Patents by Inventor Manuel Niederer

Manuel Niederer 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).

  • Publication number: 20240111173
    Abstract: The invention relates Tunable prism (1) for optical image stabilization, comprising the components: A container (2) that comprises a membrane (6) comprising at least a transparent portion, the container (2) further comprising a transparent rigid bottom portion (5) facing the membrane (6), wherein the membrane (6) is connected to the bottom portion (5), and wherein the container (2) encloses a volume (7) that is filled with a transparent fluid (3); A transparent window (8) arranged on the membrane (6), wherein the membrane (6) comprises a deformable portion (6a) extending around an outer edge (8a) of the window (8), such that the window (8) can be tilted around a first and/or a second axis (201, 202) with respect to the bottom portion (5). The invention further relates to an imaging system (50) comprising the tunable prism (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Nextlens Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Mark VENTURA, David LEUENBERGER, Michael BÜELER, Manuel ASCHWANDEN, Stephan SMOLKA, Frank BOSE, David NIEDERER
  • Patent number: 7770716
    Abstract: In the case of a centrifugal ejector with a centrifugal wheel which has at least one ejection lever, is mounted in a housing having an ejection opening and can be driven such that it rotates, the at least one ejection lever is fixed pivotably on the centrifugal wheel, and a mechanism is provided for changing of the pivoting angle of the ejection lever as a function of the angle of rotation of the centrifugal wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Inventors: Hermann Jun Niederer, Manuel Niederer, Alexander Niederer
  • Publication number: 20090173600
    Abstract: In the case of a centrifugal ejector with a centrifugal wheel which has at least one ejection lever, is mounted in a housing having an ejection opening and can be driven such that it rotates, the at least one ejection lever is fixed pivotably on the centrifugal wheel, and a mechanism is provided for changing of the pivoting angle of the ejection lever as a function of the angle of rotation of the centrifugal wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Hermann Jun Niederer, Manuel Niederer, Alexander Niederer