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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185904 | Image reconstruction system with multiple parallel reconstruction pipelines In a method, system, computer-readable medium and watchdog module to control a number of medical technology processes that are executed in multiple computerized pipelines according to a predetermined organizational structure, a priority is associated with an incomin... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185335 | Magnetic resonance system and method for spatially-dependent adjustment of system parameters A magnetic resonance apparatus is operated with continuous movement of an examination subject through a measurement volume of the apparatus. At each successively-occupied position of the examination subject within the measurement volume during the continuous movemen... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185188 | Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging on the basis of a gradient echo sequence In a method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging on the basis of a gradient echo sequence by excitation of nuclear spins and measurement of radio-frequency signals indicating the excited nuclear spins, a) the pulse frequency of the person to be examined is d... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185187 | Magnetic resonance lmethod and apparatus with gated shimming of the basic magnetic field In the acquisition of magnetic resonance imaging or spectroscopic data, 2D PACE is employed to identify an acceptance or shimming window within which the magnetic resonance data are acquired, and to trigger the acquisition of the magnetic resonance data at the same ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185004 | Method and arrangement for setting the dot size of printed images generated with the aid of an electrographic printing or copying system In a method or system to set a dot size of toner images, at least one latent raster image is generated that is not to be inked with toner particles in at least one region to form a first toner image. At least one additional latent raster image is generated that is t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184879 | Parallel MRI involving density weighting or acquisition weighting In a method for magnetic resonance imaging, k-space is sampled using density weighted data acquisition or acquisition weighted data acquisition, with at least one region of k-space being intentionally undersampled with respect to the Nyquist criterion. Reconstructio... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184854 | Method and system for evaluation of the behavior of users of a digital image information system In a method of evaluation of the user behavior of users of a digital image information system during the viewing and/or assessment and/or processing of at least one image object presented on at least one display device, at least one selectable indicator of the user ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184770 | X-ray acquisition method and device for stereotactic biopsy In a method and an associated device for generation of digital x-ray image exposures of an examination subject with an x-ray source and a digital x-ray detector for a stereotactic biopsy, wherein, for one or more x-ray image acquisitions of the examination subject w... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183866 | Magnetic resonance tomography method and apparatus with separation of fat and water images according to the two-point dixon method dependent on Tdecay In a magnetic resonance tomography method and apparatus for separation of fat and water images according to the two-point Dixon method dependent on the T*2 decay, the following steps are implemented: (S1) acquire three fat-water images, respectivel... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183865 | Magnetic resonance system and method for correction of movement artifacts In a method and magnetic resonance (MR) for correction of movement in the acquisition of MR images of an examination region, wherein the movement that occurs between the acquisition of data of spatially different slices of the examination region is taken into accoun... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180449 | Dual chamber pacemaker An implantable medical device and a method for operating such a device to provide cardiac pacing to the heart of a patient for pacing hearts of patients suffering from periodical or intermittent atrio-ventricular blocks, for example, AV block or HIS block. A control... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180127 | Method and image evaluation system for preparation of medical 2D or 3 D data In a method and system to prepare medical 2D or 3D data, in particular 2D or 3D image data acquired by means of computed tomography, a data set composed of medical 2D or 3D data is segmented with predeterminable first segmentation parameters, so a first data set wit... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179552 | Document delivery system A mail terminal senses insertion of a document into the terminal, scans the document in response to the sensed document insertion, and transmits the scanned document electronically over a telephone network. A host server receives the document over the telephone netw... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177835 | Method of imaging for heart valve implant procedure A method as a workflow for imaging for a heart valve implant procedure includes positioning the patient and an articulated imaging apparatus relative to one another, inducing rapid ventricular pacing in the patient, and imaging a region of the patient's heart to obt... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172317 | Stackable chair In a stackable chair system, a plurality of chairs are provided, each chair having a back, a seat, and first and second armrests all integral with one another in an injection-molded thermal plastic construction. Each first armrest has an integral molded round cup-ho... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172316 | Stackable chair In a stackable chair system, a plurality of chairs are provided, each chair having a back, a seat, and first and second armrests all integral with one another in an injection-molded thermal plastic construction. Each first armrest has an integral molded round cup-ho... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170691 | Medical implantable lead A medical implantable lead has a proximal end and a distal end, a biostable and biocompatible polymeric header, which is arranged at the distal end and has a first tubular portion, a helical fixation element located within the first tubular portion and being extenda... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169636 | Method, computer and computer program modules to transfer data in a computer network, and such a computer network In a method, a computer, and computer program modules to transfer data between servers of a computer network, a computer program module supplying the data from a first server is provided, and a reading computer program module is provided that reads the supplied data... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167571 | Horizontal axis wind turbine rotor assembly with lifting body rotor blades A horizontal axis wind turbine rotor assembly utilizes rotor blades having the aerodynamic characteristics of low aspect ratio lifting bodies. The aerodynamic characteristics of low aspect ratio lifting bodies at typical operating wind velocities permits high energy... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167461 | Method of manufacturing a light emitting device A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes separating a plurality of regions in a film with a thickness not greater than 0.5 millimeters to form a plurality of legs continuous with a body of film, folding the plurality of legs such that each leg term... