Patents by Inventor Ludwik Kowalczyk

Ludwik Kowalczyk 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).

  • Automatic ampule opener
    Patent number: 4805821
    Abstract: An ampule opener is provided for automatically opening ampules. The ampule opener is especially suitable for use in a robotic sterility test system and is provided with a pneumatic actuator means releasably connected to an ampule opener arm. The head of an ampule is positioned with its neck on a knife edge so that when the ampule opener arm is rotated by the actuator means, the arm applies a pressure on the head of the ampule and the ampule head drops away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Ludwik Kowalczyk, Gilbert C. Kaetzel