Patents by Inventor Axel Niemeyer

Axel Niemeyer 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).

  • Publication number: 20220214370
    Abstract: An analysis system and a method for testing a biological sample, wherein an operating instrument is provided which preferably can be separated from an analysis device with respect to a data connection and/or wirelessly connected to the analysis device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Niemeyer, Hannah Schmolke, Heinz Schoeder, Kai Wuerz
  • Patent number: 11338288
    Abstract: A peristaltic pump and an analyzer for testing a biological sample, wherein the pump includes a pump head that is constructed as a screwless assembly, wherein the pump includes a bayonet and/or a beam coupling, and/or wherein rollers of the pump are configured to be pivoted about corresponding pivot axes that intersect with the roller axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Axel Niemeyer, Hannah Schmolke, Guenter Bruckmann, Harald Pauls, Ursula Amberg, Guenter Scholz, Rene Wirt
  • Patent number: 11287434
    Abstract: An analysis system and a method for testing a biological sample, wherein an operating instrument is provided which preferably can be separated from an analysis device with respect to a data connection and/or wirelessly connected to the analysis device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Axel Niemeyer, Hannah Schmolke, Heinz Schoeder, Kai Wuerz
  • Patent number: 11237126
    Abstract: A fluid sensor for detecting a content change, in particular a liquid front, in a sensor portion of a fluid system, wherein the fluid sensor includes at least one sensor electrode, the sensor electrode having an electrode potential and a capacitive behavior, the sensor electrode thus being capable to store electrical energy in an electrical field formed by the sensor electrode when being charged, causing the electrode potential to change accordingly, a capacitance value of the sensor electrode varies when the content changes, the fluid sensor includes evaluation electronics, the evaluation electronics including a unidirectional electrical device (UED), and an AC source, the AC source is coupled via the UED to the sensor electrode to charge the sensor electrode, and the evaluation electronics include a discharge path coupled to the sensor electrode for discharging the sensor electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Axel Niemeyer, Guenter Bruckmann, Jakob Mustafa
  • Publication number: 20210268502
    Abstract: An analysis device and analysis system for testing a biological sample using a receivable cartridge having at least one actuator for actuating a valve of the cartridge. A pressurized gas supply is provided for supplying a pressurized working medium, and a connection element pneumatically connects the pressurized gas supply to the cartridge for supplying the cartridge with the pressurized working medium, so that the at least one actuator is pneumatically operated by the pressurized gas supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Rene Wirt, Ursula Amberg, Guenter Bruckmann, Axel Niemeyer, Andreas Ostgathe, Harald Pauls, Hannah Schmolke
  • Patent number: 11071981
    Abstract: An analysis device and method for testing a biological sample using a receivable cartridge having at least one actuator for actuating a valve of the cartridge. The actuator has a pneumatically loaded membrane and an actuation element that is coupled to the membrane, the return movement into an unactuated position being performed preferably as a result of restoring forces of the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Rene Wirt, Ursula Amberg, Guenter Bruckmann, Axel Niemeyer, Andreas Ostgathe, Harald Pauls, Hannah Schmolke
  • Publication number: 20210187509
    Abstract: An analysis system for testing, in particular, a biological sample, the sample and/or analytes of the sample being temperature-controlled in advance or denatured immediately before the test, and/or being heated, the heat being transferred through a chip of a sensor apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Bruckmann, Erol Meyda, Axel Niemeyer, Harald Pauls
  • Patent number: 10953403
    Abstract: An analysis system and a method for testing, in particular, a biological sample, the sample and/or analytes of the sample being temperature-controlled in advance or denatured immediately before the test, and/or being heated, the heat being transferred through a chip of a sensor apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Bruckmann, Erol Meyda, Axel Niemeyer, Harald Pauls
  • Patent number: 10921368
    Abstract: A method and a circuit arrangement for testing and/or calibration, the circuit arrangement having a sensor electrode and a first and second circuit unit coupled thereto, the second circuit unit having a capacitor, and the sensor electrode being kept at a specified electrical target potential by the capacitor and the sensor electrode being coupled such that matching of the electrical potential is made possible. The second circuit unit is configured such that, if the electrical potential of the capacitor is outside a reference range, second circuit unit detects this event and brings the capacitor to a reference potential. For the purpose of testing and/or calibration, a reference current source is provided for injecting an adjustable reference current into the sensor electrode, a reference current injected into another circuit unit is measured, and/or a reference current is injected into different portions of the sensor electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventor: Axel Niemeyer
