Patents by Inventor Louis Widmer

Louis Widmer 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: 9469020
    Abstract: A hand-held machine tool is disclosed. The tool has an electric motor and an output shaft which can be driven by the electric motor about a working axis. The output shaft has an intake space which is open on the output side for receiving a machine tool and which has two elongated holes cutting into the intake space in the radial direction. Blocking elements lie in the elongated holes and protrude into the intake space and are movable between an end on the output side of the elongated hole and an end on the drive side of the elongated hole. The blocking elements abut on a radial stop in the radial direction and are forced into the intake space in an engaging manner. The stop overlaps in a locked position with the ends on the output side of the elongated holes and can be moved in the withdrawal direction against a spring force of a spring for releasing a radial movement of the blocking elements from the engagement with the intake space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Funk, Louis Widmer
  • Patent number: 9434057
    Abstract: An electric screwdriver is disclosed. The screwdriver has a spindle, a locking body, a radial stop, a strap, and a spring. The spindle defines a receiving area and an oblong hole which is open into the receiving area in a radial direction. The locking body is disposed in the oblong hole, where the locking body is protrudable into the receiving area. The radial stop is engageable with the locking body where, when the radial stop engages with the locking body, the locking body protrudes into the receiving area. A first end of the strap engages behind the locking body on a drive end. The spring is disposed between a second end of the strap and the radial stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Funk, Louis Widmer
  • Publication number: 20150290082
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of filling a container with a liquid drug from a drug reservoir may include: a) connecting a container and a drug reservoir with a cannula such that the drug reservoir and the container fluidically communicate with each other via the cannula, while being hermetically sealed; b) reducing a first volume contained within the container to displace a gaseous medium from the first volume of the container via the cannula into a second volume contained within the drug reservoir; c) increasing the first volume of the container to displace the liquid drug from the second volume of the drug reservoir into the first volume of the container to fill the container; and d) disconnecting the container and the drug reservoir. Before performing action d), action b) and action c) can be successively performed more than once to stepwise increase an amount of liquid drug displaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Roger Haenggi, Urs Rindlisbacher, Franco Moia, Marcel Mueller, Christoph Huwiler, Florian Kuhni, Joerg Wermelinger, Andreas Lischewski, Christian Classen, Tilo Callenbach, Louis Widmer, Maurice Ducret
  • Publication number: 20150217434
    Abstract: A hand-held machine tool is disclosed. The tool has an electric motor and an output shaft which can be driven by the electric motor about a working axis. The output shaft has an intake space which is open on the output side for receiving a machine tool and which has two elongated holes cutting into the intake space in the radial direction. Blocking elements lie in the elongated holes and protrude into the intake space and are movable between an end on the output side of the elongated hole and an end on the drive side of the elongated hole. The blocking elements abut on a radial stop in the radial direction and are forced into the intake space in an engaging manner. The stop overlaps in a locked position with the ends on the output side of the elongated holes and can be moved in the withdrawal direction against a spring force of a spring for releasing a radial movement of the blocking elements from the engagement with the intake space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Alexander Funk, Louis Widmer
  • Patent number: 9089647
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of filling a container with a liquid drug from a drug reservoir may include: a) connecting a container and a drug reservoir with a cannula such that the drug reservoir and the container fluidically communicate with each other via the cannula, while being hermetically sealed; b) reducing a first volume contained within the container to displace a gaseous medium from the first volume of the container via the cannula into a second volume contained within the drug reservoir; c) increasing the first volume of the container to displace the liquid drug from the second volume of the drug reservoir into the first volume of the container to fill the container; and d) disconnecting the container and the drug reservoir. Before performing action d), action b) and action c) can be successively performed more than once to stepwise increase an amount of liquid drug displaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics International AG
    Inventors: Roger Haenggi, Urs Rindlisbacher, Franco Moia, Marcel Mueller, Christoph Huwiler, Florian Kuhni, Joerg Wermelinger, Andreas Lischewski, Christian Classen, Tilo Callenbach, Louis Widmer, Maurice Ducret
  • Publication number: 20130134684
