Patents by Inventor Tobias Hoth

Tobias Hoth 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).

  • Patent number: 7810186
    Abstract: A device and method for motorized support of patient positioning are provided. The position of a patient bed and the setting of an electric motor drive are recorded which may differ due to elasticity and/or flexibility of the bed drive. A control signal for the electric motor drive is generated depending on the position of the patient bed and the setting of the electric motor drive. The drive can thus be activated for servo-support in case the patient bed is manually displaced, whereby the control signal is generated depending on a change in position of the patient bed, which does not correspond to a simultaneous change in the setting of the electric motor drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Doleschal, Tobias Hoth
  • Patent number: 7712585
    Abstract: A lifting device adjusts the height of a top part relative to a base part for a patient couch. The lifting device includes an elevator mechanism and a drive unit for height adjustment. The elevator mechanism has a scissor mechanism with two scissor arms, which are pivotably connected together via a scissor pivot joint. The elevator mechanism further includes an elbow mechanism having two elbow arms, which are pivotably connected together via an elbow pivot joint. Each of the elbow arms is linked to a scissor arm via a linking pivot joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Tobias Hoth
  • Patent number: 7669493
    Abstract: A spindle drive and patient positioning system is provided. The spindle drive includes a drive that is operative to drive a spindle nut. An axially transportable spindle is circled by the spindle nut. A catch nut that is not in mutual engagement with the spindle has a predefined distance to the drive. When the spindle nut fails, the spindle is operative to move the catch nut into mutual engagement with the spindle. A switching element is fixed to the catch nut and includes an emergency off switch, which is activated by a switching sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tobias Hoth, Paul Weidner
  • Patent number: 7543989
    Abstract: A medical lifting device is provided. The medical lifting device comprises a lifting unit that is operable in a linear motion. A spindle drive is operable to adjust the lifting unit. A first ball joint is disposed in the lifting unit and a second ball joint is disposed where the spindle drive is respectively supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tobias Hoth, Paul Weidner
  • Publication number: 20080190707
    Abstract: A lifting device adjusts the height of a top part relative to a base part for a patient couch. The lifting device includes an elevator mechanism and a drive unit for height adjustment. The elevator mechanism has a scissor mechanism with two scissor arms, which are pivotably connected together via a scissor pivot joint. The elevator mechanism further includes an elbow mechanism having two elbow arms, which are pivotably connected together via an elbow pivot joint. Each of the elbow arms is linked to a scissor arm via a linking pivot joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventor: Tobias Hoth
  • Publication number: 20080098526
    Abstract: A device and method for motorized support of patient positioning are provided. The position of a patient bed and the setting of an electric motor drive are recorded which may differ due to elasticity and/or flexibility of the bed drive. A control signal for the electric motor drive is generated depending on the position of the patient bed and the setting of the electric motor drive. The drive can thus be activated for servo-support in case the patient bed is manually displaced, whereby the control signal is generated depending on a change in position of the patient bed, which does not correspond to a simultaneous change in the setting of the electric motor drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Stefan Doleschal, Tobias Hoth
  • Publication number: 20080098525
    Abstract: The patient positioning apparatus features a patient bed able to be moved by a motorized drive under the control of a control device. A sensor device is provided for detection of a manual force acting on the patient bed to move it. The control device is configured so that it activates the drive as a function of the force detected. In this way a simple method of supporting the manual movement of the patient bed by the drive is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Stefan Doleschal, Tobias Hoth, Paul Weidner
  • Publication number: 20070137330
    Abstract: A spindle drive and patient positioning system is provided. The spindle drive includes a drive that is operative to drive a spindle nut. An axially transportable spindle is circled by the spindle nut. A catch nut that is not in mutual engagement with the spindle has a predefined distance to the drive. When the spindle nut fails, the spindle is operative to move the catch nut into mutual engagement with the spindle. A switching element is fixed to the catch nut and includes an emergency off switch, which is activated by a switching sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Tobias Hoth, Paul Weidner
  • Publication number: 20070079443
    Abstract: A medical lifting device is provided. The medical lifting device comprises a lifting unit that is operable in a linear motion. A spindle drive is operable to adjust the lifting unit. A first ball joint is disposed in the lifting unit and a second ball joint is disposed where the spindle drive is respectively supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Tobias Hoth, Paul Weidner
  • Patent number: 7065813
    Abstract: A patient examination support system comprises a support structure and a tabletop. The tabletop supported on the support structure is displaceable toward an examination region. The examination region is spaced apart from the support structure in a longitudinal direction of the tabletop, and a supporting arm, which is extendable from the support structure in a direction of the examination region, braces the tabletop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tobias Hoth, Jürgen Plannerer
  • Publication number: 20040261177
    Abstract: A patient examination support system comprises a support structure and a tabletop. The tabletop supported on the support structure is displaceable toward an examination region. The examination region is spaced apart from the support structure in a longitudinal direction of the tabletop, and a supporting arm, which is extendable from the support structure in a direction of the examination region, braces the tabletop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Tobias Hoth, Jurgen Plannerer
  • Patent number: D978356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Roman Achleitner, Tobias Hoth, Marco Köhler