Patents by Inventor Hilmar Hoffmeister

Hilmar Hoffmeister 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).

  • Method for producing a micro-gripper
    Patent number: 8530855
    Abstract: A method is described for producing a micro-gripper, which comprises a base body and a gripping body connected integrally to the base body, which projects beyond the base body and provides a receptacle slot on a free end area in such a way that a micrometer-scale or sub-micrometer-scale object may be clamped in the receptacle slot for gripping and holding, as well as a micro-gripper according to the species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V., Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Grosse, Frank Altmann, Michél Simon, Hilmar Hoffmeister, Detlef Riemer
  • MICRO-GRIPPER
    Publication number: 20100032581
    Abstract: A method is described for producing a micro-gripper, which comprises a base body and a gripping body connected integrally to the base body, which projects beyond the base body and provides a receptacle slot on a free end area in such a way that a micrometer-scale or sub-micrometer-scale object may be clamped in the receptacle slot for gripping and holding, as well as a micro-gripper according to the species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Christian Grosse, Frank Altmann, Michél Simon, Hilmar Hoffmeister, Detlef Riemer