Patents by Inventor Tim Horz

Tim Horz 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: 20230096950
    Abstract: A method for automatic actuation of at least one device in the medical environment including recording of at least one image in a medical environment with an arrangement in which at least one person of the medical staff and at least one device that is adjustable or movable by motorized mechanisms are present, segmentation of the image and identification of the at least one person and/or the at least one adjustable or movable device, evaluation of the arrangement in the image in terms of at least one ergonomic parameter with regard to the at least one person, determination of an adjustment or a movement of the at least one device, which improves the ergonomic parameter with regard to the at least one person, and actuation of the device for autonomous adjustment or movement of the device such that the ergonomic parameter is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Marcus Pfister, Markus Kowarschik, Tim Horz
  • Patent number: 8929632
    Abstract: A method of visualizing changes in blood flow in a digital subtraction angiography (DSA) image sequence is disclosed. A time-contrast curve is generated for all pixels in each image of the DSA image sequence. A reference parameter for each time-contrast curve to be used as a first time point is specified. The value of the reference parameter for each time-contrast curve is determined and an arbitrary parameter is specified for each time-contrast curve to be used as a second time point. An output image is generated by applying a color-coding of the difference between the first time point and the second time point to all pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tim Horz, Markus Kowarschik
  • Publication number: 20130077839
    Abstract: A method (10, 100) for temporal encoding for digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and other angiographic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Horz, Markus Kowarschik