Patents by Inventor Klaus D. Sacherer

Klaus D. Sacherer 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).

  • Container for longitudinally extending diagnostic test strips
    Patent number: 4717018
    Abstract: A unitary snap hinge made of plastic with two hinge parts which are connected with each other by means of a main joint. A flexible connecting piece is connected with the hinge parts by means of secondary joints, whereby the secondary joints have a distance from the main joint transverse to the joint axis and that the joints are designed as film joints. The hinge parts have the tendency to snap into the one or other end position from a position of an unsteady balance within their own pivot range. The snap hinge is a separate structural element. The one hinge part supports a locking element for a removal opening, the other hinge part supports at least one adapter piece with arresting elements. Thereby, the snap hinge can be mounted on a container or on the locking piece of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus D. Sacherer, Erich Weiss, Jochen Koehn, Ulrich Brach
  • Snap hinge made of plastic and container for longitudinally extending diagnostic test supports
    Patent number: 4615462
    Abstract: A unitary snap hinge made of plastic with two hinge parts which are connected with each other by means of a main joint. A flexible connecting piece is connected with the hinge parts by means of secondary joints, whereby the secondary joints have a distance from the main joint transverse to the joint axis and that the joints are designed as film joints. The hinge parts have the tendency to snap into the one or other end position from a position of an unsteady balance within their own pivot range. The snap hinge is a separate structural element. The one hinge part supports a locking element for a removal opening, the other hinge part supports at least one adapter piece with arresting elements. Thereby, the snap hinge can be mounted on a container or on the locking piece of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: Zeller Plastik, Koehn Grabner & Co.
    Inventors: Klaus D. Sacherer, Erich Weiss, Jochen Koehn, Ulrich Brach