Patents by Inventor Doris Leibinger

Doris Leibinger 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: 9757014
    Abstract: An endoscope with adjustable viewing angle includes a pivotable prism (to divert light that can pivot around a pivot axis to adjust the viewing angle and a fixed prism to divert light that is diverted by the pivotable prism into a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the endoscope, such that at least either a light outlet surface of the pivotable prism is positioned in a recess of the fixed prism or a light inlet surface of the fixed prism is positioned in a recess of the pivotable prism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Weiger, Doris Leibinger
  • Publication number: 20120035420
    Abstract: An endoscope with adjustable viewing angle includes a pivotable prism (to divert light that can pivot around a pivot axis to adjust the viewing angle and a fixed prism to divert light that is diverted by the pivotable prism into a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the endoscope, such that at least either a light outlet surface of the pivotable prism is positioned in a recess of the fixed prism or a light inlet surface of the fixed prism is positioned in a recess of the pivotable prism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Ulrich Weiger, Doris Leibinger