Patents by Inventor Bernward Oedekoven

Bernward Oedekoven 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).

  • Device for transferring mass and/or exchanging energy
    Patent number: 8398858
    Abstract: A device is provided for transferring mass and/or exchanging energy between two media, particularly between blood and a gas/gas mixture. The device includes a chamber (2), through which the first medium flows and inside which at least one mass-permeable and/or energy-permeable hollow fiber (5), preferably a plurality of mass-permeable and/or energy-permeable hollow fibers (5), is/ are arranged. The second medium can flow through the at least one hollow fiber (5), while the first medium can flow therearound. At least one pumping element (5), which allows the first medium to be displaced from the chamber (2) and/or to be sucked into the chamber (2), is disposed in the chamber (2) of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Dritte Patentportfolio Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ahmad Ali Kashefi-Khorasani, Bernward Oedekoven, Rainer Dautzenberg
  • DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING MASS AND/OR EXCHANGING ENERGY
    Publication number: 20100106072
    Abstract: A device is provided for transferring mass and/or exchanging energy between two media, particularly between blood and a gas/gas mixture. The device includes a chamber (2), through which the first medium flows and inside which at least one mass-permeable and/or energy-permeable hollow fiber (5), preferably a plurality of mass-permeable and/or energy-permeable hollow fibers (5), is/ are arranged. The second medium can flow through the at least one hollow fiber (5), while the first medium can flow therearound. At least one pumping element (5), which allows the first medium to be displaced from the chamber (2) and/or to be sucked into the chamber (2), is disposed in the chamber (2) of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Dritte Patentportfolio Beteiligungsgesellchaft mbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ahmad Ali Kashefi-Khorasani, Bernward Oedekoven, Rainer Dautzenberg