Patents by Inventor Bernhard Silberer

Bernhard Silberer 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: 20240099705
    Abstract: A medical or dental instrument part having a coupling device, a medical or dental instrument part controller, at least one sensor which is configured to generate a sensor signal and three electrical lines, wherein a first shared electric line and a second shared electric line of the three electrical lines connect the medical or dental instrument part controller and an electromagnetic radiation emitting device to a shared electrical power source to supply electrical power from the shared electrical power source, and wherein a third electric line of the three electric lines connects the medical or dental instrument part controller and the sensor to a control, regulating or supply unit, so that the sensor signal can be transmitted to the control, regulating or supply unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Pruckner, Bernhard Silberer, Johann Eibl
  • Patent number: 11871915
    Abstract: A medical or dental instrument part having a coupling device, a medical or dental instrument part controller, at least one sensor which is configured to generate a sensor signal and three electrical lines, wherein a first shared electric line and a second shared electric line of the three electrical lines connect the medical or dental instrument part controller and an electromagnetic radiation emitting device to a shared electrical power source to supply electrical power from the shared electrical power source, and wherein a third electric line of the three electric lines connects the medical or dental instrument part controller and the sensor to a control, regulating or supply unit, so that the sensor signal can be transmitted to the control, regulating or supply unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Pruckner, Bernhard Silberer, Johann Eibl
  • Patent number: 11798401
    Abstract: A method for wireless transmission of data in a medical or dental system which has a foot control and at least two devices which can selectively be controlled wirelessly by the foot control, each device being assigned a specific identification code, wherein a controller provided in the foot control selects on the basis of data packets the device to which operating data are wirelessly transmitted, wherein each of the devices has its own data packet which comprises the specific identification code of the device and an individual rank assigned to this device of a ranking of the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Silberer, Michael Reiter
  • Publication number: 20210280053
    Abstract: A method for wireless transmission of data in a medical or dental system which has a foot control and at least two devices which can selectively be controlled wirelessly by the foot control, each device being assigned a specific identification code, wherein a controller provided in the foot control selects on the basis of data packets the device to which operating data are wirelessly transmitted, wherein each of the devices has its own data packet which comprises the specific identification code of the device and an individual rank assigned to this device of a ranking of the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Silberer, Michael Reiter
  • Publication number: 20210093308
    Abstract: A medical or dental instrument part having a coupling device, a medical or dental instrument part controller, at least one sensor which is configured to generate a sensor signal and three electrical lines, wherein a first shared electric line and a second shared electric line of the three electrical lines connect the medical or dental instrument part controller and an electromagnetic radiation emitting device to a shared electrical power source to supply electrical power from the shared electrical power source, and wherein a third electric line of the three electric lines connects the medical or dental instrument part controller and the sensor to a control, regulating or supply unit, so that the sensor signal can be transmitted to the control, regulating or supply unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Pruckner, Bernhard Silberer, Johann Eibl
  • Patent number: 10932883
    Abstract: A medical or dental instrument part having a coupling device for connecting the instrument part to a control, regulating or supply unit, a memory device that can be operated with electrical power for storing identification data and/or operating and/or care data of the instrument part and at least one electrical line, which is provided for supplying electrical power to a lighting device that is provided on the instrument part or can be connected to the instrument part for operating the lighting device and for supplying electrical power to the memory device for operating the memory device. In addition, a medical or dental treatment device having such a medical or dental instrument part and a corresponding method for supplying electrical power to a lighting device and to a memory device by at least one electrical line are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Pruckner, Bernhard Silberer, Johann Eibl
  • Publication number: 20180008372
    Abstract: A medical or dental instrument part having a coupling device for connecting the instrument part to a control, regulating or supply unit, a memory device that can be operated with electrical power for storing identification data and/or operating and/or care data of the instrument part and at least one electrical line, which is provided for supplying electrical power to a lighting device that is provided on the instrument part or can be connected to the instrument part for operating the lighting device and for supplying electrical power to the memory device for operating the memory device. In addition, a medical or dental treatment device having such a medical or dental instrument part and a corresponding method for supplying electrical power to a lighting device and to a memory device by at least one electrical line are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Pruckner, Bernhard Silberer, Johann Eibl