Patents by Inventor Kathlen Gruner

Kathlen Gruner 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).

  • Pipette
    Patent number: 9156031
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pipette having: a rod-shaped handle body in which a drive unit is arranged for a displacement unit having an operating element in the top end, and having a seat for a pipette tip or syringe in the bottom end, wherein the handle body has a front grip surface that is approximately straight in the bottom part of the handle body in a vertical sectional plane through the handle body, and curves across the handle body toward a thumb rest in the top part of the handle body above the area that comes into contact with the surface of the hand, and the operating element actuatable with the thumb is arranged in the thumb rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Eppendorf AG
    Inventors: Kathlen Gruner, Boris Von Beichmann, Werner Lurz, Günther A. Mohr
  • Pipette
    Publication number: 20140007712
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pipette having: an elongated handle body in which a drive unit is arranged for a displacement unit having an operating element in the top end, and having a seat for a pipette tip or syringe in the bottom end, wherein the handle body has a front grip surface that is approximately straight in the bottom part of the handle body in a vertical sectional plane through the handle body, and curves across the handle body toward a thumb rest in the top part of the handle body above the area that comes into contact with the surface of the hand, and the operating element actuatable with the thumb is arranged in the thumb rest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: EPPENDORF AG
    Inventors: Kathlen Gruner, Boris Von Beichmann, Günther A. Mohr, Werner Lurz
  • Microcuvette
    Patent number: D731671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Eppendorf AG
    Inventor: Kathlen Gruner
  • Automatic pipette displaying a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D771661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Eppendorf AG
    Inventor: Kathlen Gruner