Patents by Inventor Guenther Ihle

Guenther Ihle 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).

  • Method for producing analytical aids
    Patent number: 9463530
    Abstract: A method for producing analytical aids for obtaining bodily fluid, in particular lancets or microsamplers, in which the aids are formed as a shaped part (10) from a flat metallic material by material separation on shaped part edges (28), wherein at least one sharp shaped part edge (28) is finished by laser irradiation, a laser beam (36) is guided repeatedly over the shaped part (10) along an irradiation path (38) in irradiation intervals, and the shaped part edge (28) is rounded by the cumulative energy input of the laser beam (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Guenther Ihle, Hans List
  • Method for Producing Analytical Aids
    Publication number: 20140243866
    Abstract: A method for producing analytical aids for obtaining bodily fluid, in particular lancets or microsamplers, in which the aids are formed as a shaped part (10) from a flat metallic material by material separation on shaped part edges (28), wherein at least one sharp shaped part edge (28) is finished by laser irradiation, a laser beam (36) is guided repeatedly over the shaped part (10) along an irradiation path (38) in irradiation intervals, and the shaped part edge (28) is rounded by the cumulative energy input of the laser beam (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Guenther Ihle, Hans List