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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905941 | Recovery of non-ferrous metals from by-products of the zinc and lead industry using electric smelting with submerged plasma This invention relates to a single-step pyrometallurgical process for the recovery of non-ferrous metals from zinc bearing residues, in particular from by-products of the zinc and lead industry such as goethite and jarosite. A process for the recovery of metals from... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7846419 | Method for producing radioactive isotopes for positron emission tomography A method for producing radioactive isotopes for positron emission tomography is provided. The method includes generating radioactive isotopes by the acceleration of a projectile in a linear accelerator that is operative to accelerate at least two different projectil... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7878439 | Retractor with pretensioner for auxiliary load limitation An assembly having a retractor and a pretensioner whereby the pretensioner can be employed to provide load limitation features. The pretensioner may also be used without the load limitation features. The pretensioner has a drive mechanism including a plurality of pr... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877474 | Method for generating and administering templates for event management A method and an apparatus are provided for automatically generating and administering templates for an event management tool, which is configured for monitoring terminal devices or components of a network. In the templates, monitoring criteria, by which the monitori... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7875846 | Mounting device for phantom, method for quality monitoring of a particle therapy system, and particle therapy system A mounting device for phantoms for use in quality monitoring of a radiation therapy system is described. The mounting device is adapted such that a plurality of phantoms can be placed replicably in a defined position on the mounting device. A quality assurance proce... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874727 | Control method for guided movement of an X-ray examination system According to the invention, an X-ray examination may be simply and rapidly carried out and hence produce a sharp X-ray image with an X-ray source and/or X-ray receiver an X-ray examination system which may be displaced relative to the mounting position thereof by me... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874031 | Patient positioning apparatus for a magnetic resonance device A patient positioning apparatus for a magnetic resonance device is provided. The patient positioning apparatus includes a positioning unit with a fixing side for fixing to the magnetic resonance device, a supporting frame extending horizontally starting from the fix... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7869575 | X-ray examination system for analog mammography An X-ray examination system for analog mammography is provided. The X-ray examination system for analog mammography includes an X-ray system including an X-ray film and labeling device. The X-ray film is exposed to an X-ray beam of the X-ray system with examination ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867518 | Controlled release compositions for interferon based on PEGT/PBT block copolymers and method for preparation thereof The invention discloses a pharmaceutical composition for the controlled release of relatively toxic active compounds, in particular for bioactive proteins from the class of interferons. The composition comprises a biodegradable block copolymer constructed from poly(... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7857745 | Method for function monitoring in medical accelerator systems A method for function monitoring in medical accelerator systems, wherein at least one signal characterizing the operation of at least one medical accelerator, is acquired, digitized and deposited in digitized form in a data processing system to hold it for evaluatio... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857511 | Stand for an X-ray system The invention relates to a stand (5) which is especially adapted to support for a digital X-ray detector (4) for an X-ray system (1), and to an X-ray system (1) comprising such a stand (5). The stand (5) comprises a stirrup ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7842274 | Process for manufacture of silver-based particles and electrical contact materials The invention is directed to a process for manufacture of fine precious metal containing particles, specifically silver-based particles and silver-based contact materials via an intermediate silver(+1)-oxide species. The process comprises in a first step the ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7836617 | Linen spreader apparatus and method A separated article of laundry is dragged over a plurality of wheels or belts. The wheels or belts adjust the amount of overhang on each side, making an edge of the article more horizontal. A clamp clamps the edge and drags the article of laundry from the wheels or ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7835429 | Transmit spectrum for a digital subscriber line signal A technique to shape the transmit spectrum for a digital subscriber line modem includes utilizing information indicative of crosstalk into the line of another modem. The transmit spectrum is divided by an adjustable transition frequency into a lower frequency region... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7834334 | Particle therapy system A particle therapy system for irradiating a volume of a patient to be irradiated with high-energy particles is provided. The system includes a radiation outlet of a radiation delivery and acceleration system from which a particle beam exits in order to interact with... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7831023 | X-ray diaphragm A diaphragm system for an x-ray apparatus for scanning an object is provided. The diaphragm system includes a diaphragm support arranged within a radiation path of an x-ray beam. The diaphragm support includes at least two different individual diaphragms. The at lea... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7830246 | Occupant sensor and method for seat belt or other monitoring An occupant sensor with a complex arrangement of antenna or a simple single antenna determines a charge or discharge characteristic of the antenna. By determining the change in voltage or current of the antenna as a function of time, any occupant may be detected or ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827709 | Linen spreader apparatus and method An article is selected and spread from a load of articles. A first clamp moves along a run to remove an article. By changing orientation of the run, articles may be removed from different locations. A second clamp rotates while holding the article. The rotation gene... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7820989 | Method and apparatus for performing radiation treatment A method is provided for determining and monitoring parameters of a radiation treatment. The method comprises producing a first image of a region of a patient body to be radiated using a medical imaging process, determining a parameter setting of a radiation system ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7816657 | Particle therapy system A particle therapy system is provided. The particle therapy system includes at least two acceleration units, with each of which acceleration units particles can be accelerated to at least an energy necessary for the irradiation; and a common energy selection system,... