Patents by Inventor Julian Pfaff

Julian Pfaff 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).

  • Patent number: 11747356
    Abstract: A support element for a modular transport plane with a plurality of transport module units each comprising a driving surface assembly is presented. The support element has an upper support surface supporting the driving surface assemblies of at least two neighboring transport module units. The upper support surface has driving surface assembly interfaces engaged with complementary interfaces of the supported driving surface assemblies. The support element comprises a lower part having a mounting structure and an upper part having the upper support surface. The upper part connects lengthwise to the lower part via a connection structure. The connection structure restrains a relative movement between the lower part and the upper part in the longitudinal direction of the support element and allows a limited relative movement between the lower part and the upper part in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Bates, Julian Pfaff, Noelia Gonzalez Vila, Adrian Fernandez Vazquez, Kyle Benton, Attila Sapi
  • Publication number: 20220196689
    Abstract: A support element for a modular transport plane with a plurality of transport module units each comprising a driving surface assembly is presented. The support element has an upper support surface supporting the driving surface assemblies of at least two neighboring transport module units. The upper support surface has driving surface assembly interfaces engaged with complementary interfaces of the supported driving surface assemblies. The support element comprises a lower part having a mounting structure and an upper part having the upper support surface. The upper part connects lengthwise to the lower part via a connection structure. The connection structure restrains a relative movement between the lower part and the upper part in the longitudinal direction of the support element and allows a limited relative movement between the lower part and the upper part in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Bates, Julian Pfaff, Noelia Gonzalez Vila, Adrian Fernandez Vazquez, Kyle Benton, Attila Sapi
  • Publication number: 20150258680
    Abstract: The invention relates to a joint drive with a joint unit and a curved guide drive. The joint unit comprises a first and a second transmission wheel which are positioned opposite each other. The first and the second transmission wheel can be driven independently of each other by a corresponding first and second actuator, respectively. The joint unit further includes a third transmission wheel which is in contact with the first and the second transmission wheel in a force-fitting manner and which is mounted in a rotatable manner and in a pivotal manner in the rotational direction of the first and the second transmission wheel. The curved guide drive comprises a curved guide in which the joint unit is guided in a rotatable manner about a first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Clemens Koessler, Julian Pfaff