  • Publication number: 20200338563
    Abstract: An analysis system and a method for testing a biological sample according to which, before the start of testing, the amount of energy remaining in an energy storage of the analysis device is compared with an energy requirement for the test, and the test is only started if the amount of energy meets the energy requirement, and/or a temperature-control apparatus designed for temperature-controlling the cartridge is controlled depending on an interior space temperature of the analysis device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Bruckmann, Bernhard Bender, Armin Jahanpanah, Axel Niemeyer, Harald Pauls, Hannah Schmolke
  • Patent number: 10744502
    Abstract: An analysis device and a method for testing a biological sample uses a cartridge that is received in the analysis device and valves of the cartridge being opened automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Bruckmann, Axel Niemeyer, Hannah Schmolke, Guenter Scholz, Rene Wirt
  • Patent number: 10730071
    Abstract: A method for producing a plurality of measurement regions on a chip, and a chip having a plurality of measurement regions which is obtainable by the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Axel Niemeyer, Heinz-Ulrich Schoeder, Matthias Griessner
  • Patent number: 10710085
    Abstract: An analysis system and a method for testing a biological sample according to which, before the start of testing, the amount of energy remaining in an energy storage of the analysis device is compared with an energy requirement for the test, and the test is only started if the amount of energy meets the energy requirement, and/or a temperature-control apparatus designed for temperature-controlling the cartridge is controlled depending on an interior space temperature of the analysis device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Bruckmann, Bernhard Bender, Armin Jahanpanah, Axel Niemeyer, Harald Pauls, Hannah Schmolke
  • Patent number: 10675621
    Abstract: An analysis system for testing a biological sample wherein a sensor cover can be or is pneumatically lowered onto a sensor apparatus in order to detect an analyte of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Axel Niemeyer, Hannah Schmolke
  • Publication number: 20200164372
    Abstract: An analysis system for testing a biological sample wherein a sensor cover can be or is pneumatically lowered onto a sensor apparatus in order to detect an analyte of the sample. A sensor array having a plurality of sensor fields are fluidically separated from one another by lowering the sensor cover. The sensor apparatus has a housing that is sealingly mounted on the sensor cover in an edge region, the housing surrounding a chip or support of the sensor apparatus at least partially. The sensor cover has a raised portion in a center on a side remote or opposite from the sensor apparatus or is centrally reinforced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Niemeyer, Hannah Schmolke
  • Patent number: 10599894
    Abstract: A cartridge, an analysis system, and a method for testing a sample, such as, environmental, food or biological sample, wherein the cartridge has two memory elements that are different and/or can be read out by different methods and which correspond to the cartridge or to the batch thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Heinz Schoeder, Axel Niemeyer, Kai Wuerz
  • Patent number: 10589266
    Abstract: An analysis system for testing a biological sample wherein a sensor cover can be or is pneumatically lowered onto a sensor apparatus in order to detect an analyte of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Axel Niemeyer, Hannah Schmolke
  • Publication number: 20190332832
    Abstract: A cartridge, an analysis system, and a method for testing a sample, such as, environmental, food or biological sample, wherein the cartridge has two memory elements that are different and/or can be read out by different methods and which correspond to the cartridge or to the batch thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Schoeder, Axel Niemeyer, Kai Wuerz
  • Patent number: 10346653
    Abstract: A cartridge, an analysis system, a method and a computer program product for testing a sample, such as, environmental, food or biological sample, wherein the cartridge has two memory means that are different and/or can be read out by different methods and which correspond to the cartridge or to the batch thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Heinz Schoeder, Axel Niemeyer, Kai Wuerz
  • Publication number: 20180099286
    Abstract: An analysis system and a method for testing a biological sample is proposed, wherein, before the start of the test, the amount of energy remaining in an energy storage means of the analysis device is compared with an energy requirement for the test, and the test is only started if the amount of energy meets the energy requirement, and/or a temperature-control apparatus designed for temperature-controlling the cartridge is controlled depending on an interior space temperature of the analysis device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Bruckmann, Bernhard Bender, Armin Jahanpanah, Axel Niemeyer, Harald Pauls, Hannah Schmolke