Patents by Inventor Thorsten Manuel Buzug

Thorsten Manuel Buzug 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).

  • Apparatus and method for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles
    Patent number: 9084552
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an MPI (Magnetic Particle Imaging) apparatus and a method for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles in a field of view. Rather than moving the FFP (field free point) along a single, time-consuming high density trajectory it is proposed to use a number of low density trajectories with travelling phase, wherein each of said low density trajectories has the form of a closed curve differently located within the field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Sven Biederer, Timo Frederik Sattel, Tobias Knopp, Thorsten Manuel Buzug
  • Apparatus and method for generating and moving a magnetic field having a field free line
    Patent number: 9044160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for generating and changing a magnetic field in a field of view (28), said magnetic field having a, in particular ball-shaped or line-shaped, first sub-zone (62) having a low magnetic field strength and a second sub-zone (64) having a higher magnetic field strength. The proposed apparatus comprises at least three pairs of first coils (136a-136d), wherein the coils are arranged along a ring around the field of view and wherein the two coils of each pair are opposingly arranged on opposite sides of the field of view, at least one pair of second coils (116) opposingly arranged on opposite sides of the field of view at the open sides of said ring, generator means (110, 130) for generating current signals for provision to said first and second coils for generating the desired magnetic fields by said first and second coils, and control means (150) for controlling said generator means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Tobias Knopp, Timo Frederik Sattel, Sven Biederer, Thorsten Manuel Buzug
  • Apparatus and method for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles in a field of view having an array of single-sided transmit coil sets
    Patent number: 9008749
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles in a field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Thorsten Manuel Buzug, Timo Frederik Sattel, Tobias Knopp, Sven Biederer
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFLUENCING AND/OR DETECTING MAGNETIC PARTICLES IN A FIELD OF VIEW HAVING AN ARRAY OF SINGLE-SIDED TRANSMIT COIL SETS
    Publication number: 20120310076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles in a field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Thorsten Manuel Buzug, Timo Frederik Sattel, Tobias Knopp, Sven Biederer
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFLUENCING AND/OR DETECTING MAGNETIC PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20120153949
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an MPI (Magnetic Particle Imaging) apparatus and a method for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles in a field of view. Rather than moving the FFP (field free point) along a single, time-consuming high density trajectory it is proposed to use a number of low density trajectories with travelling phase, wherein each of said low density trajectories has the form of a closed curve differently located within the field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Sven Biederer, Timo Frederik Satttel, Tobias Knopp, Thorsten Manuel Buzug
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND MOVING A MAGNETIC FIELD HAVING A FIELD FREE LINE
    Publication number: 20120126808
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for generating and changing a magnetic field in a field of view (28), said magnetic field having a, in particular ball-shaped or line-shaped, first sub-zone (62) having a low magnetic field strength and a second sub-zone (64) having a higher magnetic field strength. The proposed apparatus comprises at least three pairs of first coils (136a-136d), wherein the coils are arranged along a ring around the field of view and wherein the two coils of each pair are opposingly arranged on opposite sides of the field of view, at least one pair of second coils (116) opposingly arranged on opposite sides of the field of view at the open sides of said ring, generator means (110, 130) for generating current signals for provision to said first and second coils for generating the desired magnetic fields by said first and second coils, and control means (150) for controlling said generator means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Tobias Knopp, Timo Frederik Sattel, Sven Biederer, Thorsten Manuel Buzug