Patents by Inventor Berthold Egger

Berthold Egger 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: 7763026
    Abstract: A saw guide for medicinal purposes is provided, having a handle and a sawblade guide element mounted on the handle to receive and guide a sawblade, said sawblade guide element including a frame mounted on the handle and a guide recess for the sawblade, mounted rotatably in the frame. The sawblade guide element can be secured on the material being sawed and can be adjusted in the position fixed at various end positions on the saw material. The frame is configured as a circle segment open on one side, into which the guide recess, which has an essentially circular base body, can be inserted in a form-locking connection. A stud is configured on the base body extending radially outward and having at least one essentially vertical slit for receiving the sawblade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Berthold Egger, Rudiger Beck
  • Publication number: 20050070909
    Abstract: The invention relates to a saw guide for medicinal purposes, with a handle and a sawblade guide element mounted on the handle to receive and guide a sawblade, and where the sawblade guide element consisting of a frame mounted on the handle and a guide recess for the sawblade, mounted rotatably in the frame can be secured on the material being sawed and can be adjusted in the position fixed at various notches on the saw material. To create a saw guide for medical purposes which is simple to handle and which ensures exact and precisely positioned guidance of the sawblade, the invention proposes that the frame is configured as a circle segment open on one side, into which the guide recess, which has an essentially circular base body, can be inserted in a form-locking connection and on the base body a stud is configured extending radially outward and at least one essentially vertical slit for receiving the sawblade is configured in the stud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Berthold Egger, Rudiger Beck