Patents by Inventor Andreas Käpplein

Andreas Käpplein 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).

  • Apparatus for preferably automatic handling and/or processing of objects
    Patent number: 7713476
    Abstract: An apparatus for preferably automatic handling and/or processing of objects (1), in particular in the field of medical technology, having at least one processing station (3) and one object carrier (2) for bringing the object (1) to the processing station (3), optionally through the processing station (3), and away from the processing station (3), is characterized in that the object carrier (2) has a code; that data concerning the object (1) and/or the handling or processing of the object (1) can be assigned to the code; and that the data can be read or retrieved by way of the code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Käpplein, Robert Gropp, Peter Scheck