Patents by Inventor Kurt Koester

Kurt Koester 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).

  • Thin profile cochlear implants
    Patent number: 9895536
    Abstract: A thin profile impact resistant cochlear implant includes a single piece machined case having a bottom surface, wherein at least a portion of the bottom surface is concave and a single piece machined cover configured to be joined to the case, the cover comprising a convex upper surface. A method for forming thin profile cochlear implant is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics AG
    Inventors: Chuladatta Thenuwara, Mark Downing, Kurt Koester, Stefan Menzl
  • THIN PROFILE COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20160082249
    Abstract: A thin profile impact resistant cochlear implant includes a single piece machined case having a bottom surface, wherein at least a portion of the bottom surface is concave and a single piece machined cover configured to be joined to the case, the cover comprising a convex upper surface. A method for forming thin profile cochlear implant is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Advanced Bionics AG
    Inventors: Chuladatta Thenuwara, Mark Downing, Kurt Koester, Stefan Menzl
  • Process for coating substrate material
    Patent number: 5324552
    Abstract: To provide a process for coating substrate material in which coating material is ablated in an ablation region by a laser beam in a coating chamber containing a negative pressure, propagates in the form of a coating particle stream in the direction of the substrate material and is deposited on it in the form of a coating, with which substrate material can be coated in large quantities by laser ablation, it is proposed that the substrate material be flat material, that the flat material be passed continuously as a continuous strip through the coating chamber and coated under the negative pressure substantially maintained therein, and that the necessary coating material be fed to the coating chamber while the negative pressure is substantially maintained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignees: Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fuer Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V., Voest-Alpine Stahl Linz GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Opower, Kurt Koesters, Reinhold Ebner