Patents by Inventor Udo Heinze

Udo Heinze 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: 9706629
    Abstract: An x-ray apparatus is configured with a C-arm frame. At one end of the C-arm frame an x-ray source is arranged and at the other end of which a detector for recording radiation emitted by the x-ray source is arranged. A voltage generator is provided for supplying a voltage to the x-ray source. At least one component of the voltage generator and the x-ray source are arranged separately from one another. The at least one component of the voltage generator is positioned at the same end of the C-arm frame at which the detector is arranged, as a result of which a weight equalization can be implemented in a simpler manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jens Fehre, Udo Heinze, Ralf Nanke
  • Publication number: 20150319831
    Abstract: An x-ray apparatus is configured with a C-arm frame. At one end of the C-arm frame an x-ray source is arranged and at the other end of which a detector for recording radiation emitted by the x-ray source is arranged. A voltage generator is provided for supplying a voltage to the x-ray source. At least one component of the voltage generator and the x-ray source are arranged separately from one another. The at least one component of the voltage generator is positioned at the same end of the C-arm frame at which the detector is arranged, as a result of which a weight equalization can be implemented in a simpler manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: JENS FEHRE, UDO HEINZE, RALF NANKE
  • Patent number: 7278785
    Abstract: An X-ray system, having an adjustable C-arm configured with two degrees of freedom, comprises a memory configured to memorize a travel distance of the C-arm. Via the memory, an adjustability of the C-arm is determined by the memorized travel distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Franz Fadler, Udo Heinze
  • Patent number: 7175346
    Abstract: A motorized adjustable x-ray apparatus has a transmitter operable by AN operator for adjustment of a C-arm and mechanically connected with the C-arm. The transmitter allows adjustment of both an angulation angle and an orbital angle of the C-arm. The speed of the adjustment movement of the C-arm can be selected by actuation of the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Udo Heinze, Peter Nögel
  • Patent number: 7160027
    Abstract: A motor-adjustable X-ray system comprises a C-arm, which has two degrees of freedom and is adjustable with a motor support. The motor support has a force pickup device which is provided to detect a force exerted by an operator when manipulating the C-arm. The force pickup device is configured to detect a plurality of directional components of the exerted force and to cooperate with an evaluation unit, by which as a function of the plurality of the directional components of the exerted force, different amounts of motor support of the C-arm in the two degrees of freedom are established via the evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jochen Bauer, Wendelin Feiten, Udo Heinze, Martin Vierbücher
  • Patent number: 7093976
    Abstract: An X-ray system, comprises a motor-adjustable C-arm, an input device which has a first actuating device and is mechanically connected to the C-arm, a dead man's switch, which is mechanically connected to the C-arm, and a pattern recognition module which cooperates with the input device and the dead man's switch, and is provided to determine a classification of actuating signal patterns generated via the first actuating device. A first signal group is activatable when the dead man's switch is actuated, and a second signal group is activatable when the dead man's switch is not actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Franz Fadler, Udo Heinze, Martin Vierbücher
  • Patent number: 7048440
    Abstract: The invention concerns a C-arm x-ray device with a non-isocentric C-arm on which an x-ray source is positioned and that can be orbitally or angularly rotated, whereby the C-arm x-ray device comprises a device fashioned to horizontally adjust the C-arm (which enables an adjustment of the C-arm within the plane of the C-arm) and a device fashioned to vertically adjust the C-arm, where the horizontal adjustment device and the vertical adjustment device are fashioned such that they can automatically move the central x-ray beam of the x-ray source back into the isocenter, given an orbital or angulatory rotation of the C-arm via the horizontal and vertical adjustment device. An appertaining method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Graumann, Udo Heinze, Peter Nögel
  • Publication number: 20050281377
    Abstract: An x-ray apparatus that can be connected to an electric mains and has an additional unit to store energy, including at least one ultra-capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventor: Udo Heinze
  • Publication number: 20050117710
    Abstract: A motorized adjustable x-ray apparatus has a transmitter operable by AN operator for adjustment of a C-arm and mechanically connected with the C-arm. The transmitter allows adjustment of both an angulation angle and an orbital angle of the C-arm. The speed of the adjustment movement of the C-arm can be selected by actuation of the transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Udo Heinze, Peter Nogel
  • Publication number: 20050105692
    Abstract: An X-ray system, comprises a motor-adjustable C-arm, an input device which has a first actuating device and is mechanically connected to the C-arm, a dead man's switch, which is mechanically connected to the C-arm, and a pattern recognition module which cooperates with the input device and the dead man's switch, and is provided to determine a classification of actuating signal patterns generated via the first actuating device. A first signal group is activatable when the dead man's switch is actuated, and a second signal group is activatable when the dead man's switch is not actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Franz Fadler, Udo Heinze, Martin Vierbucher
  • Publication number: 20050100134
    Abstract: A motor-adjustable X-ray system comprises a C-arm, which has two degrees of freedom and is adjustable with a motor support. The motor support has a force pickup device which is provided to detect a force exerted by an operator when manipulating the C-arm. The force pickup device is configured to detect a plurality of directional components of the exerted force and to cooperate with an evaluation unit, by which as a function of the plurality of the directional components of the exerted force, different amounts of motor support of the C-arm in the two degrees of freedom are established via the evaluation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Jochen Bauer, Wendelin Feiten, Udo Heinze, Martin Vierbucher
  • Publication number: 20050094770
    Abstract: An X-ray system, having an adjustable C-arm configured with two degrees of freedom, comprises a memory configured to memorize a travel distance of the C-arm. Via the memory, an adjustability of the C-arm is determined by the memorized travel distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Franz Fadler, Udo Heinze
  • Publication number: 20040202284
    Abstract: The invention concerns a C-arm x-ray device with a non-isocentric C-arm on which an x-ray source is positioned and that can be orbitally or angularly rotated, whereby the C-arm x-ray device comprises a device fashioned to horizontally adjust the C-arm (which enables an adjustment of the C-arm within the plane of the C-arm) and a device fashioned to vertically adjust the C-arm, where the horizontal adjustment device and the vertical adjustment device are fashioned such that they can automatically move the central x-ray beam of the x-ray source back into the isocenter, given an orbital or angulatory rotation of the C-arm via the horizontal and vertical adjustment device. An appertaining method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Rainer Graumann, Udo Heinze, Peter Nogel
  • Patent number: 6048097
    Abstract: In a stationary or mobile C-arm X-ray examination device with isocentric shifting of the C-arm, including rotation around a rotational axis, in order to enable an exact positioning of the patient, a light source is provided at the X-ray examination device which emits a light beam in the direction of the isocenter. For at least one position of the C-arm, the light beam and the rotational axis are assured to coincide, so that the projection of the light beam in a patient correctly identifies the isocenter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Udo Heinze
  • Patent number: 5164583
    Abstract: A detector for the image brightness which is present at the output screen of an x-ray image intensifier is formed by a combination of individual detector elements, the detector elements having different shapes and/or sizes. The detector elements in combination form a matrix which enables an optimum selection of a desired measurement field by selecting defined combinations of individual detector elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Horst Aichinger, Udo Heinze