Patents by Inventor Albrecht Kauffmann

Albrecht Kauffmann 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: 8701666
    Abstract: An adapter for connecting, in particular, respiratory implements such as tubes, tube extensions, filters, breather bags, or artificial noses to a tube having a particularly conically tapered connector. the adapter has a clamping section that may be fixed to the connector in a frictionally engaged manner. The clamping section of the adapter may be radially expanded from a first clamping position in which the inner diameter of the clamping section is less than the outer diameter of the connector into a second release position in which the inner diameter of the clamping section is greater than the outer diameter of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Medi1one Medical Grosshandels GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Frick, Albrecht Kauffmann
  • Publication number: 20100252045
    Abstract: An adapter for connecting, in particular, respiratory implements such as tubes, tube extensions, filters, breather bags, or artificial noses to a tube having a particularly conically tapered connector. the adapter has a clamping section that may be fixed to the connector in a frictionally engaged manner. The clamping section of the adapter may be radially expanded from a first clamping position in which the inner diameter of the clamping section is less than the outer diameter of the connector into a second release position in which the inner diameter of the clamping section is greater than the outer diameter of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: MEDI1ONE MEDICAL GROSSHANDELS GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Frick, Albrecht Kauffmann