Patents by Inventor Josef Meindl

Josef Meindl 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).

  • Plastic cuvettes having increased scratch resistance and methods for increasing the scratch resistance of same
    Patent number: 11072717
    Abstract: In the field of consumable materials for automatic analytical instruments, transparent plastic cuvettes having increased scratch resistance and a method for producing same includes contacting exclusively an outer surface of the transparent plastic cuvette with a liquid comprising at least one surfactant or with a triglyceride and subsequently drying the outer surface such that scattered-light optical properties of the transparent plastic are not adversely affected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Meindl, Oksana Pryshchepna
  • PLASTIC CUVETTES HAVING INCREASED SCRATCH RESISTANCE AND METHODS FOR INCREASING THE SCRATCH RESISTANCE OF SAME
    Publication number: 20190375950
    Abstract: In the field of consumable materials for automatic analytical instruments, transparent plastic cuvettes having increased scratch resistance and a method for producing same includes contacting exclusively an outer surface of the transparent plastic cuvette with a liquid comprising at least one surfactant or with a triglyceride and subsequently drying the outer surface such that scattered-light optical properties of the transparent plastic are not adversely affected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Josef Meindl, Oksana Pryshchepna
  • Method for increasing the scratch resistance of plastic cuvettes
    Patent number: 10442939
    Abstract: In the field of consumable materials for automatic analytical instruments, a method for producing transparent plastic cuvettes with increased scratch resistance includes contacting exclusively an outer surface of the transparent plastic cuvette with a liquid comprising at least one surfactant or with a triglyceride and subsequently drying the outer surface such that scattered-light optical properties of the transparent plastic are not adversely affected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Meindl, Oksana Pryshchepna
  • METHOD FOR INCREASING THE SCRATCH RESISTANCE OF PLASTIC CUVETTES
    Publication number: 20170121539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of consumable materials for automatic analytical instruments and relates to a method for producing plastic cuvettes with increased scratch resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Josef Meindl, Oksana Pryshchepna
  • Apparatus for separating spherical or cylindrical objects
    Patent number: 9428345
    Abstract: An apparatus for separating rod-like or spherical agitating elements in an automatic analyzer allows quick and error-resistant separation and automated charging of cuvettes with the agitating elements. For this purpose, it comprises a lever provided with a bore, wherein the bore is configured such that it can accommodate one of the agitating elements. The bore, in a first position of the lever, is arranged beneath an entry opening and, in a second position of the lever, is arranged above an exit opening, wherein the lever, in the second position, closes the entry opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Meindl, Hugo Wilmes
  • Apparatus for separating spherical or cylindrical objects
    Publication number: 20150014342
    Abstract: An apparatus for separating rod-like or spherical agitating elements in an automatic analyzer allows quick and error-resistant separation and automated charging of cuvettes with the agitating elements. For this purpose, it comprises a lever provided with a bore, wherein the bore is configured such that it can accommodate one of the agitating elements. The bore, in a first position of the lever, is arranged beneath an entry opening and, in a second position of the lever, is arranged above an exit opening, wherein the lever, in the second position, closes the entry opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS PRODUCTS GMBH
    Inventors: Josef Meindl, Hugo Wilmes
  • Apparatus for medical or laboratory diagnosis
    Patent number: D854187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Meindl, Markus Mottscheller, Sabine Zillikens