Patents by Inventor Rainer Schroeck
Rainer Schroeck 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).
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Patent number: 11490991Abstract: A medical, particularly a dental or dental surgical, ultrasonic treatment device for generating ultrasonic vibrations and transmitting the ultrasonic vibration to a tool, which can be connected to the ultrasonic treatment device, the medical ultrasonic treatment device having: an ultrasonic vibration generator with a plurality of piezoelectric elements to which an electric voltage can be applied, and a circuit board to supply the plurality of piezoelectric elements with the electric voltage. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing a corresponding medical ultrasonic treatment device is described.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbHInventors: Theresa Auer, Andreas Brandstaetter, Rainer Schroeck, Wilhelm Brugger
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Patent number: 11426244Abstract: A medical or dental system with at least one first transmitting and/or receiving unit and at least one second transmitting and/or receiving unit, wherein the at least two transmitting and/or receiving units are designed for the capacitive coupling of electric signals into and/or out of a human body, so that an electric path which extends through the human body of the user and/or of the person to be treated can be established for the transmission of electric signals between the at least one first transmitting and/or receiving unit and the at least one second transmitting and/or receiving unit, in order to transmit data between the at least two transmitting and/or receiving units.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbHInventors: Rainer Schröck, Wolfgang Tannebaum
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Publication number: 20200188039Abstract: A medical or dental system with at least one first transmitting and/or receiving unit and at least one second transmitting and/or receiving unit, wherein the at least two transmitting and/or receiving units are designed for the capacitive coupling of electric signals into and/or out of a human body, so that an electric path which extends through the human body of the user and/or of the person to be treated can be established for the transmission of electric signals between the at least one first transmitting and/or receiving unit and the at least one second transmitting and/or receiving unit, in order to transmit data between the at least two transmitting and/or receiving units.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbHInventors: Rainer Schröck, Wolfgang Tannebaum
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Patent number: 10610309Abstract: A medical or dental system with at least one first transmitting and/or receiving unit and at least one second transmitting and/or receiving unit, wherein the at least two transmitting and/or receiving units are designed for the capacitive coupling of electric signals into and/or out of a human body, so that an electric path which extends through the human body of the user and/or of the person to be treated can be established for the transmission of electric signals between the at least one first transmitting and/or receiving unit and the at least one second transmitting and/or receiving unit, in order to transmit data between the at least two transmitting and/or receiving units.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbHInventors: Rainer Schröck, Wolfgang Tannebaum
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Publication number: 20180280113Abstract: A medical, particularly a dental or dental surgical, ultrasonic treatment device for generating ultrasonic vibrations and transmitting the ultrasonic vibration to a tool, which can be connected to the ultrasonic treatment device, the medical ultrasonic treatment device having: an ultrasonic vibration generator with a plurality of piezoelectric elements to which an electric voltage can be applied, and a circuit board to supply the plurality of piezoelectric elements with the electric voltage. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing a corresponding medical ultrasonic treatment device is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbHInventors: Theresa Auer, Andreas Brandstaetter, Rainer Schroeck, Wilhelm Brugger
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Publication number: 20160367326Abstract: A medical or dental system with at least one first transmitting and/or receiving unit and at least one second transmitting and/or receiving unit, wherein the at least two transmitting and/or receiving units are designed for the capacitive coupling of electric signals into and/or out of a human body, so that an electric path which extends through the human body of the user and/or of the person to be treated can be established for the transmission of electric signals between the at least one first transmitting and/or receiving unit and the at least one second transmitting and/or receiving unit, in order to transmit data between the at least two transmitting and/or receiving units.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Rainer Schröck, Wolfgang Tannebaum
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Patent number: 9451976Abstract: A medical handle comprises a drive unit and a control device or circuit for driving a medical tool. The control device or circuit comprises a control and/or regulating circuit for controlling and/or regulating the drive unit, the drive unit comprises at least one magnetic element and a sensor system for determining the alignment of the at least one magnetic element. To achieve simpler assembly and a greater resistance to the ambient conditions that prevail during sterilization in comparison with known handles, the sensor system and the control and/or regulating circuit are combined in a joint control module, and the at least one magnetic element is arranged in the medical handle in such a way that at least a part of the control module can be positioned in the immediate vicinity of the at least one magnetic element and that the sensor system is arranged in the control module in such a way that it can be positioned in the immediate vicinity of the at least one magnetic element.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2008Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.Inventors: Rainer Schneider, Rainer Schroeck, Walter Pletscher, Josef Ott
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Patent number: 9377775Abstract: A method and device for programming a cordless handpiece used for root canal treatment and having a first memory and a tool holder for a treatment tool are described. The method includes providing a first data volume having a plurality of data sets in a second memory separate from the first memory, each of the data sets comprising at least one parameter assigned to the cordless handpiece and/or to the treatment tool, selecting at least some of the data sets from the first data volume in the second memory, transmitting the selected data sets from the second memory to the first memory of the handpiece, and selecting a data set from the updated first memory for operation of the handpiece.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbHInventors: Gerald Helfenbein, Stefan Putz, Rainer Schröck
