Patents by Inventor Christoph Meier

Christoph Meier 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).

  • Patent number: 7976494
    Abstract: A device for administering a fluid product, the device including a first housing part provided with a receiver for the product, a second housing part detachably connectable to the first housing part, a piston rod held such that it can be displaced for the exertion of an emptying movement, an actuatable or releasable drive element for the piston rod, a coupling element including a coupling input element that couples the drive element to the piston rod in a coupling engagement, transmits a driving force of the drive element to the piston rod, and triggers the emptying movement, and a decoupling element displaceably connected to the second housing part and coupled to the first housing part such that it is displaced, by a movement of the housing parts in relation to each other when the housing parts are separated into a decoupling position wherein the piston rod is decoupled from the coupling input element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG
    Inventors: Philippe Kohlbrenner, Daniel Kuenzli, Christoph Meier, Peter Stettler, Juergen Wittmann, Martin Wittwer
  • Patent number: 7951113
    Abstract: A device for administering a fluid product including a housing, a conveying device for the product, a coupling element provided for the drive of the conveying device and which can be rotated about a rotational axis, a first blocking element connected in a rotationally secure manner to the coupling element, a second blocking element detachably engageable with the first blocking element thereby preventing a rotational movement thereof in the drive direction and enabling said rotational movement to take place in the counter dosing direction, a torsion spring connected to the coupling element such that it is stressed by the rotational movement when the blocking elements are engaged in a blocked position and drives the coupling element in a rotary manner after the blocking position is released, and a release element coupled to at least one of the blocking elements such that a release movement of the release element displaces at least one of the blocking elements from the blocked position, the release element also
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG
    Inventors: Philippe Kohlbrenner, Daniel Kuenzli, Christoph Meier, Peter Stettler, Juergen Wittmann, Martin Wittwer, Edgar Hommann
  • Publication number: 20110090459
    Abstract: In order to measure a cornea with the aid of a projection (S11) of a two-dimensional reference pattern onto the cornea and of a detection (S12) of the reflection pattern reflected by the cornea by virtue of the reference pattern, a plurality of different reflection images of one or more reflection patterns reflected by the cornea are stored (S13). For points on the cornea a phase value of the reflection pattern is respectively calculated on the basis of intensities respectively measured in the stored reflection images at a pixel corresponding to the relevant point. At least one measured geometrical value of the cornea is calculated (S2) on the basis of the calculated phase value. The measurement of the cornea on the basis of a plurality of different reflection images of one or more reflection patterns reflected by the cornea enables a continuous measurement of the cornea in which corresponding pixels are acquired and evaluated for each point on the cornea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Christian Rathjen, Roger Cattin, Christoph Meier
  • Publication number: 20080204879
    Abstract: A lamellar grating interferometer is described, in which the light beams are collimated and focused onto the grating by means of mirror 9, which at the same time serves for collecting the light reflected from the grating. In this case, the light beam of a white light source 1 is first collimated by means of first lens 2, and subsequently passed through a sample cuvette 3. The transmitted light beam is subsequentlyy focused and coupled by another lens 2 into a fibre 17. The light to this fibre 17 is subsequentlyy directed towards a mirror 9, reflected from this mirror 9 onto a grating 11, which forms part of a lamellar grating interferometer which is realised by means of a micro electro mechanical device MEMS 7, which is mounted on a MEMS holder 6, as is the fibre 17. The light reflected from this grating 11 is reflected onto the same mirror 9, and focused and coupled by this same mirror 9 into a second multimode fibre 18, which is also fastened to the holder 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Omar Manzardo, Felix Schadelin, Hans Peter Herzig, Wilfried Noell, Nicolaas De Rooij, Steeve Buhler, Christoph Meier
  • Publication number: 20080171997
    Abstract: A device for administering a fluid product, the device including a first housing part provided with a receiver for the product, a second housing part detachably connectable to the first housing part, a piston rod held such that it can be displaced for the exertion of an emptying movement, an actuatable or releasable drive element for the piston rod, a coupling element including a coupling input element that couples the drive element to the piston rod in a coupling engagement, transmits a driving force of the drive element to the piston rod, and triggers the emptying movement, and a decoupling element displaceably connected to the second housing part and coupled to the first housing part such that it is displaced, by a movement of the housing parts in relation to each other when the housing parts are separated into a decoupling position wherein the piston rod is decoupled from the coupling input element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Philippe Kohlbrenner, Daniel Kuenzli, Christoph Meier, Peter Stettler, Juergen Wittmann, Martin Wittwer
  • Publication number: 20080051713
    Abstract: A device for administering a fluid product including a housing, a conveying device for the product, a coupling element provided for the drive of the conveying device and which can be rotated about a rotational axis, a first blocking element connected in a rotationally secure manner to the coupling element, a second blocking element detachably engageable with the first blocking element thereby preventing a rotational movement thereof in the drive direction and enabling said rotational movement to take place in the counter dosing direction, a torsion spring connected to the coupling element such that it is stressed by the rotational movement when the blocking elements are engaged in a blocked position and drives the coupling element in a rotary manner after the blocking position is released, and a release element coupled to at least one of the blocking elements such that a release movement of the release element displaces at least one of the blocking elements from the blocked position, the release element also
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Philippe Kohlbrenner, Daniel Kuenzli, Christoph Meier, Peter Stettler, Juergen Wittmann, Martin Wittwer, Edgar Hommann
  • Publication number: 20080051712
    Abstract: A device for the dosed administration of a fluid product including a housing, a conveying device for the product, a drive element influenced by the selection of a product dose, a coupling input member coupled to the drive element, a coupling output member coupled to the conveying device, a retaining device which maintains the coupling elements in a maintaining position uncoupled from each other, wherein at least one of the coupling elements is displaceable by a coupling movement from the maintaining position into a coupling state, and wherein a driving force of the drive element causes a dosing movement of the conveying device via the coupling element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Patrick Fiechter, Philippe Kohlbrenner, Daniel Kuenzli, Christoph Meier, Peter Stettler, Juergen Wittmann, Urs Widmer
  • Publication number: 20080033369
    Abstract: An injection device including a regulating element, a sensor, an electronic evaluation system connected to the sensor, and a display connected to the evaluation system for displaying information, wherein the sensor is arranged in the injection device or coupled to operational elements of the device whereby, during a delivery or operational process, the dose still to be delivered can be assessed. A method for displaying a dose of a substance to be delivered is encompassed by the present invention, the dose being detected and displayed during a regulating or operating process associated with an injection device, wherein an amount or dose of the substance still to be delivered is displayed during a delivery process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Philippe Kohlbrenner, Peter Stettler, Christoph Meier, Martin Wittwer, Thomas Schuler
  • Publication number: 20060149190
    Abstract: An attachment module for use with an injection device, comprising an engagement control which comprises a blocking portion, a blocking member which engages with the engagement control and can be axially moved relative to the engagement control, wherein a movement of the blocking member relative to the engagement control is one of blocked or at least impeded at least in an axial direction when the blocking member is situated in the blocking portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Philippe Kohlbrenner, Thomas Schuler, Martin Wittwer, Christoph Meier, Peter Stettler
  • Patent number: 5125383
    Abstract: In the embodiment described in the specification, a fuel injection pump nozzle which is received in a recess in a cylinder head is mounted on the cylinder head by a flange which engages a bearing surface on the surface of the cylinder head surrounding the recess. This prevents application of mounting forces to the sealing contact surface in the cylinder head recess, thereby avoiding critical stresses in the region of the cylinder head near the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Christoph Meier, Helmut Werthmann