Patents by Inventor Cornel Baechler

Cornel Baechler 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).

  • Suction pump with optical status indicator
    Patent number: 12629465
    Abstract: The invention relates in one variant to a suction pump (1) for sucking body fluid, comprising an optical status indicator (5) for displaying a light signal as a function of the operating state of the suction pump (1), the optical status indicator (5) is arranged on at least two points of the outer surface of the suction pump (1), the surface normals of which are at an angle of at least 5° to one another. In a second variant, the invention relates to a suction pump (1) for sucking body fluid, including an optical status indicator (5) for displaying a light signal as a function of the operating state of the suction pump (1), wherein the suction pump (1) has on its underside at least one stand (13) for support on a support surface, the status indicator (5) is arranged on the underside of the suction pump (1) so that the light signal is emitted in the direction of the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: MEDELA AG
    Inventors: Cornel Baechler, Thomas Imhof, Hilmar Ehlert
  • SUCTION PUMP WITH OPTICAL STATUS INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20220096726
    Abstract: The invention relates in one variant to a suction pump (1) for sucking body fluid, comprising an optical status indicator (5) for displaying a light signal as a function of the operating state of the suction pump (1), the optical status indicator (5) is arranged on at least two points of the outer surface of the suction pump (1), the surface normals of which are at an angle of at least 5° to one another. In a second variant, the invention relates to a suction pump (1) for sucking body fluid, including an optical status indicator (5) for displaying a light signal as a function of the operating state of the suction pump (1), wherein the suction pump (1) has on its underside at least one stand (13) for support on a support surface, the status indicator (5) is arranged on the underside of the suction pump (1) so that the light signal is emitted in the direction of the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Cornel Baechler, Thomas Imhof, Hilmar Ehlert