Patents by Inventor Markus Steffens

Markus Steffens 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: 10743885
    Abstract: Clip for an aneurism suitable for being implanted into tissue in which an aneurism has formed and carrying out a tight closure of the aneurism. The clip includes a pair of claw members (2a, 2 b) non-metallic material, the claw members provided with an articulated joining mechanism (3), which allows rotation of the pair of claw members around a pivot (4) which interlocks them. The clip can adopt at least one opening position (A) and one closure position (B). The clip has at least one spring element (6) at least partially housed in the clip which bends to arrange the clip in closure position which includes at least one flexible (7) and elastic element with a section with arced configuration (8), press-fitted with two opposing ends (9a, 9b) each one exerting pressure on a different claw member both in the opening and in the closure position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: NEOS SURGERY, S.L.
    Inventors: Tomas Menovsky, Thorsten Asal, Markus Steffens, Salvador Llas Vargas, Pau Garcia Roig, Montserrat Charles-Harris Ferrer, Marc Serrahima Tornel, Martin Gurka, Thorsten Becker
  • Patent number: 10415589
    Abstract: A pump housing made of plastic sections is provided. The housing includes a first casing that has a first side facing the region in which a pumped medium will flow, and a second casing that has a second side facing the environment. The pump housing's first casing and second casing are both dimensionally stable, with a space between the first casing and the second casing. A filler material such as a self-expanding foam may be provided in the space. The pump casings may be standardized components, and multiple casings may be assembled to form pump housings to suit a particular application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: KSB Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Boehm, Armin Gaiser, Sven Kilian, Karl-Heinz Koefler, Alexander Puetterich, Schramm Bernd, Andrea Seemann, Markus Steffens, Frank Anna
  • Publication number: 20180008275
    Abstract: Clip for an aneurism suitable for being implanted into tissue in which an aneurism has formed and carrying out a tight closure of the aneurism which comprises a pair of claw members (2a, 2b) made of non-metallic material, said claw members being provided with articulated joining means (3) which allow the rotation of the pair of claw members around a pivot (4) which interlocks them, the clip being able to adopt at least one opening position (A) and one closure position (B); the clip being provided with at least one spring element (6) at least partially housed in the clip which bends to arrange the clip in closure position which comprises at least one flexible (7) and elastic element with a section with arced configuration (8), press-fitted with two opposing ends (9a, 9b) each one exerting pressure on a different claw member both in the opening and in the closure position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: NEOS SURGERY, S.L.
    Inventors: Tomas MENOVSKY, Thorsten ASAL, Markus STEFFENS, Salvador LLAS VARGAS, Pau GARCIA ROIG, Montserrat CHARLES-HARRIS FERRER, Marc SERRAHIMA TORNEL, Martin GURKA, Thorsten BECKER
  • Patent number: 9555683
    Abstract: A four-point link for the suspension of a rigid axle which has four bearing seats. Two bearing seats can be articulated on the axle and two can be articulated on the vehicle frame. The link has a single-piece link body which is inscribed by the trapezoid formed by the bearing seats. The link body is formed of a fiber-composite arrangement that comprises at least one longitudinal fiber arrangement. The longitudinal fiber arrangement encases the bearing seat, at least along half circumference thereof and extends along at least a portion of the link body in order to optimize loading, reduce mass and increase its application. Torsional compliance makes it possible to use relatively small and/or hard rubber bearings for articulating the four-point link or the vehicle axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Jens Eismann, Matthias Quaing, Eike Helm, Holger Bublies, Matthias Gercke, Thomas Eifflaender, Daniel Wolf, Markus Steffens, Frank Anna
  • Publication number: 20160312794
    Abstract: A pump housing made of plastic sections is provided. The housing includes a first casing that has a first side facing the region in which a pumped medium will flow, and a second casing that has a second side facing the environment. The pump housing's first casing and second casing are both dimensionally stable, with a space between the first casing and the second casing. A filler material such as a self-expanding foam may be provided in the space. The pump casings may be standardized components, and multiple casings may be assembled to form pump housings to suit a particular application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander BOEHM, Armin GAISER, Sven KILIAN, Karl-Heinz KOEFLER, Alexander PUETTERICH, Schramm BERND, Andrea SEEMANN, Markus STEFFENS, Frank ANNA
  • Patent number: 7536797
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spirit level comprising a spirit level body (10) which is made from a spray-injected thermoplastic material with at least one recess (22) for a spirit level. In order to embody the spirit level body (10) such that it is long but without drawing said body, a reinforcing insert (32) made of fiber-reinforced plastic is injected around inside the spirit level body (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Stabila Messgerate Gustav Ullrich GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Steffens, Gabriel Kallabis
  • Publication number: 20080216332
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spirit level comprising a spirit level body (10) which is made from a spray-injected thermoplastic material with at least one recess (22) for a spirit level. In order to embody the spirit level body (10) such that it is long but without drawing said body, a reinforcing insert (32) made of fibre-reinforced plastic is injected around inside the spirit level body (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: STABILA MESSGERATE GUSTAV ULLRICH GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Steffens, Gabriel Kallabis
  • Patent number: 6382649
    Abstract: A suspension for a wheel in a motor vehicle, such as a passenger car, having a link which is made of fiber composite and is mounted at one end, by means of a mounting, on a chassis of the vehicle and at the other end holds the wheel, and having spring means which are made of fiber composite and support the link on the chassis in a resilient manner. In order to obtain a particularly compact construction for the wheel suspension, the mounting has a bearing in which a bearing part, which is fastened to the chassis, is mounted such that it can be adjusted relative to a bearing part, which is fastened to the link, by pivoting about a pivot axis, and the spring means having a torsion-bar suspension which extends coaxially to the pivot axis and is fastened at one end to the chassis or to the bearing part fixed to the chassis, and is fastened at the other end to the link or to the bearing part fixed to the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Hartmut Albers, Gunter Fischer, Rainer Hack, Dirk Siebelt, Markus Steffens