Patents by Inventor Jurgen Sterzel

Jurgen Sterzel 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).

  • Endoscopic instrument for use in cavities
    Publication number: 20040054255
    Abstract: An apparatus for viewing an object includes a solid-state colour filter (40) and an imager (18) such as a charge coupled device. The solid state colour filter (40) is operable to produce portions of an optical image of the object (20). The imager (18) is operable to receive the portions of the image and to respond by generating sequential sets of electrical signals, wherein each set of electrical signals respresents one of the differently coloured, single colour portions of the optical image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Christian Pilgrim, Jurgen Sterzel, Matthias Hillebrand