Patents by Inventor Tobias Gnutzmann

Tobias Gnutzmann 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).

  • Method for creating a therapy plan
    Patent number: 8253121
    Abstract: A method for creating a therapy plan for a particle therapy, in which a filter is used to adjust the depth of penetration of the particle beam and an immobilization device is used to immobilize a body region of a patient to be treated, includes adjusting the geometry of a deformable mass of a filter to the geometry of the immobilization device. The deformable filter mass is applied, at least partially, to the immobilization device. A planning data record is obtained with recordings of the filter, so that the properties of the filter are determined on the basis of the recordings and are used in the therapy plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tobias Gnutzmann, Tim Use
  • METHOD FOR CREATING A THERAPY PLAN
    Publication number: 20100288945
    Abstract: A method for creating a therapy plan for a particle therapy, in which a filter is used to adjust the depth of penetration of the particle beam and an immobilization device is used to immobilize a body region of a patient to be treated, includes adjusting the geometry of a deformable mass of a filter to the geometry of the immobilization device. The deformable filter mass is applied, at least partially, to the immobilization device. A planning data record is obtained with recordings of the filter, so that the properties of the filter are determined on the basis of the recordings and are used in the therapy plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: TOBIAS GNUTZMANN, TIM USE
  • X-ray computed tomography apparatus with a rotor formed of composite material
    Patent number: 7494275
    Abstract: An x-ray computed tomography apparatus has a rotor on which are mounted at least one x-ray source and one detector. To avoid unwanted deformations of the rotor at high rotation speeds, the rotor is produced at least in segments from a fiber-reinforced composite material with a metal matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten Büttner, Tobias Gnutzmann, Uli Holzermer
  • Gantry for a computed tomography apparatus
    Patent number: 7410295
    Abstract: A gantry for a computed tomography apparatus has a supporting body and a support ring for a rotatable rotary carriage. The supporting body internally exhibits a channel that communicates in terms of flow with the support ring. A cooling ring with a cooling channel is mounted on the radially-inward circumferential side of the support ring. The cross-section of the cooling channel varies in the circumferential direction. The cooling ring exhibits a cooling ring region that has stiffening ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich Distler, Tobias Gnutzmann, Rita Krug
  • X-ray computed tomography apparatus with a rotor formed of composite material
    Publication number: 20070064863
    Abstract: An x-ray computed tomography apparatus has a rotor on which are mounted at least one x-ray source and one detector. To avoid unwanted deformations of the rotor at high rotation speeds, the rotor is produced at least in segments from a fiber-reinforced composite material with a metal matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Thorsten Buttner, Tobias Gnutzmann, Uli Holzermer
  • Gantry for a computed tomography apparatus
    Publication number: 20070053501
    Abstract: A gantry for a computed tomography apparatus has a supporting body and a support ring for a rotatable rotary carriage. The supporting body internally exhibits a channel that communicates in terms of flow with the support ring. A cooling ring with a cooling channel is mounted on the radially-inward circumferential side of the support ring. The cross-section of the cooling channel varies in the circumferential direction. The cooling ring exhibits a cooling ring region that has stiffening ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Friedrich Distler, Tobias Gnutzmann, Rita Krug