Patents by Inventor Thomas Bauch
Thomas Bauch 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).
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Patent number: 9486295Abstract: A reference structure for use with a medical navigation system, includes an imaging structure, and a plurality of artificial markers arranged at predetermined locations on said imaging structure. The artificial markers are detectable by the medical navigation system, wherein the artificial markers have a known relationship to the imaging structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2007Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Brainlab AGInventors: Stefan Vilsmeier, Thomas Bauch, Uli Mezger
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Publication number: 20140067194Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to a method for detecting and tracking the position of a mobile transferring device/loading device of a bucket-wheel excavator or bucket chain excavator. The bucket-wheel excavator or bucket chain excavator includes an extraction device having a pivotable superstructure, which has inclinable cantilever, a track-drivable substructure, and a transferring device having a loading cantilever and renders conveyed material through a bench conveyor. An open-loop/closed-loop control device establishes the pivot angle and the inclination of the loading cantilever of the transferring device according to the signals of a plurality of sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicants: VATTENFALL EUROPE MINING AG, ABB AGInventors: Bernd Gralow, Joachim Gutsche, Sven Alexander, Thomas Bauch
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Patent number: 8209438Abstract: A computer network system includes a controlling PC, at least one controlled PC controllable by the controlling PC via a data connection including a network, at least one central terminal having a display, and a video router. The video router is operatively coupled to each of the at least one controlled PCs and the at least one central terminal display and operative to transmit video or monitor signals from each of the controlled PCs to the at least one central terminal display.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2007Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Brainlab AGInventors: Thomas Bauch, Peter Krüger, Gerhard Lang
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Publication number: 20100245388Abstract: A computer network system includes a controlling PC, at least one controlled PC controllable by the controlling PC via a data connection including a network, at least one central terminal having a display, and a video router. The video router is operatively coupled to each of the at least one controlled PCs and the at least one central terminal display and operative to transmit video or monitor signals from each of the controlled PCs to the at least one central terminal display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Thomas Bauch, Peter Krüger, Gerhard Lang
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Patent number: 7711431Abstract: A method for stimulating a particular area of a brain using a stimulation device includes detecting a spatial structure of a head and determining electrical and/or magnetic properties of at least one part of anatomical structures of the head. An energy amount to be provided by the stimulation device for stimulating the particular area of the brain is calculated automatically based on the spatial structure of the head and the determined electrical and/or magnetic properties of at least one part of the anatomical structures of the head.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2004Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: BrainLAB AGInventors: Philip Tanner, Thomas Bauch
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Publication number: 20070238961Abstract: A reference structure for use with a medical navigation system, includes an imaging structure, and a plurality of artificial markers arranged at predetermined locations on said imaging structure. The artificial markers are detectable by the medical navigation system, wherein the artificial markers have a known relationship to the imaging structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: BRAINLAB AGInventors: Stefan Vilsmeier, Thomas Bauch, Uli Mezger
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Publication number: 20070198001Abstract: A computer network system includes a controlling PC, at least one controlled PC controllable by the controlling PC via a data connection including a network, at least one central terminal having a display, and a video router. The video router is operatively coupled to each of the at least one controlled PCs and the at least one central terminal display and operative to transmit video or monitor signals from each of the controlled PCs to the at least one central terminal display.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: BRAINLAB AGInventors: Thomas Bauch, Peter Kruger, Gerhard Lang
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Patent number: 7224472Abstract: The invention relates to a system for the combined shadow-free illumination of a pre-definable area and for referencing three-dimensional spatial co-ordinates, and to an active or passive referencing system, each in particular for referencing surgical or medical instruments. The system is characterized in that at least two cameras and the light source (operation lamp) are held together such that the optical signals detected by the cameras, for referencing three-dimensional spatial co-ordinates in the area illuminated by the light source, can be evaluated. Since the field of view of the light source, in its conventional use, is not obscured or only negligibly obscured, this field of view can simultaneously be used for optical navigation by the cameras held together with the light source. In accordance with the invention, the cameras are automatically aligned optimally for optical navigation. The cameras can be rigidly or flexibly connected to the light source.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2002Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: BrainLAB AGInventors: Thomas Bauch, Stefan Vilsmeier
