Patents by Inventor Dieter Knofe

Dieter Knofe 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).

  • Dual input zone force feedback with spring-mounted sliding guide element electrically controlling a micropositioning apparatus
    Patent number: 10086376
    Abstract: The invention relates to operating apparatus for the control of a movement apparatus, in particular the movement apparatus of a micromanipulator for the manipulation of biological cells, and a method for the control of the movement apparatus. The operating apparatus comprises an electrical control device and an input device with different input zones, by means of which the movement apparatus can be controlled according to different control rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Inventors: Dieter Knofe, Christian Flucke, Andreas Maass
  • System and method for generating a tool motion
    Patent number: 9422520
    Abstract: System for generating the motion of a tool, in particular for the work on biological cell material, which includes an apparatus, the apparatus providing a tool section, at which a tool can be arranged, and at least one actuator element arranged to move the tool section, the system further comprising a system control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: EPPENDORF AG
    Inventors: Andreas Schirr, Jens Lembke, Dieter Knofe, Andreas Graff
  • Operating Apparatus for the Control of a Movement Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20140024110
    Abstract: The invention relates to operating apparatus for the control of a movement apparatus, in particular the movement apparatus of a micromanipulator for the manipulation of biological cells, and a method for the control of the movement apparatus. The operating apparatus comprises an electrical control device and an input device with different input zones, by means of which the movement apparatus can be controlled according to different control rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Dieter KNOFE, Christian FLUCKE, Andreas MAASS
  • System and Method for Generating a Tool Motion
    Publication number: 20130013115
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for generating the motion of a tool, in particular for the work on biological cell material, includes an apparatus, the apparatus providing a tool section, at which a tool can be arranged, and at least one actuator element arranged to move the tool section, the system further comprising a system control device, the system control device providing control means, which are configured to let the apparatus perform a pulsed motion of the tool section, starting from a first position of the tool section, moving the tool section to a second position, and moving the tool section from the second position to a third position or back to the first position, by means of the at least one actuator element, the system further including a feed motion device, which is linked to the tool section or which is linked to the apparatus, respectively, and which is capable of providing a feed motion of the tool section, control means being configured to control the feed motion of the tool section, wher
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Eppendorf AG
    Inventors: Andreas Schirr, Jens Lembke, Dieter Knofe, Andreas Graff