Patents by Inventor Andreas ZAPF

Andreas ZAPF 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: 11889914
    Abstract: A collapsible container, in particular a drinking cup, includes a cup-shaped element (2), made from a flexible deformable material, having a lower base part (3), a top part (4) with an opening (4) and side wall sections (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) arranged therebetween. The side wall sections (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) can be folded towards each other along fold lines (7, 8) formed into the material of the cup-shaped element (2). The cup-shaped element (2) can be folded together by twisting the base part (3) to the top part (4). The fold lines (7, 8) are oriented so that the cup-shaped element (2) constricts, as a result of torsion, between the base part (3) and the upper part (4) when twisting the base part (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: GRUMAGO—GRUBER MATERIALS AND GOODS E.K.
    Inventors: Andreas Zapf, Oliver Saiz, Mareike Roth
  • Publication number: 20220248832
    Abstract: A collapsible container, in particular a drinking cup, includes a cup-shaped element (2), made from a flexible deformable material, having a lower base part (3), a top part (4) with an opening (4) and side wall sections (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) arranged therebetween. The side wall sections (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) can be folded towards each other along fold lines (7, 8) formed into the material of the cup-shaped element (2). The cup-shaped element (2) can be folded together by twisting the base part (3) to the top part (4). The fold lines (7, 8) are oriented so that the cup-shaped element (2) constricts, as a result of torsion, between the base part (3) and the upper part (4) when twisting the base part (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: GRUMAGO - Gruber Materials and Goods e.K.
    Inventors: Andreas ZAPF, Oliver SAIZ, Mareike ROTH
  • Patent number: 11167586
    Abstract: A running wheel for a patient positioning device (30) is provided. The running wheel has a wheel (1) and a receiving device (4) for rotatably receiving the wheel (1) around a first rotational axis (5), which is arranged centrally with respect to a circumference of the wheel (1). The wheel (1) has a wheel body (3), and multiple circumferential castors (7), each having a second rotational axis (8) arranged in a direction tangential to a circumference of the wheel (1), wherein the circumferential castors (7) form a bearing surface of the wheel (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: TRUMPF MEDIZIN SYSTEME GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Zapf
  • Publication number: 20180361784
    Abstract: A running wheel for a patient positioning device (30) is provided. The running wheel has a wheel (1) and a receiving device (4) for rotatably receiving the wheel (1) around a first rotational axis (5), which is arranged centrally with respect to a circumference of the wheel (1). The wheel (1) has a wheel body (3), and multiple circumferential castors (7), each having a second rotational axis (8) arranged in a direction tangential to a circumference of the wheel (1), wherein the circumferential castors (7) form a bearing surface of the wheel (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventor: Andreas ZAPF