Patents by Inventor Stephan Emhofer

Stephan Emhofer 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).

  • Gantry, particle therapy system, and method for operating a gantry
    Patent number: 7989785
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a gantry for the beam guidance of a particle beam with at least one beam guidance element. A carrier device is rotatably mounted in such a way that the particle beam can be directed by a rotation of the carrier device with the beam guidance element from various angles on to an object to be irradiated. At least one moveable actuating element may adjust a spatial position of the beam guidance element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Emhofer, Werner Kaiser
  • GANTRY, PARTICLE THERAPY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A GANTRY
    Publication number: 20090101833
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a gantry for the beam guidance of a particle beam with at least one beam guidance element. A carrier device is rotatably mounted in such a way that the particle beam can be directed by a rotation of the carrier device with the beam guidance element from various angles on to an object to be irradiated. At least one moveable actuating element may adjust a spatial position of the beam guidance element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Stephan Emhofer, Werner Kaiser