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Publication number: 20150105916Abstract: A method and device for programming a cordless handpiece used for root canal treatment and having a first memory and a tool holder for a treatment tool are described. The method includes providing a first data volume having a plurality of data sets in a second memory separate from the first memory, each of the data sets comprising at least one parameter assigned to the cordless handpiece and/or to the treatment tool, selecting at least some of the data sets from the first data volume in the second memory, transmitting the selected data sets from the second memory to the first memory of the handpiece, and selecting a data set from the updated first memory for operation of the handpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: W&H DENTALWERK BÜRMOOS GMBHInventors: Gerald Helfenbein, Stefan Putz, Rainer Schröck
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Patent number: 8936465Abstract: A method and device for programming a cordless handpiece used for root canal treatment and having a first memory and a tool holder for a treatment tool are described. The method includes providing a first data volume having a plurality of data sets in a second memory separate from the first memory, each of the data sets comprising at least one parameter assigned to the cordless handpiece and/or to the operable tool, selecting at least some of the data sets from the first data volume in the second memory, transmitting the selected data sets from the second memory to the first memory of the handpiece, and selecting a data set from the updated first memory for operation of the handpiece.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2009Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoss GmbHInventors: Gerald Helfenbein, Stefan Putz, Rainer Schröck
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Patent number: 7847515Abstract: In a second preferred variant of the second exemplary embodiment, the magnetic sensor detects the presence of a magnetic field of the magnetic element as long as no battery is connected to the charger. The battery comprises a shielding device which deflects or shields the magnetic field from the magnetic sensor, so that after connecting the battery to the charger, the magnetic sensor detects that no magnetic field is present and emits an identification signal. This variant is advantageous, in particular in stepped contact devices, whereby one of the two elements is a sensor or magnet at the bottom of the step and the other of the two elements is arranged on the leg at an angle thereto. This makes it possible to achieve a particularly good shielding effect. In this variant, several magnetic elements and magnetic sensors may also be provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbHInventors: Rainer Schroeck, Christian Stuerzer
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Publication number: 20100161955Abstract: A method and device for programming a cordless handpiece used for root canal treatment and having a first memory and a tool holder for a treatment tool are described. The method includes providing a first data volume having a plurality of data sets in a second memory separate from the first memory, each of the data sets comprising at least one parameter assigned to the cordless handpiece and/or to the operable tool, selecting at least some of the data sets from the first data volume in the second memory, transmitting the selected data sets from the second memory to the first memory of the handpiece, and selecting a data set from the updated first memory for operation of the handpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Gerald Helfenbein, Stefan Putz, Rainer Schröck
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Patent number: 7535135Abstract: A brushless electric motor which has a rotor magnet, a coil apparatus for electromagnetically driving the rotor magnet, a rotor shaft for transmitting a rotary movement, which is firmly connected to the rotor magnet and runs through a rotation axis of the rotor magnet, and at least one electromagnetic transducer element for detection of the magnetic field of the rotor magnet, in which the at least one electromagnetic transducer element is arranged outside the axial extent of the rotor magnet with respect to the rotation axis, and is arranged essentially within the maximum radial extent of the rotor magnet. The invention also relates to an instrument for a medical, in particular a dental, apparatus having a brushless electric motor such as this.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2004Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: W&H Dentalwerk Burmoos GmbHInventors: Richard Kardeis, Roland Sevcik, Johann Eibl, Rainer Schröck, Harald Schörghofer, Rainer Mackinger, Wolfgang Wendtner, Dieter Köbel
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Publication number: 20080170841Abstract: A medical handle comprises a drive unit and a control device or circuit for driving a medical tool. The control device or circuit comprises a control and/or regulating circuit for controlling and/or regulating the drive unit, the drive unit comprises at least one magnetic element and a sensor system for determining the alignment of the at least one magnetic element. To achieve simpler assembly and a greater resistance to the ambient conditions that prevail during sterilization in comparison with known handles, the sensor system and the control and/or regulating circuit are combined in a joint control module, and the at least one magnetic element is arranged in the medical handle in such a way that at least a part of the control module can be positioned in the immediate vicinity of the at least one magnetic element and that the sensor system is arranged in the control module in such a way that it can be positioned in the immediate vicinity of the at least one magnetic element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventors: Rainer Schneider, Rainer Schroeck, Walter Pletscher, Josef Ott
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Publication number: 20080079391Abstract: Chargers which can be connected to batteries with different charging requirements and which have an identification device for identification of the different batteries are disclosed. With these chargers, the different types of batteries are recognized by a magnetic identification device. In a first exemplary embodiment, the identification device comprises at least one magnetic sensor, which is arranged in or on the charger and detects at least one magnetic parameter of a magnetic element, which is mounted in or on the battery. In a second exemplary embodiment, the identification device has at least one magnetic element and at least one magnetic sensor for detection of at least one magnetic parameter of the at least one magnetic element. The battery comprises a shielding and/or amplifying device, which alter(s) the at least one magnetic parameter of the at least one magnetic element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Inventors: Rainer Schroeck, Christian Stuerzer