Patents by Inventor Markus Berberich

Markus Berberich 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: 9176036
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for handling specimen slides comprises a first module receiving region (18) in which a coverslipping module (100, 200), for coverslipping thin sections arranged on the specimen slides with a coverslipping medium and a coverslipping element, is receivable. A first electrical interface is provided in the first module receiving region (18) for attachment of a coverslipping module (100, 200), this interface being embodied so that by way of it, both a glass coverslipping module (100) for coverslipping with glass wafers and a tape coverslipping module (200) for coverslipping with tapes is attachable. The first module receiving region (18) is furthermore embodied in such a way that a tape coverslipping module (200) or a glass coverslipping module (100) is selectably receivable in it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH
    Inventor: Markus Berberich
  • Patent number: 9157782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coverslipping machine (1) including: a hollow needle (2) for applying mounting medium onto a specimen slide (5); a transparent container (103) to be filled with a liquid; a light source (101) for radiating measurement light in a principal radiating direction (A) into the container (103); and a light sensor (102, 102?) for detecting the measurement light, the light source (101) being arranged with respect to the container (103) in such a way that the radiated measurement light is refracted by a liquid in the container whose fill level exceeds a fill level limit, the light sensor (102, 102?) being arranged with respect to the container (103) in such a way that only measurement light refracted by the liquid or only measurement light not refracted by the liquid is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Berberich, Christian Wilke, Tobias Trump
  • Publication number: 20150158219
    Abstract: A method for producing beverage crates made of plastic with the look and feel of a beverage crate made of a material other than plastic, in which the base bodies of the beverage crate are injection-molded and in which films are applied in a laminar manner all over to the outsides of the side walls of the base bodies and are connected with the outsides of the base bodies, wherein the injection mold is provided such that it provides the outsides of the side walls all over with a characteristic surface structure of the material that the beverage crate should look and feel like and the films with a photo-realistic image of the material with the same characteristic surface structure aligned with the surface structure of the side walls are applied to the outsides of the side walls and are connected with the outsides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: STÖRTEBEKER BRAUMANUFAKTUR GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Nordmann, Karsten Triebe, Markus Berberich
  • Publication number: 20150160104
    Abstract: An automated embedding machine includes at least a conveyor, a pouring station, and a cooling station. The conveyor is embodied and arranged to receive casting molds each having at least one histological sample arranged therein, and to transport them to the pouring station which fills each casting mold with an embedding medium heated to above its melting point, and then to the cooling station which cools the embedding medium of each casting mold to below its melting point. The disclosure furthermore relates to a method for embedding a histological sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventor: Markus Berberich
  • Publication number: 20150140601
    Abstract: A method (100) for fixing at least one tissue sample (1) is carried out using a tissue processor (10). The tissue sample (1) is introduced at a first temperature level and a first pressure level into a fixing reagent (2) containing at least one nitrogen-containing compound capable of pressure- and/or temperature-dependent release of at least one aldehyde. The tissue sample (1) is left in the fixing reagent (2) for a fixing time period during which the fixing reagent (2) is brought to a second temperature level above the first temperature level and/or to a second pressure level above the first pressure level. A concentration in the fixing reagent (2) of the nitrogen-containing compound is ascertained using at least one concentration measuring device (14) of the tissue processor (10), and a signal is outputted on the basis of a measured value of the at least one concentration measuring device (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Hermann Ulbrich, Markus Berberich
  • Publication number: 20140368060
    Abstract: A sample cooling device for histological samples is connectable to a power network for supplying electrical voltage to the device. The sample cooling device comprises a measuring apparatus for measuring a magnitude of an input line voltage present at the sample cooling device, and a transformer having a primary coil that comprises at least three coil pickoffs, and a secondary coil. The sample cooling device further comprises a switching means that connects two of the coil pickoffs to the power network as a function of the magnitude of the input line voltage, so that a magnitude of an output voltage present at the secondary coil has a predefined or predefinable voltage value irrespective of the magnitude of the input voltage. A corresponding method for supplying electrical power to a sample cooling device for histological samples is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Berberich, Michael Eberhard
  • Publication number: 20140348725
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for handling specimen slides comprises a first module receiving region (18) in which a coverslipping module (100, 200), for coverslipping thin sections arranged on the specimen slides with a coverslipping medium and a coverslipping element, is receivable. A first electrical interface is provided in the first module receiving region (18) for attachment of a coverslipping module (100, 200), this interface being embodied so that by way of it, both a glass coverslipping module (100) for coverslipping with glass wafers and a tape coverslipping module (200) for coverslipping with tapes is attachable. The first module receiving region (18) is furthermore embodied in such a way that a tape coverslipping module (200) or a glass coverslipping module (100) is selectably receivable in it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Berberich
  • Patent number: 8796592
    Abstract: A staining device for staining samples has a heating device including a first heating element and a second heating element. A switch arrangement allows the two heating elements to be connected in parallel or in series. A power connection supplies power to the heating elements. A sensor is designed and located to detect a current supplied to the heating elements. A switching unit is coupled to the sensor and determines a voltage causing the current. Depending on the voltage, the switching unit connects the heating elements in parallel or in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Berberich
  • Publication number: 20140186883
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a processor for processing histological samples. The processor comprises an inlet for insertion of a closed fixing container having the samples present therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Eckert, Markus Berberich, Hermann Ulbrich
