Patents by Inventor Annette Reiss

Annette Reiss 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).

  • Stand for mounting various loads
    Patent number: 5667186
    Abstract: A stand is provided for mounting various loads and is balanced at least partially automatically. The stand includes a plurality of interconnected elements defining one or more axes about which the stand is movable. An open-loop or closed-loop control circuit is provided for at least one of the axes and detects the unbalanced state about the one axis. The control circuit allows a torque compensating device to operate on the one axis until a state of equilibrium is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
    Inventors: Joachim Luber, Martin Pelzer, Heinz Jakubowski, Arvids Mackevics, Annette Reiss, Jurgen Schweizer