Patents by Inventor Hartmut Fath

Hartmut Fath 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: 11147711
    Abstract: A device for applying a marking to the human eye, in particular to the cornea of the eye, comprises a marking head comprising a marking element and a holding device carrying the marking head or an intermediate adapter. The marking head or the intermediate adapter has a bearing area which is rotatably mounted in a bearing ring of the holding device which surrounds the bearing area in a predeterminable or variable angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: GEUDER AG
    Inventors: Hamadi El-Ayari, Julius Mueller-Albinus, Hartmut Fath
  • Patent number: 10682216
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to ensure a secure support and/or a secure transport of a graft (4) or an implant. This is achieved by a device for supporting and transporting a graft (4) or implant, comprising a container (2) which can be filled with a medium (1), preferably a nutrient medium, and a receiving device (3) which can be arranged in the container (2) for the graft (4) or implant. The receiving device (3) has a receiving chamber (5) for the graft (4) or implant and two passages (6, 7) which lead to the receiving chamber (5), at least one of said passages (6, 7) being dimensioned for introducing and/or removing the graft (4) or implant into or out of the receiving chamber (5). The device also comprises a respective closure device (8, 9) for each of the two passages (6, 7), at least one of the closure devices (8, 9) being permeable for the medium (1). The invention further relates to a corresponding receiving device (3) and to a set comprising a corresponding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Geuder AG
    Inventors: Peter Szurmann, Hartmut Fath
  • Publication number: 20190021909
    Abstract: A device for applying a marking to the human eye, in particular to the cornea of the eye, comprises a marking head comprising a marking element and a holding device carrying the marking head or an intermediate adapter. The marking head or the intermediate adapter has a bearing area which is rotatably mounted in a bearing ring of the holding device which surrounds the bearing area in a predeterminable or variable angular position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Hamadi El-Ayari, Julius Mueller-Albinus, Hartmut Fath
  • Publication number: 20170340428
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to ensure a secure support and/or a secure transport of a graft (4) or an implant. This is achieved by a device for supporting and transporting a graft (4) or implant, comprising a container (2) which can be filled with a medium (1), preferably a nutrient medium, and a receiving device (3) which can be arranged in the container (2) for the graft (4) or implant. The receiving device (3) has a receiving chamber (5) for the graft (4) or implant and two passages (6, 7) which lead to the receiving chamber (5), at least one of said passages (6, 7) being dimensioned for introducing and/or removing the graft (4) or implant into or out of the receiving chamber (5). The device also comprises a respective closure device (8, 9) for each of the two passages (6, 7), at least one of the closure devices (8, 9) being permeable for the medium (1). The invention further relates to a corresponding receiving device (3) and to a set comprising a corresponding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Szurmann, Hartmut Fath
  • Patent number: 9149390
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for applying a marking to the human eye, in particular on the cornea, comprising a marking head (1) and a retaining device (2) that supports the marking head (1), wherein the marking head (1) comprises a marking element (4) and a support that retains the marking element (4) in a specifiable or changeable angular position, wherein the support is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner relative to the retaining device (2) or a reference line and wherein the marking head (1) can be detached from the retaining device (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Geuder AG
    Inventors: Hartmut Fath, Tobias Neuhann
  • Publication number: 20130035705
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for applying a marking to the human eye, in particular on the cornea, comprising a marking head (1) and a retaining device (2) that supports the marking head (1), wherein the marking head (1) comprises a marking element (4) and a support that retains the marking element (4) in a specifiable or changeable angular position, wherein the support is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner relative to the retaining device (2) or a reference line and wherein the marking head (1) can be detached from the retaining device (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: GEUDER AG
    Inventors: Hartmut Fath, Tobias Neuhann