    Abstract: An electric screwdriver is disclosed. The screwdriver has a spindle, a locking body, a radial stop, a strap, and a spring. The spindle defines a receiving area and an oblong hole which is open into the receiving area in a radial direction. The locking body is disposed in the oblong hole, where the locking body is protrudable into the receiving area. The radial stop is engageable with the locking body where, when the radial stop engages with the locking body, the locking body protrudes into the receiving area. A first end of the strap engages behind the locking body on a drive end. The spring is disposed between a second end of the strap and the radial stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Funk, Louis Widmer
  • Publication number: 20130035658
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of filling a container with a liquid drug from a drug reservoir may include: a) connecting a container and a drug reservoir with a cannula such that the drug reservoir and the container fluidically communicate with each other via the cannula, while being hermetically sealed; b) reducing a first volume contained within the container to displace a gaseous medium from the first volume of the container via the cannula into a second volume contained within the drug reservoir; c) increasing the first volume of the container to displace the liquid drug from the second volume of the drug reservoir into the first volume of the container to fill the container; and d) disconnecting the container and the drug reservoir. Before performing action d), action b) and action c) can be successively performed more than once to stepwise increase an amount of liquid drug displaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Roger Haenggi, Urs Rindlisbacher, Franco Moia, Marcel Mueller, Christoph Huwiler, Florian Kuhni, Joerg Wermelinger, Andreas Lischewski, Christian Classen, Tilo Callenbach, Louis Widmer, Maurice Ducret
  • Publication number: 20090156105
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool for driving a grinding and cutting working tool (12) which is mounted on a drive spindle (13) projecting from the power tool housing (11), includes a locking and holding device (20) for releasably securing a protective hood (17), which at least partially covers the working tool (12) on the housing (11), with the holding device (20) having a clamping stirrup (22) for securing the protective hood (17), and a tensioning lever mechanism (21) with a tensioning lever (23) displaceable between a first position in which the clamping stirrup (22) is released and has a first stirrup width, and a second position in which the clamping stirrup is tensioned and has a second stirrup width smaller than the first stirrup width, and a locking spring (24) radially displaceable by the tensioning lever (23) and having at least one locking nose (25) for retaining the protective hood (17) on the housing (11) without a possibility of rotation relative thereto in the second position of the tensioning lever (23)
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Louis Widmer, Peter Ostermeier, Christian Koschel
  • Patent number: 7216433
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reciprocating saw tool (10) having a motor drive (17) with a reciprocating driver (21) for a tool (15) and having a mass equilibrating body (22). In addition, a device (20) is provided, which serves to convert a rotary movement of the motor drive (17) into a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating driver (21) along a first movement axis (41) and an opposite reciprocating movement of the mass equilibrating body (22) along a second movement axis (42). For improving the sawing performance, the mass equilibrating body (22) is guided at an angle ? to the reciprocating driver (21) so that its movement axis (42) is constantly at an angle to the movement axis (41) of the reciprocating driver (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guenter Haas, Louis Widmer
  • Publication number: 20050262708
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reciprocating saw tool (10) having a motor drive (17) with a reciprocating driver (21) for a tool (15) and having a mass equilibrating body (22). In addition, a device (20) is provided, which serves to convert a rotary movement of the motor drive (17) into a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating driver (21) along a first movement axis (41) and an opposite reciprocating movement of the mass equilibrating body (22) along a second movement axis (42). For improving the sawing performance, the mass equilibrating body (22) is guided at an angle ? to the reciprocating driver (21) so that its movement axis (42) is constantly at an angle to the movement axis (41) of the reciprocating driver (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Guenter Haas, Louis Widmer
  • Patent number: 6375557
    Abstract: A hand-held abrasive cutter for forming groove in a hard constructional component and including a guide member (2) for guiding the cutter along the constructional component, a hood (1) for covering a cutting-off disc (30) and connected with the guide member (20) by a common rotatable axle and pivotable in a direction of the guide member against a spring-biasing force, a stop member (3) associated with the hood (1) or the guide member (2) and displaceable, in its release position, along a plurality of locking elements (14) provided on the hood (1) or the guide member (2) and arranged one after another, with the stop member formlockingly engaging at lest one of the locking elements (14) in its locking position; and a locking member (2) displaceable, in the locking position of the stop member (3), in an operational region (W) of the stop member (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rolf Spangenberg, Louis Widmer