Patents by Inventor Klaus Buss

Klaus Buss 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: 6715895
    Abstract: A luminaire body for a surgical operation light with an annular reflector has at least two electric light bulbs, a first bulb of which with its socket is associated in normal operation with a given centered position (with respect to the reflector) in the stationary part of the luminaire body, while a second bulb with its socket is situated in a reserve position away from the centered position; in case of a failure of the first bulb the positions of the sockets of both bulbs are changed by an electromagnetically operated turning service such that the second bulb can be turned to the original centered position of the first bulb for reserve-bulb operation after the first bulb has been withdrawn from the centered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Heraeus Med GmbH
    Inventors: Soren Wasow, Uwe Gampe, Klaus Buss
  • Publication number: 20030165053
    Abstract: A luminaire body for a surgical operation light with an annular reflector has at least two electric light bulbs (3, 4), a first bulb (3) of which with its socket is associated in normal operation with a given centered position (with respect to the reflector) in the stationary part of the luminaire body, while a second bulb (4) with its socket is situated in a reserve position away from the centered position; in case of a failure of the first bulb (3) the positions of the sockets (1, 5) of both bulbs (3, 4) are changed by an electromagnetically operated turning device (16) such that the second bulb (4) can be turned to the original centered position of the first bulb for reserve-bulb operation after the first bulb (3) has been withdrawn from the centered position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Soren Wasow, Uwe Gampe, Klaus Buss