Patents by Inventor Andreas Kirchberger

Andreas Kirchberger 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: 12048811
    Abstract: A patient interface includes a seal forming portion, a pad, and a cushion. The seal forming portion may have a base surface and a plurality of fibers fixed to and extending away from the base surface for contacting a patient's skin. The cushion may have at least along a portion of the circumference a first structure having an elongate section joined with at least one end section oriented substantially perpendicular or at an angle to the elongate section. A first end A of the elongate section may be connected or connectable to a frame member. The end section may be provided at an opposing second end B of the elongate section. The pad may have a resilient foam material layer with the seal forming portion. The pad may be adapted to be connected to the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Christian Bayer, Achim Biener, Johann Sebastian Burz, Robert Eibl, Andreas Kirchberger, Bernd Christoph Lang, Johannes Nickol, Jens Rothfuss
  • Patent number: 11883599
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a pad for forming a seal forming structure against a user's skin for use with a patient interface, the pad comprising, a base layer, a fibre layer comprising a plurality of fibers for contacting a patient's skin, and a connection layer for connecting the fibers to the base material, wherein the base layer and/or the fibre layer is/are adapted to act as a reservoir for substances. Furthermore, it relates to a set of pads, a kit and a patient interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph Lang, Andreas Kirchberger, Johannes Nickol, Jens Rothfuss, Johann Sebastian Burz, Robert Eibl, Christian Bayer, Anne Claude Andrée Armelle Reiser
  • Patent number: 11852356
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a tub for a humidifier comprising a container made of a first material, a heating element, and a lining made of a second, preferably biocompatible, material different from the first material, wherein the container comprises a base and a side wall defining a reservoir for a supply of liquid to be evaporated, the heating element is provided on the base of the container, and the lining covers the heating element and a substantial portion of the inner surface of the side wall of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Christian Bayer, Robert Eibl, Johann Sebastian Burz, Achim Biener, Bernd Christoph Lang, Jens Rothfuss, Johannes Nickol, Andreas Kirchberger
  • Patent number: 11767935
    Abstract: A connecting element produces a pipe connection between the connecting element and a plastic pipe or a metal-plastic composite pipe by using axial pressing technology. The connecting element has at least one support body provided with circumferential external ribs for press-fitting an expanded end of the pipe onto, and includes at least one circumferential collar, wherein the connecting element between the circumferential collar and the nearest circumferential external rib to the circumferential collar includes a pre-stop for limiting the sliding onto of the expanded end of the pipe. The distance between the edge of the pre-stop facing the circumferential external ribs and the edge of the circumferential collar facing the pre-stop is 0.10 times to 0.30 times the length of the support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: REHAU Construction LLC
    Inventors: Dörte Hundeshagen, Thomas Schaaf, Hansi Homburg, Oliver Vocks, Andreas Kirchberger
  • Patent number: 11767936
    Abstract: A pipe connection includes at least one end of a plastic pipe or a metal plastic composite pipe and one connecting element with at least one support body provided with circumferential ribs, onto which the end of the pipe is slid. For the expansion ratio R(exp) of the pipe connection, the following applies: 0.05<R(exp)=[D(max)/D(internal)]?1<0.35 wherein D(max) stands for the maximum external diameter of the circumferential ribs and D(internal) for the internal diameter of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: REHAU CONSTRUCTION LLC
    Inventors: Dörte Hundeshagen, Thomas Schaaf, Hansi Homburg, Oliver Vocks, Andreas Kirchberger
  • Patent number: 11759598
    Abstract: A water reservoir for an apparatus for humidifying a flow of breathable gas includes a reservoir base including a cavity structured to hold a volume of liquid and a conductive portion provided to the base. The conductive portion is adapted to thermally engage with a heater plate to allow thermal transfer of heat from the heater plate to the volume of liquid. The conductive portion includes a thin film comprising a non-metallic material, and the thin film includes a wall thickness less than about 1 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Christian Bayer, Bernd Christoph Lang, Mark Bertinetti, Johann Sebastian Burz, Robert Eibl, Martin Kasparbauer, Andreas Kirchberger, Johannes Nickol, Jens Rothfuss
  • Patent number: 11529484
