Patents by Inventor Andre Bürk

Andre Bürk 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).

  • Tool having a working end determining device in the shaft region
    Patent number: 11969299
    Abstract: A tool includes a working end determining device arranged in a shaft region or gripping region thereof for determining and/or detecting a working end of the tool. The working end determining device includes a writable and/or readable data storage device that stores data relating to the working end of the tool. The working end determining device provides data externally with reference to the working end of the tool for detecting the working end of the tool. The working end determining device can be a communication device that includes the data storage device and an antenna device. Alternatively, the working end determining device can be a unit integrated into the tool that is connected to an external control device via an electrical contacting. The integrated unit includes a resistor determining the working end of the tool and/or a storage device storing data with respect to the working end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Frederick Lenzenhuber, Andre Bürk
  • TOOL HAVING A WORKING END DETERMINING DEVICE IN THE SHAFT REGION
    Publication number: 20210378779
    Abstract: A tool includes a working end determining device arranged in a shaft region or gripping region thereof for determining and/or detecting a working end of the tool. The working end determining device includes a writable and/or readable data storage device that stores data relating to the working end of the tool. The working end determining device provides data externally with reference to the working end of the tool for detecting the working end of the tool. The working end determining device can be a communication device that includes the data storage device and an antenna device. Alternatively, the working end determining device can be a unit integrated into the tool that is connected to an external control device via an electrical contacting. The integrated unit includes a resistor determining the working end of the tool and/or a storage device storing data with respect to the working end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Frederick Lenzenhuber, Andre Bürk