Patents by Inventor Ulrich Melder

Ulrich Melder 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: 20230070115
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a housing assembly for accommodating printed circuit boards (PCBs). The housing assembly comprises a first housing portion configured to accommodate a first PCB, a second housing portion configured to accommodate a second PCB, and a separating portion for separating the first housing portion from the second housing portion. The separating portion comprises a first separating region in which the first housing portion and the second housing portion overlap and a second separating region that extends beyond the second housing portion and covers the first housing portion. The second separating region comprises one or more convection openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Stryker European Operations Limited
    Inventors: Ulrich Melder, Janina Fritzenschaft, Fabian Riegelsberger, Hans Schoepp
  • Patent number: 11306758
    Abstract: A connecting member includes a fastening portion configured to be fastened to an object by an adhesive. The connecting member includes at least one supply opening for supplying the adhesive and at least one discharge opening for discharging a part of the adhesive, wherein the at least one supply opening and the at least one discharge opening are arranged outside of a fastening portion or at least outside of a fastening area. A channel connecting the at least one supply opening and the at least one discharge opening is configured to direct the flow of adhesive. The channel includes an open channel portion that at least partly extends on a surface of the fastening portion and that comprises at least one redirecting portion configured to redirect the flow of adhesive between the at least one supply opening and the at least one discharge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Fadi Ghanam, Ulrich Melder, Sascha Kubis
  • Publication number: 20210353364
    Abstract: A tracking device for use in a surgical navigation system. The device includes an electromagnetic sensor configured to generate a sensor signal that depends on an external electromagnetic field. The device also includes at least one line element electrically connected to the sensor. The line element includes a first line section, a second line section, and a third line section arranged between the first and second line sections. A strain relieve unit includes a core, an outer surface, and at least one recess which extends in the outer surface circumferentially around a longitudinal axis of the core. The first line section extends into the strain relieve unit on a first side of the strain relieve unit, the second line section extends into the strain relieve unit on a second side of the strain relieve unit opposite the first side, and the third line section extends within the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Stryker European Operations Limited
    Inventors: Ulrich Melder, Maxi Frei
  • Publication number: 20200072270
    Abstract: A connecting member includes a fastening portion configured to be fastened to an object by an adhesive. The connecting member includes at least one supply opening for supplying the adhesive and at least one discharge opening for discharging a part of the adhesive, wherein the at least one supply opening and the at least one discharge opening are arranged outside of a fastening portion or at least outside of a fastening area. A channel connecting the at least one supply opening and the at least one discharge opening is configured to direct the flow of adhesive. The channel includes an open channel portion that at least partly extends on a surface of the fastening portion and that comprises at least one redirecting portion configured to redirect the flow of adhesive between the at least one supply opening and the at least one discharge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Stryker European Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Fadi Ghanam, Ulrich Melder, Sascha Kubis
  • Patent number: D1003749
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker European Operations Limited
    Inventors: Janina Fritzenschaft, Ulrich Melder, Anja Krautter-Czak, Fabian Riegelsberger, Hans Schoepp, Peter Hess