Patents by Inventor Herbert Lott

Herbert Lott 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).

  • Publication number: 20150209454
    Abstract: A device and method for disinfecting, sterilizing, and/or looking after medical, in particular dental, instruments, comprising a rinsing chamber in which there are holders for receiving the instruments, wherein at least parts of the walls of the rinsing chamber or elements located in the rinsing chamber can be cooled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Wiek, Johann Stempfle, Herbert Lott, Frank Saur
  • Patent number: 9057657
    Abstract: A device for disinfecting, sterilizing, and/or maintaining medical, in particular dental instruments. The device is optimized in various areas, facilitating the fully automatic, reliable, and reproducible preparation of dental instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH
    Inventors: Hans Heckenberger, Hans-Dieter Wiek, Herbert Lott, Frank Saur
  • Patent number: 9017619
    Abstract: Device and method for disinfecting, sterilizing, and/or looking after medical, in particular dental, instruments, comprising a rinsing chamber in which there are holders for receiving the instruments, wherein at least parts of the walls of the rinsing chamber or elements located in the rinsing chamber can be cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Wiek, Johann Stempfle, Herbert Lott, Frank Saur
  • Publication number: 20140130602
    Abstract: A device for disinfecting, sterilizing, and/or maintaining medical, in particular dental instruments. The device is optimized in various areas, facilitating the fully automatic, reliable, and reproducible preparation of dental instruments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH
    Inventors: Hans Heckenberger, Hans-Dieter Wiek, Herbert Lott, Frank Saur
  • Patent number: 8641981
    Abstract: A device for the disinfection, sterilization and/or maintenance of medical, in particular dental instruments. The device is optimized in various areas, facilitating the fully automatic, reliable and reproducible preparation of dental instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Heckenberger, Hans-Dieter Wiek, Herbert Lott, Frank Saur, Johann Stempfle
  • Publication number: 20120058007
    Abstract: A device for the disinfection, sterilization and/or maintenance of medical, in particular dental instruments. The device is optimized in various areas, facilitating the fully automatic, reliable and reproducible preparation of dental instruments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Hans Heckenberger, Hans-Dieter Wiek, Herbert Lott, Frank Saur, Johann Stempfle
  • Publication number: 20120058014
    Abstract: A device for disinfecting, sterilizing and/or maintaining medical, particularly dental, instruments comprises connecting units for connecting supply containers for media used by the device, in particular cleaning or care products, wherein the connecting units comprise control and/or identification means, which enable an identification of the supply container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: KALTENBACH & VOIGT GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Heckenberger, Hans-Dieter Wiek, Johann Stempfle, Bernd Gugel, Herbert Lott
  • Publication number: 20120048883
    Abstract: An assembly for removing a medium from a pressurized container, the assembly having a cut-off valve that is located on an outlet line for the container and a sensor for detecting the pressure prevailing in the container. The assembly is also provided with a control unit that controls the cut-off valve on the basis of the pressure determined by the sensor in order to remove the desired quantity of medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Heckenberger, Hans-Dieter Wiek, Johann Stempfle, Herbert Lott
  • Publication number: 20110206555
    Abstract: Device and method for disinfecting, sterilizing, and/or looking after medical, in particular dental, instruments, comprising a rinsing chamber in which there are holders for receiving the instruments, wherein at least parts of the walls of the rinsing chamber or elements located in the rinsing chamber can be cooled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Wiek, Johann Stempfle, Herbert Lott, Frank Saur
  • Publication number: 20060154201
    Abstract: An elongate medical handpiece having a base part and a grip element at least partially surrounding this base part. In order to improve the construction of the handpiece, the grip element is of at least two grip parts, of which one is releasably connected with the other and/or with the base part and the grip parts are so configured that they lie on one another in a form-fitting manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Braun, Herbert Lott
  • Patent number: 5505218
    Abstract: In a process for cleaning and/or disinfecting and/or maintaining medical or dental instruments, in a washing container filled with liquid, particularly water, the at least one tool holder being washed internally and externally and additionally having ultrasound applied thereto, in the case of a hollow or sleeve-shaped instrument, particularly tool holder, the cavity of the instrument, in particular the cavity or cavities of the tool holder accommodating the mechanical drive elements, is drained and ultrasound is then applied to the tool holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Pius Steinhauser, Anton Bodenmiller, Herbert Lott
  • Patent number: 5403555
    Abstract: In a device for selectively cleaning, disinfecting and maintaining medical or dental instruments, particularly tool holders, with a washing container to accommodate at least one instrument and with an ultrasonic cleaning device with an ultrasonic exciter which is arranged on the washing container, the washing container has a cross-sectional shape, preferably a horizontal cross-sectional shape, which deviates from a rectangular or square cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Pius Steinhauser, Anton Bodenmiller, Herbert Lott
  • Patent number: 5380369
    Abstract: In a process for cleaning and/or disinfecting and/or maintaining medical or dental instruments, in a washing container filled with liquid, particularly water, the at least one tool holder being washed internally and externally and additionally having ultrasound applied thereto, in the case of a hollow or sleeve-shaped instrument, particularly tool holder, the cavity of the instrument, in particular the cavity or cavities of the tool holder accommodating the mechanical drive elements, is drained and ultrasound is then applied to the tool holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Pius Steinhauser, Anton Bodenmiller, Herbert Lott
  • Patent number: 5380077
    Abstract: Machining device for machining precision, in particular dental, workpieces in a machining chamber surrounded by a housing.In a machining device for machining precision, in particular dental, workpieces in a machining chamber surrounded by a housing, having an inspection window with two gripping holes arranged to the two sides of the inspection window, a mounting for a glove or sleeve being arranged in the edge regions of each hole, the mounting has two coaxial clamping rings insertable one into the other, of which the one clamping ring is affixed to the housing in the region of the associated hole edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Georg Puschner, Herbert Lott