  • Publication number: 20140186882
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for fixing a histological sample, in which a target fixing time for the sample is defined and the sample is exposed to the action of a fixative, the exposure start time being stored in a memory associated with the sample. The sample is no longer exposed to the fixative when an action time of the fixative on the sample is equal to or greater than the target fixing time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Berberich, Ralf Eckert
  • Publication number: 20140073003
    Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to an automated stainer for staining, in particular for hemalum-eosin (HE) staining, of a histological sample, the automated stainer exposing the sample to the action of at least one stain using at least one staining parameter. The automated stainer is notable for the fact that the automated stainer comprises an input means with which a staining parameter is definable, in particular is inputtable or is selectable from a plurality of possible staining parameters; and that a control apparatus is present which, upon application of the defined staining parameter, ascertains the prospectively expectable outcome of an action and displays it to the user with a display apparatus, before the automated stainer actually stains the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Berberich
  • Publication number: 20140065662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a processing apparatus (100) for processing tissue samples, having a control unit (140) configured to control at least one apparatus function of the processing apparatus (100); and a communication device (130, 135) configured to read at least one information item from a user identification unit (151, 152, 153) and convey the at least one information item to the control unit (140). The control unit (140) is configured to control the at least one apparatus function of the processing apparatus (100) based on the at least one information item conveyed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventor: Markus Berberich
  • Patent number: 8640539
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for treating specimens, comprising a plurality of reagent containers (12) which are arranged in predetermined positions. Further, the device (10) comprises a transport mechanism (22a, 22b) for transporting at least one transport container (16a, 16b) which accommodates at least one carrier (20). On the carrier at least one specimen is placed. Further, the device (10) has a sensor (34) for determining the fill level (44) of the reagent containers (12) with reagents (42), the sensor (34) being arranged on the transport mechanism (22a, 22b). Further, the invention relates to a method for determining the fill level (44) of reagent containers (12) with reagents (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Berberich, Benjamin Siehl
  • Patent number: 8540947
    Abstract: During operation of a staining device (20) including a first container (22) filled with a first process medium (23) and a second container (24) filled with a second process medium (25), samples (26) to be stained are immersed in the first process medium (23). A speed representative of how fast the samples (26) are to be withdrawn from the first process medium (23) is determined according to the first process medium (23) and/or according to the samples (26). Subsequently, the samples (26) are withdrawn from the first process medium (23) at the determined speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Berberich, Christian Wilke
  • Publication number: 20130233071
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coverslipping machine (1) including: a hollow needle (2) for applying mounting medium onto a specimen slide (5); a transparent container (103) to be filled with a liquid; a light source (101) for radiating measurement light in a principal radiating direction (A) into the container (103); and a light sensor (102, 102?) for detecting the measurement light, the light source (101) being arranged with respect to the container (103) in such a way that the radiated measurement light is refracted by a liquid in the container whose fill level exceeds a fill level limit, the light sensor (102, 102?) being arranged with respect to the container (103) in such a way that only measurement light refracted by the liquid or only measurement light not refracted by the liquid is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Berberich, Christian Wilke, Tobias Trump
  • Patent number: 8524172
    Abstract: A sensor device (45) for calibrating a staining device (20) has a coupling unit (46) which is configured to be attachable to a transport device (22) of the staining device (20). A sensor unit (48) of the sensor device (45) is adapted to detect the presence of components of the staining device (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Berberich, Christian Wilke
  • Publication number: 20120328734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a nonalcoholic beverage by fermentation, comprising the following steps: (a) providing a decomposed cereal extract, (b) producing a wort from the cereal extract, (c) treating the wort from step (b) with Lactobacillus microorganisms in order to obtain a sour wort, (d) mixing the sour wort from step (c) with a liquid containing sugar and treating the mixture with Lactobacillus microorganisms in order to obtain a fermented beverage, (e) heating the fermented beverage obtained from step (d) and then cooling said fermented beverage, (f) mixing the beverage, and (g) performing further treatment steps for stabilizing, clarifying, and completing the beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: FINE FOOD & BEVERAGES GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Berberich, Frank Lucas, Christoph Puttnies, Oliver Nordmann
  • Publication number: 20120138499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a holding apparatus (10) for receiving specimen slides (1), having a holder (3, 4, 5) for handling the holding apparatus (10) and having at least two identification units (2a, 2b) that make available different information items to enable characterization of the orientation of the holding apparatus (10) in a stainer or coverslipper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH
    Inventors: Markus BERBERICH, Christian WILKE, Jürgen TENHAEF
  • Publication number: 20120009620
    Abstract: During operation of a staining device (20) including a first container (22) filled with a first process medium (23) and a second container (24) filled with a second process medium (25), samples (26) to be stained are immersed in the first process medium (23). A speed representative of how fast the samples (26) are to be withdrawn from the first process medium (23) is determined according to the first process medium (23) and/or according to the samples (26). Subsequently, the samples (26) are withdrawn from the first process medium (23) at the determined speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Berberich, Christian Wilke
  • Publication number: 20120009101
    Abstract: A sensor device (45) for calibrating a staining device (20) has a coupling unit (46) which is configured to be attachable to a transport device (22) of the staining device (20). A sensor unit (48) of the sensor device (45) is adapted to detect the presence of components of the staining device (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Berberich, Christian Wilke