Patents by Inventor Christopher Biddel

Christopher Biddel 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).

  • Connector system and method of using same
    Patent number: 7678096
    Abstract: A connector system (10) for producing a sterile connection includes a fluid conduit (32), an engagement device (14, 22) designed to engage with a complementary engagement device (16, 24) of a complementary connector (12), a displacement device (26) with a substantially plane displacement surface (30) and a fluid conduit aperture (60) which extends through the displacement surface (30) and is connected to the fluid conduit (32), with the displacement device (26) being designed to displace the connector (12) and the complementary connector (12) relative to one another in a displacement direction (40) after the engagement device (14, 22) has engaged with the complementary engagement device (16, 24), and with the displacement direction (40) being substantially parallel to the displacement surface (30), and a sterile cover device (20, 74) designed to cover at least the fluid conduit aperture (60) in a sterile manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventors: Christopher Biddel, Winfried Kuhlmann, Colin Kalman Lanyi, Oscar-Werner Reif
  • Connector system and method of using same
    Publication number: 20060252298
    Abstract: A connector system (10) for producing a sterile connection includes a fluid conduit (32), an engagement device (14, 22) designed to engage with a complementary engagement device (16, 24) of a complementary connector (12), a displacement device (26) with a substantially plane displacement surface (30) and a fluid conduit aperture (60) which extends through the displacement surface (30) and is connected to the fluid conduit (32), with the displacement device (26) being designed to displace the connector (12) and the complementary connector (12) relative to one another in a displacement direction (40) after the engagement device (14, 22) has engaged with the complementary engagement device (16, 24), and with the displacement direction (40) being substantially parallel to the displacement surface (30), and a sterile cover device (20, 74) designed to cover at least the fluid conduit aperture (60) in a sterile manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: Sartorius AG
    Inventors: Christopher Biddel, Winfried Kuhlmann, Colin Lanyi, Oscar-Werner Reif