Patents by Inventor Andreas Ries

Andreas Ries 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: 11884017
    Abstract: Material unit for an additive manufacturing device (AM) having a resin vat, wherein the resin vat comprises a base which is transparent at least in sections, wherein the resin vat is connected to a holder for a reservoir, and wherein the holder is configured such that resin (R) emerging from an outlet of a reservoir held by said holder can flow into the resin vat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Christian Schmidt, Thomas Hasenzahl, Michael Schwaiger, Markus Kuhnle, Andreas Ries, Torsten Richter
  • Publication number: 20220134658
    Abstract: Material unit for an additive manufacturing device (AM) having a resin vat, wherein the resin vat comprises a base which is transparent at least in sections, wherein the resin vat is connected to a holder for a reservoir, and wherein the holder is configured such that resin (R) emerging from an outlet of a reservoir held by said holder can flow into the resin vat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Christian SCHMIDT, Thomas HASENZAHL, Michael SCHWAIGER, Markus KUHNLE, Andreas RIES
  • Patent number: 9314107
    Abstract: Supporting spring systems for sleeping, reclining or sitting furniture must have spring characteristics that provide good sleeping, reclining and/or sitting comfort. In known supporting spring systems, this is achieved only by relatively high design expenditure. The invention aims to create a simple and flexible supporting spring system which nevertheless ensures high sleeping, reclining or sitting comfort. Support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80) for connecting two female connectors (10) of a pair of female connectors (11) are provided for this purpose. The support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80) exhibit spring arms (15, 72) that are guided from beneath the female connectors (10) of the pairs of female connectors (11) up around the outside of the pair of female connectors (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Thomas Beteiligungs— Und Vermögens-GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Fornoff, Andreas Ries
  • Publication number: 20150001772
    Abstract: Supporting spring systems for sleeping, reclining or sitting furniture must have spring characteristics that provide good sleeping, reclining and/or sitting comfort. In known supporting spring systems, this is achieved only by relatively high design expenditure. The invention aims to create a simple and flexible supporting spring system which nevertheless ensures high sleeping, reclining or sitting comfort. Support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80) for connecting two female connectors (10) of a pair of female connectors (11) are provided for this purpose. The support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80) exhibit spring arms (15, 72) that are guided from beneath the female connectors (10) of the pairs of female connectors (11) up around the outside of the pair of female connectors (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Thomas Beteiligungs- Und Vermogens-GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Fornoff, Andreas Ries
  • Patent number: 6622551
    Abstract: An apparatus for balancing vehicle wheels, comprising a machine frame 10, a main shaft 12 which is mounted rotatably in the machine frame 10 and on which a vehicle wheel to be balanced can be clamped, and a guard hood 20 which at least partially engages over the vehicle wheel to be balanced and which has a stationary guard hood element 22 and a movable guard hood element 24 which is movable reversibly from an operative position into an inoperative position, wherein an operating and display unit 40 is arranged in the region of the end 22a of the stationary guard hood element 22, which faces into the operative position of the movable guard hood element 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Snap-on Equipment GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Rühl, Andreas Ries, Eberhard Klett, Dieter Fornoff
  • Publication number: 20020026823
    Abstract: An apparatus for balancing vehicle wheels, comprising a machine frame 10, a main shaft 12 which is mounted rotatably in the machine frame 10 and on which a vehicle wheel to be balanced can be clamped, and a guard hood 20 which at least partially engages over the vehicle wheel to be balanced and which has a stationary guard hood element 22 and a movable guard hood element 24 which is movable reversibly from an operative position into an inoperative position, wherein an operating and display unit 40 is arranged in the region of the end 22a of the stationary guard hood element 22, which faces into the operative position of the movable guard hood element 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Klaus Ruhl, Andreas Ries, Eberhard Klett, Dieter Fornoff
  • Patent number: 4790647
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic examination unit comprises a chin rest (31) and a plurality of examination instruments (30, 59, 60) whose position can be laterally adjusted relative to the patient's eyes to be examined and which can be adjusted in elevation. The chin rest (31) and the instruments (30, 59, 60) are attached to a common supporting element (13) which can be vertically adjusted by means of a drive unit (18), such that the examination procedure be rendered as simple and convenient as possible and that the instrument setting be facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Dieter Mann GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Mann, Dieter Fornoff, Andreas Ries, Eberhard Klett, Michael van Suntum
  • Patent number: 4723380
    Abstract: An examination unit which is particularly suitable as an ophthalmologic examination unit for the examination of a patient by an ophthalmologist, comprises a storage region for an examination apparatus, wherein the storage region is defined by a wall, and an opening in the wall for passing the examination apparatus therethrough from the storage region. In order to ensure an easy transfer of the examination unit to the patient a support frame is provided in the storage region having a pivot bearing with a pivot axis. A swivel arm is pivotable around the pivot axis from a rest position in which the swivel arm is positioned within the storage region, into an operating position in which the swivel arm has the free end thereof laterally swung out of the storage region through the opening. Furthermore, the examination apparatus is suspended at the free end of the swivel arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Assignee: Dieter Mann GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Mann, Dieter Fornoff, Andreas Ries, Eberhard Klett, Michael Van Suntum
  • Patent number: D629908
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Sirona Dental Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Jerger, Andreas Ries, Torsten Richter, Fritz Hensel