    Abstract: It is discloses a patient interface comprising a seal forming portion, a pad, and a cushion. The seal forming portion may comprise a base surface and a plurality of fibers fixed to and extending away from said base surface for contacting a patient's skin. The cushion may comprise at least along a portion of the circumference a first structure having an elongate section joined with at least one end section oriented substantially perpendicular or at an angle to the elongate section. A first end A of the elongate section may be connected or connectable to a frame member. The end section may be provided at an opposing second end B of the elongate section. The pad may comprise a resilient foam material layer with the seal forming portion. The pad may be adapted to be connected to the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Christian Bayer, Achim Biener, Johann Sebastian Burz, Robert Eibl, Andreas Kirchberger, Bernd Christoph Lang, Johannes Nickol, Jens Rothfuss
  • Patent number: 11512802
    Abstract: A sliding sleeve for axially sliding onto an expanded end of an all-plastic pipe or a plastic composite pipe, into which is slid a support body having circumferential external ribs of an connecting element is made of an elastically-deformable polymeric material. The internal surface of the sliding sleeve has an average roughness value Ra in a range starting from 1 ?m to half of the average wall thickness of the sliding sleeve. In another embodiment, the inner surface of the sliding sleeve has a plurality of macroscopic irregularities, the depth of which does not exceed half of the average wall thickness of the sliding sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: REHAU CONSTRUCTION LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Schaaf, Hansi Homburg, Oliver Vocks, Andreas Kirchberger
  • Patent number: 11376392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tub configured to receive a volume of liquid for a humidifier, comprising at least one plastic component and at least one metal component, which together form a space for receiving said volume of liquid, wherein the at least one metal component and the at least one plastic component are attached to each other by means of a silicone seal. Furthermore, the invention relates to method for manufacturing a tub for a humidifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andreas Kirchberger, Johannes Nickol, Jens Rothfuss, Johann Sebastian Burz, Robert Eibl, Christian Bayer, Bernd Christoph Lang, Andreas Eibl, Martin Kasparbauer
  • Patent number: 11278691
    Abstract: The present specification is directed to a seal forming structure for a patient interface for delivery of air to a patient's airway, wherein the seal forming structure comprises a first section of a thermoformable material and a second section of another material. The present specification is also directed to a patient interface comprising such a seal forming structure, wherein the patient interface further comprises a shell. The specification is also directed to methods for manufacturing such a patient interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph Lang, Andreas Kirchberger, Johannes Nickol, Jens Rothfuss, Johann Sebastian Burz, Robert Eibl, Christian Bayer
  • Patent number: 11229765
    Abstract: A water reservoir for an apparatus for humidifying a flow of breathable gas includes a reservoir base including a cavity structured to hold a volume of liquid and a conductive portion provided to the base. The conductive portion is adapted to thermally engage with a heater plate to allow thermal transfer of heat from the heater plate to the volume of liquid. The conductive portion includes a thin film comprising a non-metallic material, and the thin film includes a wall thickness less than about 1 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Christian Bayer, Bernd Christoph Lang, Mark Bertinetti, Johann Sebastian Burz, Robert Eibl, Martin Kasparbauer, Andreas Kirchberger, Johannes Nickol, Jens Rothfuss
  • Patent number: 11090789
    Abstract: A sliding element for transmitting a sliding force onto a sliding sleeve which is provided to be slid, at least in sections, onto a widened end region of a tube has at least one stop surface with a recess, wherein the stop surface is designed for arranging the sliding sleeve on the stop surface and the recess is designed for the arrangement of a portion of the tube. The stop surface has an edge facing away from the recess and an edge facing the recess. The stop surface comprises at least two raised regions which are arranged spaced apart from that edge of the stop surface which faces away from the recess, and/or the stop surface comprises two extension portions which extend the stop surface on both sides of the recess beyond the end of a respective limb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: REHAU CONSTRUCTION LLC
    Inventors: Andreas Kirchberger, Thomas Schaaf, Hansi Homburg, Oliver Vocks
  • Patent number: 11060644
    Abstract: A sliding sleeve connection between an expanded end of an all-plastic pipe or of a plastic composite pipe and a connecting element includes an expanded end of an all-plastic pipe or of a plastic composite pipe; a connecting element having at least one support body provided with circumferential external ribs, onto which the expanded end of the all-plastic pipe or of the plastic composite pipe is slid, and at least one circumferential collar; and a sliding sleeve made of elastically deformable polymer material axially slid onto the expanded end. The connecting element includes a pre-stop between the circumferential collar and the nearest circumferential external rib to the latter. The pre-stop constitutes a limitation for sliding onto the end of the pipe. The end of the sliding sleeve facing the circumferential collar protrudes beyond the end of the pre-stop facing the circumferential external rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: REHAU CONSTRUCTION LLC.
