Patents by Inventor Stephan Merkle

Stephan Merkle 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).

  • Transportation bag for use with an organ transporter
    Patent number: 10258032
    Abstract: A bag includes an organ transporter compartment to contain an organ transporter disposed in the transporter compartment. The bag may include openings to access portions of the organ transporter, such as a battery or power cable, when the organ transporter is disposed in the bag. The bag may also include a frame and handles. The handles may include structure adapted to mate with handles on the organ transporter. The bag may also include a single cover that provides access to multiple compartments with their own internal covers. Also, the bag may include windows to view documents stored in the bag and/or to view and/or display control panels on the organ transporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: LIFELINE SCIENTIFIC, INC.
    Inventors: David C. Kravitz, Peter DeMuylder, Brian Otts, Stephan Merkle, Jeremiah P. O'Leary, Christopher E. Svensrud
  • TRANSPORTATION BAG FOR USE WITH AN ORGAN TRANSPORTER
    Publication number: 20130177897
    Abstract: A bag includes an organ transporter compartment to contain an organ transporter disposed in the transporter compartment. The bag may include openings to access portions of the organ transporter, such as a battery or power cable, when the organ transporter is disposed in the bag. The bag may also include a frame and handles. The handles may include structure adapted to mate with handles on the organ transporter. The bag may also include a single cover that provides access to multiple compartments with their own internal covers. Also, the bag may include windows to view documents stored in the bag and/or to view and/or display control panels on the organ transporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: LIFELINE SCIENTIFIC, INC.
    Inventors: David C. KRAVITZ, Peter DEMUYLDER, Brian OTTS, Stephan MERKLE, Jeremiah P. O'LEARY, Christopher E. SVENSRUD
  • Transportation bag
    Patent number: D664261
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Lifeline Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Kravitz, Peter Demuylder, Brian Otts, Stephan Merkle, Jeremiah P. O'Leary, Christopher E. Svensrud
  • Handle for laparoscopic device with distal rotation wheel
    Patent number: D743547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Shu Kuen Chang, Stephan Merkle, Subrat K. Samantray, Grant T. Sims, Sean T. O'Neill
  • Handle for laparoscopic device
    Patent number: D744100
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Shu Kuen Chang, Stephan Merkle, Subrat K. Samantray, Grant T. Sims, Sean T. O'Neill, Ryan C. Artale, Tony Moua, Robert M. Sharp, Roland J. Wyatt
  • Handle for laparoscopic device with integral rotation wheel
    Patent number: D748260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Shu Kuen Chang, Stephan Merkle, Subrat K. Samantray, Grant T. Sims, Sean T. O'Neill, Ryan C. Artale, Tony Moua, Robert M. Sharp, Roland J. Wyatt
  • Handle for laparoscopic device with integral rotation wheel
    Patent number: D750245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Shu Kuen Chang, Stephan Merkle, Subrat K. Samantray, Grant T. Sims, Sean T. O'Neill
  • Handle for laparoscopic device
    Patent number: D799038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Shu Kuen Chang, Stephan Merkle, Subrat K. Samantray, Grant T. Sims, Sean T. O'Neill, Ryan C. Artale, Tony Moua, Robert M. Sharp, Roland J. Wyatt