Patents by Inventor Franz Liebhardt

Franz Liebhardt 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).

  • Publication number: 20080004612
    Abstract: Functional handpiece having an elongate handpiece body which has at its rearward end a connection element for connection with a flexible supply line, and has at its forward end a light emission element of a light permeable material for the illumination of the treatment site, and has in the light emission element an outlet opening for a medium such as water or air or spray, the light emission element forming a forward region of the functional handpiece and being releasably connected with the remaining region of the functional handpiece, and the light emission element having a plug-in fitting for the light emission element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Schmid, Franz Liebhardt, Gerd Lohn, Hubert Moblang
  • Patent number: 7284981
    Abstract: Functional handpiece 1 having an elongate handpiece body which has at its rearward end a connection element for connection with a flexible supply line, and has at its forward end a light emission element of a light permeable material for the illumination of the treatment site, and has in the light emission element an outlet opening for a medium such as water or air or spray, the light emission element forming a forward region of the functional handpiece and being releasably connected with the remaining region of the functional handpiece, and the light emission element having a plug-in fitting for the light emission element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Schmid, Franz Liebhardt, Gerd Löhn, Hubert Mösslang
  • Patent number: 7267547
    Abstract: A device for regulated heating of media in a dental handpiece has at least one media line which can be opened via a switch, a heating element associated with the media line, a temperature sensor detecting the temperature of the medium and a regulation circuit which is connected with the temperature sensor and controls the heating element in dependence upon the sensor signals. After actuation of the switch the heating element is operated for a short period of time at a predetermined heating power independent of the output signal of the regulation circuit, in order to heat the medium as rapidly as possible to the required temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Schmid, Gerd Löhn, Franz Liebhardt, Hubert Mösslang
  • Publication number: 20050019722
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical or dental handpiece. In order to improve the operability of the handpiece and/or the practicability of the treatment, and in particular to simplify that, the handpiece has a display for the showing of a work-relevant data of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Gerhard Schmid, Franz Liebhardt, Gerd Lohn, Hubert Mosslang
  • Publication number: 20040076922
    Abstract: Functional handpiece 1 having an elongate handpiece body 2 which has at its rearward end a connection element for connection with a flexible supply line, and has at its forward end a light emission element 3 of a light permeable material for the illumination of the treatment site, and has in the light emission element 3 an outlet opening 15 for a medium such as water or air or spray, the light emission element 3 forming a forward region of the functional handpiece 1 and being releasably connected with the remaining region of the functional handpiece 1, and the light emission element 3 having a plug-in fitting 3a for the light emission element 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Gerhard Schmid, Franz Liebhardt, Gerd Lohn, Hubert Mosslang
  • Publication number: 20040076923
    Abstract: A device for regulated heating of media in a dental handpiece (1) has at least one media line (10) which can be opened via a switch (32), a heating element (12, 31) associated with the media line (10), a temperature sensor (13, 34) detecting the temperature of the medium and a regulation circuit (33) which is connected with the temperature sensor (13, 34) and controls the heating element (12, 31) in dependence upon the sensor signals. After an actuation of the switch. (32) the heating element (12, 31) is operated for a short period of time at a predetermined heating power independent of the output signal of the regulation circuit (33), in order to heat the medium as rapidly as possible to the required temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Gerhard Schmid, Gerd Lohn, Franz Liebhardt, Hubert Mosslang