Patents by Inventor Frank Rockenstiehl

Frank Rockenstiehl 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).

  • Video endoscope
    Patent number: 8187171
    Abstract: A video endoscope comprises an elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis, and a handpiece at the proximal end of the shaft, a distal end of the shaft being provided with a lens and, in the proximal direction from the lens, with an electronic image pickup. The image pickup is connected, via an electrical connection extending along the shaft, to an electrical connector piece arranged on the handpiece. The image pickup and the connector piece can rotate relative to each other about the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The electrical connection comprises at least one flexible, elongate circuit board, which is able to twist about its longitudinal direction and has at least one conductor track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus M. Irion, Peter Schwarz, Christian Graf, Frank Rockenstiehl
  • Video Endoscope
    Publication number: 20080214892
    Abstract: A video endoscope comprises an elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis, and a handpiece at the proximal end of the shaft, a distal end of the shaft being provided with a lens and, in the proximal direction from the lens, with an electronic image pickup. The image pickup is connected, via an electrical connection extending along the shaft, to an electrical connector piece arranged on the handpiece. The image pickup and the connector piece can rotate relative to each other about the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The electrical connection comprises at least one flexible, elongate circuit board, which is able to twist about its longitudinal direction and has at least one conductor track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Klaus M. Irion, Peter Schwarz, Christian Graf, Frank Rockenstiehl