Patents by Inventor Jan Kirchner

Jan Kirchner 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: 11434050
    Abstract: A stopper for a container and an assembly of a stopper and a container wherein the stopper has an insertion section configured for insertion into the container. The insertion section has a sealing section for closing the container in a sealing position of the stopper and a contact section for holding the stopper in a drying position of the stopper. The contact section has at least one passage opening for a gas exchange between an interior of the container and the surroundings of the container. The stopper has a sealing body and a main body connected together, wherein the main body has a higher degree of hardness than the sealing body. Regions of a lateral surface of the insertion section in contact with an inner surface of a container wall are formed by outer surfaces of the sealing body in the region of the contact section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: KISICO KIRCHNER, SIMON & CO. GMBH
    Inventor: Jan Kirchner
  • Patent number: 11365029
    Abstract: A stopper for a container has a jacket portion insertable into the container, wherein the jacket portion has a through-opening formed in an axial direction, wherein the stopper has at least two segments, wherein the respective segment has a free end, wherein a first portion of the free end of the respective segment forms a subregion of the jacket portion, and a second portion of the free end of the respective segment protrudes radially inward in relation to the jacket portion, wherein a third portion of the free end of the respective segment protrudes radially outward in relation to the jacket portion, wherein the second portions form a cover portion that can be pierced through in the axial direction and that closes the through-opening, wherein the third portions form a bearing portion of the stopper for bearing against a container edge of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: KISICO KIRCHNER, SIMON & CO. GMBH
    Inventor: Jan Kirchner
  • Publication number: 20210163185
    Abstract: A stopper for a container has a jacket portion insertable into the container, wherein the jacket portion has a through-opening formed in an axial direction, wherein the stopper has at least two segments, wherein the respective segment has a free end, wherein a first portion of the free end of the respective segment forms a subregion of the jacket portion, and a second portion of the free end of the respective segment protrudes radially inward in relation to the jacket portion, wherein a third portion of the free end of the respective segment protrudes radially outward in relation to the jacket portion, wherein the second portions form a cover portion that can be pierced through in the axial direction and that closes the through-opening, wherein the third portions form a bearing portion of the stopper for bearing against a container edge of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: KISICO Kirchner, Simon & Co. GmbH
    Inventor: Jan Kirchner
  • Publication number: 20190389630
    Abstract: A stopper for a container for use in freeze-drying processes, and an assembly of a stopper and a container are provided. The stopper has an insertion section configured for insertion into the container. The insertion section has a sealing section for closing the container in a fluid-tight manner in a sealing position of the stopper and a contact section which adjoins the sealing section axially from a top surface in the direction of a bottom surface, for holding the stopper in a drying position of the stopper. The contact section has at least one passage opening for a gas exchange between an interior of the container and the surroundings of the container. The stopper has a sealing body and a main body connected together, wherein the main body consists of a material which has a higher degree of hardness than a material which makes up the sealing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: KISICO KIRCHNER, SIMON & CO. GMBH
    Inventor: Jan Kirchner
  • Patent number: 6354168
    Abstract: A tripod bearing device featuring a stationary frame and a carrier moveable relative to it, which are connected together via three braces that are adjustable in their lengths. Each brace is coupled to the frame and to the carrier via a joint each with two rotational degrees of freedom. Moreover, a torsion drive is assigned to each brace for twisting the carrier-end joint of the relevant brace relative to the frame-end joint of this brace about its longitudinal axis. Consequently, a constructively simple parallel structure with three machining axes can be realized which, with its high dynamic stiffness, enables an accurate positioning of the carrier. Furthermore, a method for torsion compensation in the braces is given.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten, Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Michael Schwaar, Jan Kirchner, Reimund Neugebauer