Patents by Inventor Karl Behr

Karl Behr 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 and device for holding and identifying surgical instruments
    Patent number: 7229285
    Abstract: A method and device for identification of surgical instruments, in particular of dental instruments, uses a stationary geometric arrangement of instrument holders and a suitable positional allocation of the instruments to these holders. The holders are provided in an arrangement of raster modules which cooperate with a base unit, only a single raster module being accessible in each case for removal and fitting of instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Inventor: Karl Behr
  • Method and device for holding and identifying surgical instruments
    Publication number: 20050153260
    Abstract: A method and device for identification of surgical instruments, in particular of dental instruments, uses a stationary geometric arrangement of instrument holders and a suitable positional allocation of the instruments to these holders. The holders are provided in an arrangement of raster modules which cooperate with a base unit, only a single raster module being accessible in each case for removal and fitting of instruments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventor: Karl Behr