Patents by Inventor Stefan Schwarzer

Stefan Schwarzer 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).

  • Publication number: 20230062514
    Abstract: A method for determining a protection zone with a protection radius about a wireless communication object transponder, wherein the method includes a) ascertaining a first indefinite position of the object transponder using a first locating system, b) ascertaining at least two definite anchor object distances between the object transponder and at least two anchor gateways with respective known positions via a definite distance measuring device using a two-way ranging method, and c) ascertaining the protection radius using a failsafe computing device which receives the first indefinite position from the first locating system and the at least two definite anchor object distances from the distance measuring device and determines the protection radius therefrom using the known positions of the at least two anchor gateways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Reinhard Hladik, Ulrike Glänzer, Lennart Kilian, Corina Kim Schindhelm, Guido Schröer, Joachim Wahrbichler, Stefan Schwarzer
  • Publication number: 20230046478
    Abstract: A method for determining a definite safe distance between a wirelessly communicating object transponder and at least one anchor gateway in accordance with a two-way ranging method, wherein transmission and reception timestamps are detected for each communication message via the transponder and the at least one anchor gateway, each of the timestamps from the transponder and the at least one anchor gateway together with at least one respective piece of timestamp monitoring information are transmitted to a failsafe computing device, at least one check is implemented via the failsafe computing device, and the definite safe distance is determined via the failsafe computing device aided by the checked timestamps, where timestamp errors occurring during the detection of the timestamps are caused solely by the transponder or alternatively solely the one anchor gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Reinhard HLADIK, Lennart KILIAN, Joachim WAHRBICHLER, Corina Kim SCHINDHELM, Ulrike GLÄNZER, Guido SCHRÖER, Stefan SCHWARZER
  • Patent number: 10578459
    Abstract: A method and device for operating an x-ray device including an x-ray emitter and an x-ray detector are provided. An alternating magnetic field is produced and emitted at the x-ray emitter. At least two sensors are included for capturing at least one physical variable correlating with the alternating magnetic field. An alignment of the x-ray detector relative to the x-ray emitter is determined based on the measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Dornberger, Dominikus Joachim Müller, Verena Schmidt, Stefan Schwarzer
  • Patent number: 10406928
    Abstract: A method for determining an arrangement of an electric vehicle relative to a charging point is provided. An alternating magnetic field is transmitted by a transmitting device arranged on the electric vehicle. The alternating magnetic field is received at a location of the charging point, and the arrangement is inferred based on the received alternating field. An arrangement determination unit is configured for use in a method of this type to determine the arrangement of the electric vehicle relative to the charging point using the received alternating field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Glänzer, Ulrike Glänzer, Stefan Schwarzer, Claus Seisenberger, Marcus Zerb
  • Patent number: 10391874
    Abstract: A method for determining an arrangement of an electric vehicle relative to a charging point is provided. An alternating magnetic field is transmitted by a transmitting device arranged on the electric vehicle. The alternating magnetic field is received at a location of the charging point, and the arrangement is inferred based on the received alternating field. An arrangement determination unit is configured for use in a method of this type to determine the arrangement of the electric vehicle relative to the charging point using the received alternating field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Glänzer, Ulrike Glänzer, Stefan Schwarzer, Claus Seisenberger, Marcus Zerb
  • Publication number: 20180236886
    Abstract: A method for determining an arrangement of an electric vehicle relative to a charging point is provided. An alternating magnetic field is transmitted by a transmitting device arranged on the electric vehicle. The alternating magnetic field is received at a location of the charging point, and the arrangement is inferred based on the received alternating field. An arrangement determination unit is configured for use in a method of this type to determine the arrangement of the electric vehicle relative to the charging point using the received alternating field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Martin Glänzer, Ulrike Glänzer, Stefan Schwarzer, Claus Seisenberger, Marcus Zerb
  • Patent number: 9903926
    Abstract: A method for determining communication latency in a magnetic resonance tomography system includes emitting a high-frequency pulse at a first timepoint, receiving the high-frequency pulse by a local coil arrangement of the magnetic resonance tomography system, and transmitting a return signal from the local coil arrangement to a receiving unit. The method also includes receiving the return signal by the receiving unit at a second timepoint, and evaluating a time difference between the first timepoint and the second timepoint in order to determine the communication latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Bollenbeck, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Publication number: 20170307410
    Abstract: A method and device for operating an x-ray device including an x-ray emitter and an x-ray detector are provided. An alternating magnetic field is produced and emitted at the x-ray emitter. At least two sensors are included for capturing at least one physical variable correlating with the alternating magnetic field. An alignment of the x-ray detector relative to the x-ray emitter is determined based on the measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Susanne Dornberger, Dominikus Joachim Müller, Verena Schmidt, Stefan Schwarzer
  • Patent number: 9625542
    Abstract: A local antenna device for transmitting magnetic resonance (MR) signals of a plurality of MR receiving antenna elements to an MR signal processing device is provided. The local antenna device includes a plurality of analog-to-digital converters for scanning the MR signals and converting the MR signals to digital MR data, and a plurality of transmitting antenna elements for wirelessly transmitting the digital MR data to the MR signal processing device by the emission of an electromagnetic field. The local antenna device includes a plurality of transmitting devices for triggering the transmitting antenna elements and a plurality of spacer elements that is arranged and embodied on the local antenna device such that at least a defined minimum emission spacing is produced between the plurality of transmitting antenna elements and articles adjoining the local antenna device in at least one direction of a principal axis of emission of the electromagnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Evers, Klaus Pistor, Florian Poprawa, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Patent number: 9581669
