Patents by Inventor Axel von Brand

Axel von Brand 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).

  • Component mixing apparatus and system including a movable cannula
    Patent number: 5743312
    Abstract: An apparatus for combining liquid or solid components stored in containers includes a cylindrical hollow body for receiving end closures of the containers and at least one cannula for penetrating the end closures. The cannula is mounted in a cannula holder movable in the hollow body, and retainer bridges connect the cannula holder to an inner wall surface of the hollow body. The retainer bridges fracture after the cannula penetrates the end closure in the first container so that the cannula moves toward the second container to penetrate the closure in the second container.Also disclosed is a system including the apparatus, two containers, and outer packaging enclosing the containers and the hollow body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Behringwerke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Pfeifer, Dietmar Weitzel, Wolfgang Kneip, Bernhard Vohwinkel, Axel von Brand