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7815708 | Process and apparatus for recovery of non-ferrous metals from zinc residues The invention relates to a process for the separation and recovery of non-ferrous metals from zinc-bearing residues, in particular from residues produced by the zinc manufacturing industry. The process comprises the steps of: —subjecting the residue to a flash or ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7814591 | Patient positioning device A patient positioning device is provided. The patient positioning device includes a patient positioning top and a u-shaped undercarriage that includes first and second parts that can be displaced relative to each other. An undercarriage length is adjustable with the... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7813838 | Medical examination and treatment apparatus A medical examination and treatment apparatus includes a robot operable to control a tool, and an internal position-determination system to measure a position of the tool by determining a setting of adjusting elements of the robot. The apparatus further includes an ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7812326 | Treatment station for particle therapy A treatment station for particle bombardment of a patient is provided. The treatment station includes an apparatus for adaptation of at least one particle beam parameter of a particle beam of a particle therapy installation. The treatment station operates in at leas... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7812319 | Beam guiding magnet for deflecting a particle beam A beam guiding magnet includes a first and second coil system, which are designed such that the dipole moments of the first and second coil systems point in opposite directions. Since the dipole moments of the first and second coil systems point in opposite directio... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810186 | Device and method for motorized support of a patient positioning facility 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 elec... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7801275 | Imaging system A medical imaging system is provided. The medical imaging system includes an imaging device with a radiation source and a detector, a control unit; and a processing unit. The processing unit is operable to compare a stored reference image taken using a high radiatio... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7799251 | Microcapillary networks Devices that include hosts having internal microcapillary networks are disclosed. The microcapillary networks are formed from interconnected passageways. The interconnected passageways may be formed by removing a fugitive material from a cured host material that for... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7794884 | Negative electrode for lithium batteries An active material for high-voltage negative electrodes (>1V vs. Li) of secondary rechargeable lithium batteries is disclosed. Chemical composition is represented by the general formula Li2+vTi3−WFeXMyM′ZO | 09/14/2010 |
| 7791693 | Semi-transmission liquid crystal display device and fabricating method thereof A semi-transmission LCD device capable of enhancing a reflection efficiency by introducing external light to a reflection portion on an array substrate of a thin film transistor forming an overcoating layer having concave portions on a color filter substrate, and ca... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791476 | Occupant sensor and method for seat belt or other monitoring The change in voltage or current of the antenna is measured by the time to reach a particular voltage level. Using either charging and/or discharging, the times to reach two or more different levels of the total charge are measured. By providing sensor electronics w... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7787929 | Control system for medical equipment A control system for medical equipment comprises an examination/treatment system, an optical detection system which is operably affixed to the examination/treatment system and configured to collect data corresponding to detected gestural inputs made by an operator i... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7786433 | Phantom and method for quality monitoring of a medical system A phantom for quality monitoring of a medical system, in particular a medical therapy system, or particle therapy system, is described. The phantom has a fixation device for coupling the phantom to a positioning device. In an aspect, a method for quality monitoring ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7774622 | CRPTO envelope around a CPU with DRAM for image protection In one embodiment, a Central Processing Unit having a processing core. The processing core connects to an internal memory bus having N address lines and X data lines. A cache connects to the internal memory bus and uses M of N bits of the N address lines to address ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7773094 | Method and device for the display of images A device for the display of images with a data processing system is provided. The device includes a display device; a memory storing an original image comprising a number of pixels; and a processor operable to generate a second image on the basis of the original ima... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7764767 | Device and method for adjusting a diagnostic unit A diagnosis device, in particular an x-ray device, includes a patient couch which is rotatably mounted on a carrier device as well as a diagnosis unit, which is likewise mounted on the carrier device and can be moved along a longitudinal direction in parallel to the... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7763867 | Particle therapy system, method and device for requesting a particle beam A particle therapy system, method and device for requesting a particle beam is provided. The particle therapy system includes an accelerator that accelerates particles; a particle beam directing unit that directs particles to at least one irradiation location; and a... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7755217 | Pulse generator A method for controlling a pulse generator is provided. The method includes measuring a switch-on time difference for each cell and controlling the semiconductor switches of each cell for the voltage pulse as a function of the switch-on time difference. The switch-o... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7753587 | Patient table for a radiation therapy system or a radiation diagnosis system A patient table for a medical radiation therapy system or radiation diagnosis system is provided. The patient table includes a flat bearing surface and a surface-specific radiation absorption that is measured per radiated surface unit of the bearing surface. The per... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7744278 | X-ray device with a scattered ray protection device An x-ray device is provided. The x-ray device includes an x-ray emitter, an image receiver arranged in a radiation direction at a distance from the x-ray emitter, a patient support disposed between the x-ray emitter and the image receiver, a relative position of the... | 06/29/2010 |
