Patents by Inventor Eduard Nill

Eduard Nill 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).

  • Mechanotronic implant
    Patent number: 9943345
    Abstract: Mechanotronic implant for use in the human body, with a first element, a second element, a drive unit, which is connected in fixed manner to the first element, wherein the drive unit contains an output unit which is connected to the second element in order to move the second element relative to the first element, an implantable energy receiver connected to the drive unit for wireless powering of the drive unit with energy, and a switch in order to switch the drive unit from a first operating direction to a second operating direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: WITTENSTEIN SE
    Inventors: Eduard Nill, Jan Friedmann
  • MECHANOTRONIC IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20160367297
    Abstract: Mechanotronic implant for use in the human body, with a first element, a second element, a drive unit, which is connected in fixed manner to the first element, wherein the drive unit contains an output unit which is connected to the second element in order to move the second element relative to the first element, an implantable energy receiver connected to the drive unit for wireless powering of the drive unit with energy, and a switch in order to switch the drive unit from a first operating direction to a second operating direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Eduard Nill, Jan Friedmann