Patents by Inventor Beat Signer

Beat Signer 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).

  • Stirrer unit
    Patent number: 8337074
    Abstract: A stirrer unit includes a reaction vessel having an inlet port, a shaft stirrer having a stirrer blade and a stirrer shaft connected to the stirrer blade, and an adapter defining a passage. The adapter is configured to be inserted into the inlet port and releasably fastened to the inlet port using a fastening device so that, in a connected state, the stirrer blade and a part of the stirrer shaft is disposed inside the reaction vessel. Furthermore, in the connected state, an immersion depth to which the stirrer shaft extends into the reaction vessel is adjustable and securable using a locking device in at least two positions that are spaced apart from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo AG
    Inventors: Hansueli Wild, Marcel Trueb, Beat Signer
  • STIRRER UNIT
    Publication number: 20090116335
    Abstract: A stirrer unit includes a reaction vessel having an inlet port, a shaft stirrer having a stirrer blade and a stirrer shaft connected to the stirrer blade, and an adapter defining a passage. The adapter is configured to be inserted into the inlet port and releasably fastened to the inlet port using a fastening device so that, in a connected state, the stirrer blade and a part of the stirrer shaft is disposed inside the reaction vessel. Furthermore, in the connected state, an immersion depth to which the stirrer shaft extends into the reaction vessel is adjustable and securable using a locking device in at least two positions that are spaced apart from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Mettler-Toledo AG
    Inventors: Hansueli Wild, Marcel Trueb, Beat Signer