Patents by Inventor Martin Christoph HEISS

Martin Christoph HEISS 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: 11793921
    Abstract: The invention relates to a replaceable cartridge (1) for an ophthalmological apparatus (2), comprising at least one hard region as a housing and at least one soft region, the hard region and the soft region forming inner liquid channels of the replacement cartridge (1). The soft region embodies functional elements of the replacement cartridge (1), said functional elements comprising at least one pump device for pumping liquid into the liquid channels, a valve device for modifying a through-flow cross-section in at least one of the liquid channels, and a pressure-detecting device for determining a liquid pressure in at least one of the liquid channels. The pressure-detecting device comprises a pressure chamber which is connected to one of the liquid channels, and a flexible membrane which peripherally surrounds a coupling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: THIS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Köppel, Marco Zünd, Martin Christoph Heiss
  • Patent number: 10682477
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dosing system for an inhalation device which is capable of aliquoting a precise and accurately metered volume from a larger pre-defined fill volume. The dosing system comprises a filling chamber for receiving a liquid to be aerosolized, the filling chamber having a lateral wall, an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a closing means (11) for closing the outlet opening. The dosing system further comprises an overflow chamber surrounding the inlet opening of the filling chamber and a plunger which can be inserted, at least partially, into the filling chamber, and which sealingly contacts the lateral wall such as to displace liquid from said filling chamber upon insertion, and push a metered volume of the liquid out from the filling chamber through the outlet opening and feed it to the nebulizing means of the inhalation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: VECTURA GMBH
    Inventors: Raimund Johannes Gleixner, Monika Hartmann, Martin Christoph Heiss, Martin Huber, Tobias Kolb, Bernhard Muellinger
  • Publication number: 20190255231
    Abstract: The invention relates to a replaceable cartridge (1) for an ophthamological apparatus (2), comprising at least one hard region as a housing and at least one soft region, the hard region and the soft region forming inner liquid channels of the replacement cartridge (1). The soft region embodies functional elements of the replacement cartridge (1), said functional elements comprising at least one pump device for pumping liquid into the liquid channels, a valve device for modifying a through-flow cross-section in at least one of the liquid channels, and a pressure-detecting device for determining a liquid pressure in at least one of the liquid channels. The pressure-detecting device comprises a pressure chamber which is connected to one of the liquid channels, and a flexible membrane which peripherally surrounds a coupling element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas KÖPPEL, Marco ZÜND, Martin Christoph HEISS
  • Patent number: 9763775
    Abstract: An intraocular lens storage system for storing an intraocular lens. The intraocular lens storage system includes a storage container for storing the intraocular lens and an actuable transfer device, which is arranged in the storage container, with an intraocular lens receiver to receive the intraocular lens. The transfer device is movable between an intraocular lens storage position for storing the intraocular lens in the storage container and an intraocular lens transfer position to transfer the intraocular lens to an injection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: HumanOptics AG
    Inventors: Arthur Messner, Martin Christoph Heiss
  • Publication number: 20160193434
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dosing system for an inhalation device which is capable of aliquoting a precise and accurately metered volume from a larger pre-defined fill volume. The dosing system comprises a filling chamber for receiving a liquid to be aerosolized, the filling chamber having a lateral wall, an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a closing means (11) for closing the outlet opening. The dosing system further comprises an overflow chamber surrounding the inlet opening of the filling chamber and a plunger which can be inserted, at least partially, into the filling chamber, and which sealingly contacts the lateral wall such as to displace liquid from said filling chamber upon insertion, and push a metered volume of the liquid out from the filling chamber through the outlet opening and feed it to the nebulizing means of the inhalation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Raimund Johannes GLEIXNER, Monika HARTMANN, Martin Christoph HEISS, Martin HUBER, Tobias KOLB, Bernhard MUELLINGER
  • Publication number: 20150342730
    Abstract: An intraocular lens storage system for storing an intraocular lens. The intraocular lens storage system includes a storage container for storing the intraocular lens and an actuable transfer device, which is arranged in the storage container, with an intraocular lens receiver to receive the intraocular lens. The transfer device is movable between an intraocular lens storage position for storing the intraocular lens in the storage container and an intraocular lens transfer position to transfer the intraocular lens to an injection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Arthur MESSNER, Martin Christoph HEISS