    Inventors: Dörte Hundeshagen, Thomas Schaaf, Hansi Homburg, Oliver Vocks, Andreas Kirchberger
  • Patent number: 10975880
    Abstract: A blower for a respiratory apparatus includes an impeller configured to rotate to pressurize the supply of gas. The impeller includes a shroud with a plurality of vanes extending from a surface of the shroud toward the gas inlet. Each vane radiates outwards from a hub in the shroud that is configured to receive a motor shaft. The outer diameter of the shroud varies between maximum portions with a maximum outer diameter and minimum portions with a minimum outer diameter. The maximum portions are located at the vanes and the minimum portions are located between the vanes. In addition, each vane has an intermediate point located a predetermined distance from the hub that marks the beginning of a curvature of the vane in the direction of the impeller's rotation. The curvature of the vane is located between the intermediate point and the radially outermost end of the vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Adel Nibu, Johannes Nickol, Achim Biener, Johann Sebastian Burz, Bernd Christoph Lang, Saad Nasr, Robert Eibl, Andreas Kirchberger, Christian Bayer
  • Patent number: 10967144
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a pad for forming a seal forming structure against a user's skin for use with a patient interface, the pad comprising, a base layer, a fibre layer comprising a plurality of fibers for contacting a patient's skin, and a connection layer for connecting the fibers to the base material, wherein the base layer and/or the fibre layer is/are adapted to act as a reservoir for substances. Furthermore, it relates to a set of pads, a kit and a patient interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Bernd Christoph Lang, Andreas Kirchberger, Johannes Nickol, Jens Rothfuss, Johann Sebastian Burz, Robert Eibl, Christian Bayer, Anne Claude Andrée Armelle Reiser
  • Patent number: 10596340
    Abstract: The technology provides for a cushion assembly or a tool for forming the cushion assembly for a patient interface delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways. The cushion assembly has an inferior surface and a mask connection portion, and includes a pad arranged on the inferior surface for sealingly contacting a wearer's face in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andreas Kirchberger, Johann Sebastian Burz, Bernd Christoph Lang, Johannes Nickol, Jens Rothfuss, Robert Eibl, Christian Bayer
  • Patent number: 10578118
    Abstract: A respiratory apparatus for treating a patient with a respiratory disorder includes a blower configured to generate a supply of pressurized breathable gas. The blower includes a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The gas outlet is configured to deliver the generated supply of pressurized breathable gas to an outlet of the respiratory apparatus for delivery to the patient. The blower also includes an impeller configured to rotate to generate the supply of pressurized gas. The impeller has a single shroud with a plurality of blades extending from a surface of the shroud in an upstream direction relative to the direction of flow of the pressurized breathable gas. Each of the plurality of blades radiate outwards from a hub in the shroud. The hub is configured to receive a motor shaft. In addition, the outer diameter of the shroud varies between maximum portions with a maximum outer diameter and minimum portions with a minimum outer diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Adel Nibu, Johannes Nickol, Achim Biener, Johann Sebastian Burz, Bernd Christoph Lang, Saad Nasr, Robert Eibl, Andreas Kirchberger, Christian Bayer
  • Publication number: 20190390863
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a tub for a humidifier comprising a container made of a first material, a heating element, and a lining made of a second, preferably biocompatible, material different from the first material, wherein the container comprises a base and a side wall defining a reservoir for a supply of liquid to be evaporated, the heating element is provided on the base of the container, and the lining covers the heating element and a substantial portion of the inner surface of the side wall of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Christian BAYER, Robert Eibl, Johann Sebastian Burz, Achim Biener, Bernd Christoph Lang, Jens Rothfuss, Johannes Nickol, Andreas Kirchberger
  • Patent number: 10317098
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a tub for a humidifier comprising a container made of a first material, a heating element, and a lining made of a second, preferably biocompatible, material different from the first material, wherein the container comprises a base and a side wall defining a reservoir for a supply of liquid to be evaporated, the heating element is provided on the base of the container, and the lining covers the heating element and a substantial portion of the inner surface of the side wall of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Christian Bayer, Robert Eibl, Johann Sebastian Burz, Achim Biener, Bernd Christoph Lang, Jens Rothfuss, Johannes Nickol, Andreas Kirchberger
  • Patent number: 10207070
    Abstract: It is discloses a patient interface 3000 comprising a seal forming portion 11, a pad 10, and a cushion 20. The seal forming portion 11 may comprise a base surface 111 and a plurality of fibers 112 fixed to and extending away from said base surface 111 for contacting a patient's skin. The cushion 20 may comprise at least along a portion of the circumference a first structure 22 having an elongate section 24 joined with at least one end section 26 oriented substantially perpendicular or at an angle to the elongate section 24. A first end A of the elongate section 24 may be connected or connectable to a frame member 30. The end section 26 may be provided at an opposing second end B of the elongate section 24. The pad 10 may comprise a resilient foam material layer with the seal forming portion 11. The pad 10 may be adapted to be connected to the cushion 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Christian Bayer, Achim Biener, Johann Sebastian Burz, Robert Eibl, Andreas Kirchberger, Bernd Christoph Lang, Johannes Nickol, Jens Rothfuss