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Publication number: 20060067475Abstract: A safety device for an imaging medical apparatus comprising a patient entrance, in particular for a computer tomograph, a nuclear spin tomograph, a PET apparatus or a mobile x-ray apparatus such as for example a C-arc or a fluoroscope, wherein a proximity or contact detector is arranged in the area of the patient entrance. Furthermore, a braking device for a system comprising such an imaging medical apparatus and a patient carrier, which can be moved relative to each other, and to correspondingly equipped imaging medical apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2005Publication date: March 30, 2006Inventors: Thomas Bauch, Anke Weissenborn
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Patent number: 6885886Abstract: A method for visualizing a body volume, and a computer program product and a system for carrying out the method, wherein the method includes the steps of establishing a criterion for each pixel of a selected data set for whether or not the pixel is assigned to an image background; calculating a synthesized representation from at least two selected diagnostic data sets which are not identical, excluding the pixels assigned to an image background, the selected diagnostic data sets having a predefined spatial allocation with respect to each other; calculating each of the data values of the synthesized representation as a mathematical function of at least one data value of each of the selected data set; and displaying the synthesized representation of a data set whose data values represent the body volume two- or three-dimensionally on a display unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2002Date of Patent: April 26, 2005Assignee: BrainLAB AGInventors: Thomas Bauch, Nils Frielinghaus
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Publication number: 20050033380Abstract: A method for stimulating a particular area of a brain using a stimulation device includes detecting a spatial structure of a head and determining electrical and/or magnetic properties of at least one part of anatomical structures of the head. An energy amount to be provided by the stimulation device for stimulating the particular area of the brain is calculated automatically based on the spatial structure of the head and the determined electrical and/or magnetic properties of at least one part of the anatomical structures of the head.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2004Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventors: Philip Tanner, Thomas Bauch
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Publication number: 20030164953Abstract: The invention relates to a system for the combined shadow-free illumination of a pre-definable area and for referencing three-dimensional spatial co-ordinates, and to an active or passive referencing system, each in particular for referencing surgical or medical instruments. The system is characterized in that at least two cameras and the light source (operation lamp) are held together such that the optical signals detected by the cameras, for referencing three-dimensional spatial co-ordinates in the area illuminated by the light source, can be evaluated. Since the field of view of the light source, in its conventional use, is not obscured or only negligibly obscured, this field of view can simultaneously be used for optical navigation by the cameras held together with the light source. In accordance with the invention, the cameras are automatically aligned optimally for optical navigation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2002Publication date: September 4, 2003Inventors: Thomas Bauch, Stefan Vilsmeier
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Publication number: 20020183607Abstract: A method for visualizing a body volume, and a computer program product and a system for carrying out the method, wherein the method includes the steps of establishing a criterion for each pixel of a selected data set for whether or not the pixel is assigned to an image background; calculating a synthesized representation from at least two selected diagnostic data sets which are not identical, excluding the pixels assigned to an image background, the selected diagnostic data sets having a predefined spatial allocation with respect to each other; calculating each of the data values of the synthesized representation as a mathematical function of at least one data value of each of the selected data set; and displaying the synthesized representation of a data set whose data values represent the body volume two- or three-dimensionally on a display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2002Publication date: December 5, 2002Inventors: Thomas Bauch, Nils Frielinghaus
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Publication number: 20020032375Abstract: The invention relates to a method for two- or three-dimensionally visualizing a body volume, wherein a data set whose data values represent said body volume is displayed two- or three-dimensionally on a display, in which method a synthesized data set is computed from at least two selected diagnostic data sets which are not identical and have a predefined spatial allocation or relationship with respect to each other, wherein each of the data values of said synthesized data set is computed as a mathematical function of at least one data value of each selected data set, and said synthesized data set is displayed on the display unit. The two- or three-dimensional visualization of said synthesized data set may comprise more various items of image information than a selected data set and may thus be more informative and more accurate in detail.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Applicant: BrainLAB AGInventors: Thomas Bauch, Nils Frielinghaus