Patents by Inventor Andreas Tedde

Andreas Tedde 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).

  • Microscope having a microscope body and a stand formed by a plurality of components to provide a supporting function or to enable positioning of the microscope in the room
    Patent number: 8456739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microscope (1), preferably a dental microscope, including a microscope body (15) and a stand (2) formed by a plurality of components to provide a supporting function or to enable positioning of the microscope (1) in the room (11), the microscope body (15) and the stand (2) having cavities (16) therein. It is a feature of the present invention that at least one cavity (16) of the microscope body (15) and/or the stand (2) has a light source (17) provided therein whose light (17a, 17b, 17c) can pass outwardly through passage openings (18, 24, 27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
    Inventors: Herbert Stuettler, Christophe Apothéloz, Andreas Tedde, Urban Wenk
  • MICROSCOPE HAVING A MICROSCOPE BODY AND A STAND FORMED BY A PLURALITY OF COMPONENTS TO PROVIDE A SUPPORTING FUNCTION OR TO ENABLE POSITIONING OF THE MICROSCOPE IN THE ROOM
    Publication number: 20110019271
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microscope (1), preferably a dental microscope, including a microscope body (15) and a stand (2) formed by a plurality of components to provide a supporting function or to enable positioning of the microscope (1) in the room (11), the microscope body (15) and the stand (2) having cavities (16) therein. It is a feature of the present invention that at least one cavity (16) of the microscope body (15) and/or the stand (2) has a light source (17) provided therein whose light (17a, 17b, 17c) can pass outwardly through passage openings (18, 24, 27).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (SCHWEIZ) AG
    Inventors: Herbert STUETTLER, Christophe APOTHÉLOZ, Andreas TEDDE, Urban WENK
  • Voice control system for surgical microscopes
    Patent number: 7286992
    Abstract: A control apparatus, in particular for a surgical microscope (8), has a voice operating unit (2) and at least one other operating unit such as a manual operating unit (4), a foot-controlled operating unit (5), and/or an eye-controlled operating unit (7). The control apparatus executes one set of microscope functions via the voice operating unit (2) and another set of microscope functions via the non-voice operating units (4, 5, and/or 7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Sander, Michael Lippe, Ohm Savanayana, Juergen Engl, Andreas Tedde
  • Voice control system for surgical microscopes
    Publication number: 20040034534
    Abstract: A control apparatus, in particular for a surgical microscope (8), has a voice operating unit (2) and at least one other operating unit such as a manual operating unit (4), a foot-controlled operating unit (5), and/or an eye-controlled operating unit (7). The control apparatus executes one set of microscope functions via the voice operating unit (2) and another set of microscope functions via the non-voice operating units (4, 5, and/or 7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Ulrich Sander, Michael Lippe, Ohm Savanayana, Juergen Engl, Andreas Tedde