Patents by Inventor Hermann Hammer

Hermann Hammer 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).

  • Load suspension stand and microscopy system
    Patent number: 8297585
    Abstract: A load suspension stand includes a first stand member, a second stand member, a joint pivotably connecting the first with the second stand member, a cam plate rotatably fixed to the first stand member, a load transmission lever, an abutment pivotably supporting the load transmission lever at the second stand member, a load reservoir, acting on the second stand member and on the load transmission lever in order to exert a force F1 on the cam plate by means of the load transmission lever, and a drive for displacing the abutment relative to the load transmission lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventor: Hermann Hammer
  • Holding arrangement having a weight balance
    Patent number: 8205845
    Abstract: A holding arrangement is suitable especially for medical-optical equipment (108). The holding arrangement includes a carrier arm (101) for accommodating a load. The carrier arm (101) is pivotally mounted on a holder (102) with the aid of a first rotational joint (103). The holding arrangement further includes a linear spring arrangement (120) for generating a longitudinal force which acts upon the carrier arm (101) in order to compensate a load torque arising in the first rotational joint (103) of the carrier arm (101). The linear spring arrangement (120) for generating a longitudinal force is pivotally mounted on the holder (102) and applies a force on a curved carrier (119) which is operatively connected to the carrier arm (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventor: Hermann Hammer
  • LOAD SUSPENSION STAND AND MICROSCOPY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100142039
    Abstract: A load suspension stand includes a first stand member, a second stand member, a joint pivotably connecting the first with the second stand member, a cam plate rotatably fixed to the first stand member, a load transmission lever, an abutment pivotably supporting the load transmission lever at the second stand member, a load reservoir, acting on the second stand member and on the load transmission lever in order to exert a force F1 on the cam plate by means of the load transmission lever, and a drive for displacing the abutment relative to the load transmission lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss Surgical GmbH
    Inventor: Hermann Hammer
  • Holding arrangement having a weight balance
    Publication number: 20080237413
    Abstract: A holding arrangement is suitable especially for medical-optical equipment (108). The holding arrangement includes a carrier arm (101) for accommodating a load. The carrier arm (101) is pivotally mounted on a holder (102) with the aid of a first rotational joint (103). The holding arrangement further includes a linear spring arrangement (120) for generating a longitudinal force which acts upon the carrier arm (101) in order to compensate a load torque arising in the first rotational joint (103) of the carrier arm (101). The linear spring arrangement (120) for generating a longitudinal force is pivotally mounted on the holder (102) and applies a force on a curved carrier (119) which is operatively connected to the carrier arm (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Hermann Hammer