Patents by Inventor Hubert Sonleiter

Hubert Sonleiter 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).

  • Shaft seal and method for producing a shaft seal
    Patent number: 9726291
    Abstract: A shaft seal includes a radially outward flange area and a radially inward sealing lip connected to the flange area. An annular spring with a U-shaped or V-shaped cross section is arranged on a radial outer face of the sealing lip, wherein an outer limb bears on the flange area and an inner limb bears on the sealing lip, and wherein a surface of the spring exposed to an exterior of the shaft seal is coated with an elastomer. The invention also relates to a method for producing a shaft seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hubert Sonleiter, Raphael Spycher
  • Shaft Seal and Method for Producing a Shaft Seal
    Publication number: 20150054226
    Abstract: A shaft seal includes a radially outward flange area and a radially inward sealing lip connected to the flange area. An annular spring with a U-shaped or V-shaped cross section is arranged on a radial outer face of the sealing lip, wherein an outer limb bears on the flange area and an inner limb bears on the sealing lip, and wherein a surface of the spring exposed to an exterior of the shaft seal is coated with an elastomer. The invention also relates to a method for producing a shaft seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Hubert Sonleiter, Raphael Spycher
  • Videolaparoscope
    Patent number: D621932
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hubert Sonleiter, Christian Graf
  • Videolaparoscope
    Patent number: D629098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hubert Sonleiter, Christian Graf
  • Trocar
    Patent number: D740420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Raphael Spycher, Hubert Sonleiter, Martina Rogg