Patents by Inventor Waldemar Ulmer

Waldemar Ulmer 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).

  • Systems and methods for correction of scatter in images
    Patent number: 7471813
    Abstract: A method for correction of scatter in an image includes receiving data of an image having a scatter characteristic, performing a deconvolution procedure on the data using Hermite expansion technique, and generating modified image data based on a result from the step of performing. A method for correction of scatter in an image includes receiving data of an image having a scatter characteristic, and generating modified image data using Fredholm integral technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems International AG
    Inventors: Waldemar Ulmer, Wolfgang Kaissl
  • Systems and methods for correction of scatter in images
    Publication number: 20060072803
    Abstract: A method for correction of scatter in an image includes receiving data of an image having a scatter characteristic, performing a deconvolution procedure on the data using Hermite expansion technique, and generating modified image data based on a result from the step of performing. A method for correction of scatter in an image includes receiving data of an image having a scatter characteristic, and generating modified image data using Fredholm integral technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: Varian Medical Systems Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Waldemar Ulmer, Wolfgang Kaissl