Patents by Inventor Franz Josef Steinhofer

Franz Josef Steinhofer 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).

  • ULTRASOUND PROBE HANGER AND METHOD FOR SUSPENDING A WIRELESS ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER WITHIN A CHAMBER OF AN ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER HIGH-LEVEL DISINFECTION (HLD) SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240164745
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe hanger includes a stem, shoulders, arms, and a probe holder. The shoulders are arranged generally perpendicular to the stem and are connected to a proximal end of the stem. The arms are arranged generally parallel to each other and to the stem. The arms are connected at upper ends to outer shoulder ends of the shoulders. The probe holder includes outer side portions, a rear portion, a partially open front portion, and four protrusions. The outer side portions are each connected to lower ends of the arms. The rear portion extends between the outer side portions. The partially-open front portion includes outer front portions each extending from the outer side portions and defining a central front open portion. The four protrusions are arranged in a rectangle on an inside surface of the probe holder and are configured to suspend a wireless ultrasound probe within the probe holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventor: Franz Josef Steinhofer
  • Ultrasound probe hanger and method for suspending a wireless ultrasound transducer within a chamber of an ultrasound transducer high-level disinfection (HLD) system
    Patent number: 11918416
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe hanger includes a stem, shoulders, arms, and a probe holder. The shoulders are arranged generally perpendicular to the stem and are connected to a proximal end of the stem. The arms are arranged generally parallel to each other and to the stem. The arms are connected at upper ends to outer shoulder ends of the shoulders. The probe holder includes outer side portions, a rear portion, a partially open front portion, and four protrusions. The outer side portions are each connected to lower ends of the arms. The rear portion extends between the outer side portions. The partially-open front portion includes outer front portions each extending from the outer side portions and defining a central front open portion. The four protrusions are arranged in a rectangle on an inside surface of the probe holder and are configured to suspend a wireless ultrasound probe within the probe holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventor: Franz Josef Steinhofer
  • ULTRASOUND PROBE HANGER AND METHOD FOR SUSPENDING A WIRELESS ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER WITHIN A CHAMBER OF AN ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER HIGH-LEVEL DISINFECTION (HLD) SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220304655
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe hanger includes a stem, shoulders, arms, and a probe holder. The shoulders are arranged generally perpendicular to the stem and are connected to a proximal end of the stem. The arms are arranged generally parallel to each other and to the stem. The arms are connected at upper ends to outer shoulder ends of the shoulders. The probe holder includes outer side portions, a rear portion, a partially open front portion, and four protrusions. The outer side portions are each connected to lower ends of the arms. The rear portion extends between the outer side portions. The partially-open front portion includes outer front portions each extending from the outer side portions and defining a central front open portion. The four protrusions are arranged in a rectangle on an inside surface of the probe holder and are configured to suspend a wireless ultrasound probe within the probe holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Franz Josef Steinhofer