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to an image reconstruction to be carried out on a base unit of a MRI system, where data is formed by reception signals obtained by a local coil unit. Provisions are made for an alternating magnetic field, modulated in accordance with a reference clock, the alternating magnetic field to be used by the local coil unit for obtaining electric energy for supplying local electronics of the local coil unit and the reference clock to be retrieved from the received alternating magnetic field by the local electronics, a radio signal containing MRI information representing the reception signals and clock information representing the retrieved reference clock to be produced by the local electronics and transmitted to the base unit, and the received radio signal to be processed by the base unit such that the data and the clock information are retrieved therefrom and provided for the image reconstruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Bollenbeck, Jörg Hüttner, Klaus Pistor, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Patent number: 9395426
    Abstract: A method for wireless transfer of energy to a local coil system for a magnetic resonance system is provided. The method includes determining an energy requirement value representing a minimum energy level to be fed to the local coil system, so that the local coil system may carry out a predetermined function over a predetermined time period. Energy is transferred adaptively to the local coil system depending on the energy requirement value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Jan Bollenbeck, Daniel Evers, Klaus Pistor, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Publication number: 20160089997
    Abstract: A method for determining an arrangement of an electric vehicle relative to a charging point is provided. An alternating magnetic field is transmitted by a transmitting device arranged on the electric vehicle. The alternating magnetic field is received at a location of the charging point, and the arrangement is inferred based on the received alternating field. An arrangement determination unit is configured for use in a method of this type to determine the arrangement of the electric vehicle relative to the charging point using the received alternating field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Martin Glänzer, Ulrike Glänzer, Stefan Schwarzer, Claus Seisenberger, Marcus Zerb
  • Patent number: 8994374
    Abstract: A local coil system for a magnetic resonance system has a local coil for detecting MR response signals and a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting signals to the magnetic resonance system. At least one pseudo random device is operable to change signals in a pseudo random fashion in order to avoid interferences in the imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Jan Bollenbeck, Klaus Pistor, Florian Poprawa, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester, Thomas Wuchenauer
  • Patent number: 8994375
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a local coil system for a magnetic resonance system. The local coil system includes at least one local coil for detecting MR response signals and at least one transmitting device for the wireless transmission of signals to a receiver of the magnetic resonance system. The local coil system is embodied with a transmitter-side diversity. A receiver-side diversity may exist in the magnetic resonance system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Jan Bollenbeck, Florian Poprawa, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Publication number: 20140266190
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to an image reconstruction to be carried out on a base unit of a MRI system, where data is formed by reception signals obtained by a local coil unit. Provisions are made for an alternating magnetic field, modulated in accordance with a reference clock, the alternating magnetic field to be used by the local coil unit for obtaining electric energy for supplying local electronics of the local coil unit and the reference clock to be retrieved from the received alternating magnetic field by the local electronics, a radio signal containing MRI information representing the reception signals and clock information representing the retrieved reference clock to be produced by the local electronics and transmitted to the base unit, and the received radio signal to be processed by the base unit such that the data and the clock information are retrieved therefrom and provided for the image reconstruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Jan Bollenbeck, Jörg Hüttner, Klaus Pistor, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Publication number: 20140107830
    Abstract: A method detects parameters of a traversing or circulating material web in a material processing machine. At least one oscillation parameter of at least one transverse oscillation which occurs on the material web is detected contactlessly by at least one sensor. At least one parameter of the material web which results from said oscillation parameter is determined. Furthermore, a device detects parameters of a traversing or circulating material web in a material processing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Peter Lange, Christian Merkel, Gerd Michaelis, Stefan Schwarzer, Alexander Stukenkemper, Andreas Ziroff
  • Patent number: 8698665
    Abstract: A system and method for converting an analog detection signal of a magnetic resonance detection coil into a digital detection signal and for transmitting the detection signal to an evaluating device. In an embodiment, the detection signal is digitized by an analog-to-digital converter, decimated by a decimation filter, transmitted through a transmission route, then equalized by an equalizing filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Bollenbeck, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Publication number: 20130342199
    Abstract: A method for determining communication latency in a magnetic resonance tomography system includes emitting a high-frequency pulse at a first timepoint, receiving the high-frequency pulse by a local coil arrangement of the magnetic resonance tomography system, and transmitting a return signal from the local coil arrangement to a receiving unit. The method also includes receiving the return signal by the receiving unit at a second timepoint, and evaluating a time difference between the first timepoint and the second timepoint in order to determine the communication latency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Jan Bollenbeck, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Publication number: 20130200894
    Abstract: A method for wireless transfer of energy to a local coil system for a magnetic resonance system is provided. The method includes determining an energy requirement value representing a minimum energy level to be fed to the local coil system, so that the local coil system may carry out a predetermined function over a predetermined time period. Energy is transferred adaptively to the local coil system depending on the energy requirement value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andre Albsmeier, Jan Bollenbeck, Daniel Evers, Klaus Pistor, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester
  • Publication number: 20130082706
    Abstract: A local antenna device for transmitting magnetic resonance (MR) signals of a plurality of MR receiving antenna elements to an MR signal processing device is provided. The local antenna device includes a plurality of analog-to-digital converters for scanning the MR signals and converting the MR signals to digital MR data, and a plurality of transmitting antenna elements for wirelessly transmitting the digital MR data to the MR signal processing device by the emission of an electromagnetic field. The local antenna device includes a plurality of transmitting devices for triggering the transmitting antenna elements and a plurality of spacer elements that is arranged and embodied on the local antenna device such that at least a defined minimum emission spacing is produced between the plurality of transmitting antenna elements and articles adjoining the local antenna device in at least one direction of a principal axis of emission of the electromagnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Evers, Klaus Pistor, Florian Poprawa, Stefan Schwarzer, Markus Vester