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166532 | Decentralized access control framework A functional architecture is provided for decentralizing the authorization function of an access control system that incorporates user carried access devices, such as smart cards, and door controllers that interact so as to make access decisions. Access to individua... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165657 | Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging on the basis of a gradient echo sequence In a method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging on the basis of a gradient echo sequence by excitation of nuclear spins and measurement of radio-frequency signals arising from the excited nuclear spins: (a) the magnetizati... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165270 | X-ray optical grating and method for the production thereof, and X-ray detector embodying same In a method for the production of x-ray-optical gratings composed of a first material forming of periodically arranged grating webs and grating openings, a second material is applied by electroplating to fill the grid openings. The electroplating is continued until ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164800 | Method and device for engraving printing cylinders In a method or machine for engraving printing cylinders for packaging, pattern, or wallpaper printing and equipped with at least two engraving members, each engraving member engraving elements to be printed into the printing cylinder and, for an areal engraving, exe... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162543 | Method to correct imaging errors of an x-ray image intensifier system and associated x-ray image intensifier system An image intensifier system has an image converter tube to convert incident x-ray radiation into visible light and a digital camera system optically downstream of the image converter tube. The camera system has an image sensor to convert the incident, visible light ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162458 | Inkjet printing system with at least one ink cartridge and an associated ink cartridge receptacle Inkjet printing system with at least one ink cartridge and an associated ink cartridge receptacle in which a special ink cartridge exchange device can be omitted, wherein the ink cartridge is modified by a guide pin that is fastened on the convexity of the ink cartr... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162403 | Seat having a web stacked in a widthwise direction of the seat A seat which can obtain a favorable sitting feeling using a fibrous structure is provided. A seat 1 is provided with a cushion body 11 comprising fibrous structures 4a to 4d and a seat frame 15 supporting the cushion ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157324 | Cover material terminal treating member, seat part, and vehicle seat There is provided a long-life and strong cover material terminal treating member in which the terminal treatment of a cover material is easy to perform, and the terminal of the cover material is less liable to be taken away by a force from the outside, and which can... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156384 | Communications administration method and system for an electronic apparatus In a method, a computer-readable medium encoded with programming instructions, and a system for the administration of error messages of electronic, medical technology peripheral apparatuses that are in communication via a CANopen interface, a device configuration fi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155978 | Operating method for a computer A user predefines for a computer a retrieval instruction for primary data of a patient or of several patients. The computer accesses the primary data of this patient and outputs them to the user via a visual display device. The primary data comprise the primary imag... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155727 | Wrist coil for magnetic resonance imaging A wrist coil for magnetic resonance imaging has a tubular coil formed by a number of coil splicing units spliced together in succession, and an annular coil unit that is wound around the surface of the tubular coil. Since the annular coil unit is wound around the su... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154288 | Method, processor, and magnetic resonance apparatus for selective presentation of lung movement In a method for selective presentation of a movement of the lung, magnetic resonance images (MR images) of the lung are acquired in a temporal progression, i.e. MR images of the lung are acquired over multiple breathing cycles. The acquired MR images are registered ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151444 | Method for manufacturing connecting device for randomly connecting a number of transmitters and receivers A connection device for random connection of a first member of first transmission/reception units with a second number of second transmission/reception units has a switching matrix that includes a third number of controllable micromechanical switching elements that ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150130 | Magnetic resonance method and apparatus for producing an angiographic image In a magnetic resonance method and apparatus for generation of an angiographic image of a vascular system of a patient, a first data set of k-space data of the region to be examined is acquired using a contrast agent-free magnetic resonance angiography technique, a ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150122 | Method for controlling an image data acquisition and/or evaluation procedure in medical examinations In a method to control the acquisition and/or evaluation procedure of image data in medical examinations, in a previously acquired planning image data set entirely or partially covering a target volume, spatial information of the target volume is determined automati... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148987 | Magnetic resonance device A magnetic resonance device has a cryostat and a gradient coil assembly situated within an inner bore of the cryostat. A seal is positioned between the gradient coil assembly and the inner bore. The seal includes a first fluid filled toroid or helix mounted concentr... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148983 | Method for calibration of a magnetic resonance acquisition channel, calibration data determination device and magnetic resonance system In a method for calibration of a magnetic resonance acquisition channel having a magnetic resonance acquisition antenna in a magnetic resonance system, in a test signal is emitted by the transmission antenna in the magnetic resonance system and is received by the ac... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146060 | Data processing system and method for execution of a test routine in connection with an operating system In a system or a method for execution of a test routine in connection with a test operating system, the program data for provision of an administration operating system is processed. The test operating system or system configuration specified by a list entry is dete... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145862 | Arrangement for exchange of customer data of a franking machine In a method and an apparatus for exchanging customer data of a franking machine, a data processing device is in communication with a first memory that is permanently connected therewith, and is also in communication with a security module for implementing security-r... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143895 | Coil node voltage outputs for superconducting magnets In a superconducting magnet assembly a plurality of superconducting coils, joined in series, are housed within a cryostat. A coil node between two electrically adjacent of the superconducting coils provides an input voltage. A coil node voltage output is provided co... | 03/27/2012 |
