Patents by Inventor Hans F. Reinhardt

Hans F. Reinhardt 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).

  • Head clamp
    Patent number: 6381783
    Abstract: The invention relates to a head clamping device (1) comprising a frame composed of two elements (2,3) exhibiting each first ends (7) flexibly connected to each other and second ends (5) with spikes (13,19) for fixing the head. The aim of the invention is to increase the mechanical stability of such a device. For that purpose, the frame elements (2,3) are mounted in such a way that they can rotate relatively to each other around a common rotation axis (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Aesculap AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hans F. Reinhardt, Manfred Fischer, Markus Nesper
  • Head clamp
    Publication number: 20010052151
    Abstract: The invention relates to a head clamping device (1) comprising a frame composed of two elements (2,3) exhibiting each first ends (7) flexibly connected to each other and second ends (5) with spikes (13,19) for fixing the head. The aim of the invention is to increase the mechanical stability of such a device. For that purpose, the frame elements (2,3) are mounted in such a way that they can rotate relatively to each other around a common rotation axis (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Applicant: Aesculap AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hans F. Reinhardt, Manfred Fischer, Markus Nesper