the second sub-range, the display presentation automatically shows how the value selected for the first parameter will modify the second parameter. The user is given an option, via the user interface to confirm selection of the value for the first parameter, or to reject it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alto Stemmer, Rainer Kaim, Thomas Kluge
  • Publication number: 20050264288
    Abstract: In a method for implementation of a magnetic resonance examination of a patient with an imaging medical magnetic resonance apparatus with a movable patient bed, for of an examination volume of the patient that is larger than an acquisition volume of the magnetic resonance apparatus, anatomical patient information and second technical information for setting the magnetic resonance apparatus are acquired dependent on the position of the patient bed from magnetic resonance signals acquired in a low-resolution calibration measurement (scan). A first group of measurement protocol parameters is generated from the patient information and a second group of measurement protocol parameters is generated from the technical information, to generate a measurement protocol for a subsequent high-resolution magnetic resonance examination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Swen Campagna, Martin Harder, Peter Heubes, Rainer Kaim, Stephan Kannengiesser, Berthold Kiefer, Cecile Mohr, Katrin Wohlfarth