Patents by Inventor Andreas Gassner

Andreas Gassner 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: 12618168
    Abstract: A medical product and a method of surface treatment and/or manufacture of the medical product. The method includes the step of electrochemically etching the medical product. The medical product can include a metal or alloy and have one or more of the following features: a pitting corrosion potential of 100 mV to 1200 mV, a contact angle of 90° to 140°, and a passive layer having a thickness of 1 nm to 10 nm that coats at least sections of the surface of the medical product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Andreas Gassner, Lukas Waidelich
  • Patent number: 12522944
    Abstract: A medical product and a method of surface treatment and/or manufacture of a medical product. The medical product includes a metal or an alloy or consists of a metal or an alloy. The method includes the following steps: a) dulling a surface of the medical product, b) electropolishing the dulled surface of the medical product, c) electrochemically etching the dulled and electropolished surface of the medical product and d) electropolishing the dulled, electropolished and electrochemically etched surface of the medical product. The medical product has at least one of the following features: a pitting corrosion potential of 100 mV to 1200 mV, and/or a contact angle of 80° to 140°, and/or a passive layer having a thickness of 1 nm to 10 nm, which coats at least sections of the surface of the medical product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Lukas Waidelich, Andreas Gassner, Ramon Schauer, Christian Grimm, Stefan Boner
  • Publication number: 20230160090
    Abstract: A medical product and a method of surface treatment and/or manufacture of the medical product. The method includes the step of electrochemically etching the medical product. The medical product can include a metal or alloy and have one or more of the following features: a pitting corrosion potential of 100 mV to 1200 mV, a contact angle of 90° to 140°, and a passive layer having a thickness of 1 nm to 10 nm that coats at least sections of the surface of the medical product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Gassner, Lukas Waidelich
  • Publication number: 20230151509
    Abstract: A medical product and a method of surface treatment and/or manufacture of a medical product. The medical product includes a metal or an alloy or consists of a metal or an alloy. The method includes the following steps: a) dulling a surface of the medical product, b) electropolishing the dulled surface of the medical product, c) electrochemically etching the dulled and electropolished surface of the medical product and d) electropolishing the dulled, electropolished and electrochemically etched surface of the medical product. The medical product has at least one of the following features: a pitting corrosion potential of 100 mV to 1200 mV, and/or a contact angle of 80° to 140°, and/or a passive layer having a thickness of 1 nm to 10 nm, which coats at least sections of the surface of the medical product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Lukas Waidelich, Andreas Gassner, Ramon Schauer, Christian Grimm, Stefan Boner
  • Publication number: 20220396139
    Abstract: A vehicle comprises a combustion engine, an electric machine, a front axle with front driving wheels, a rear axle with rear driving wheels, at least one electric module, at least one primary power transmission device and at least one secondary power transmission device. The electric machine is connected across the at least one primary power transmission device to at least one driving wheel of a first one of the two axles or separated from the at least one driving wheel of the first one of the two axles. The combustion engine is connected across the at least one primary power transmission device to at least one driving wheel of a second one of the two axles or separated from the at least one driving wheel of the second one of the two axles. The electric machine is connected across the at least one secondary power transmission device to the combustion engine or separated from the combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventor: Andreas Gassner
  • Publication number: 20220002896
    Abstract: A process for the surface treatment and/or production of a metal or alloy product including the steps of: a) dulling of a surface of the metal or alloy product and b) electrochemical treatment of the dulled surface of the metal or alloy product, and a metal or alloy product which produced or able to be produced by the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Fabian Bayer, Stefan Boner, Andreas Deutschendorf, Andreas Gassner, Ramon Schauer, Lukas Waidelich