Patents by Inventor Frank Assmann

Frank Assmann 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: 8110160
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cuvette for taking a measurement on a liquid, comprising a monolithic cuvette body with a cavity (4) in the form of a narrow gap that is formed between two at least approximately parallel wall surfaces (15, 16) and is delimited by an inner wall (5, 6, 11) and a drawing edge (2) which is open towards the surroundings and from which the liquid is drawn into the cavity (4) forming a measurement zone (13) under the effect of a capillary force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: EKF—Diagnostic GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Assmann, Christa Dumschat, Berthold Walter, Guenter Gabriel
  • Publication number: 20090185957
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cuvette for taking a measurement on a liquid, comprising a monolithic cuvette body with a cavity (4) in the form of a narrow gap that is formed between two at least approximately parallel wall surfaces (15, 16) and is delimited by an inner wall (5, 6, 11) and a drawing edge (2) which is open towards the surroundings and from which the liquid is drawn into the cavity (4) forming a measurement zone (13) under the effect of a capillary force. The cuvette body (1) has a longitudinal axis while the inner wall (2) is provided with longitudinal wall sections (5, 6) that extend from the drawing edge (2) as well as a front area (11) which connects the longitudinal wall sections (5, 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Frank Assmann, Christa Dumschat, Berthold Walter, Günter Gabriel