Patents by Inventor Giso Gessner

Giso Gessner 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).

  • Sample handling device for and methods of handling a sample
    Patent number: 8323588
    Abstract: A sample handling device (100) for handling a sample, the sample handling device (100) comprising a drive shaft (101) being drivable by a drive unit (102), a base plate (103) mounted to follow a motion of the drive shaft (101) when being driven by the drive unit (102), wherein the base plate (103) is configured to receive a sample carrier block (104) mountable to follow a motion of the base plate (103), and a compensation weight (105, 106) mounted asymmetrically on the drive shaft (101) in a manner to at least partially compensate an unbalanced mass of the sample handling device (100) during the motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Quantifoil Instruments GmbH
    Inventors: Olaf Hoyer, Leander Dittmann, Giso Gessner, Andreas Vester
  • SAMPLE HANDLING DEVICE FOR AND METHODS OF HANDLING A SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20100218620
    Abstract: A sample handling device (100) for handling a sample, the sample handling device (100) comprising a drive shaft (101) being drivable by a drive unit (102), a base plate (103) mounted to follow a motion of the drive shaft (101) when being driven by the drive unit (102), wherein the base plate (103) is configured to receive a sample carrier block (104) mountable to follow a motion of the base plate (103), and a compensation weight (105, 106) mounted asymmetrically on the drive shaft (101) in a manner to at least partially compensate an unbalanced mass of the sample handling device (100) during the motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: QUANTIFOIL INSTRUMENTS GMBH
    Inventors: Olaf Hoyer, Leander Dittmann, Giso Gessner, Andreas Vester