Patents by Inventor Jorn Sander

Jorn Sander 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).

  • Device for generating a laser beam having a homogenized cross section and use of this beam
    Patent number: 5835647
    Abstract: A device designed for generating a laser beam having a homogenized cross section has the following features:a) a pulsed solid-state laser with an emission in a wavelength range of between 2 and 3 .mu.m,b) a pulse energy of between 100 .mu.J and 1 J,c) a transmission fiber made of a material transparent to the wavelength and having a length of at least 0.2 m and a diameter of between 50 and 1000 .mu.m,d) an end piece made of quartz or sapphire and having a length of between 4 and 50 mm, the end piece following the fiber and having plane end surfaces arrange perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignees: Aesculap AG & Co. KG, Aesculap-Meditec GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Fischer, Maximilian Reindl, Jorn Sander, Klaus Vogler