Patents by Inventor Martin Kraig

Martin Kraig 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).

  • Parallelism adjustment mechanism for load balancing arm
    Patent number: 12121408
    Abstract: A load balancing arm for a medical device support system includes a proximal hub, a support arm, a link, and a distal end vertical block. The components together may form a four bar linkage. The proximal hub is configured for pivotable movement about an axis P-P. The distal hub is configured to support a medical device load for pivotable movement about an axis D-D. The distal hub is mounted to the distal end vertical block for pivotable movement between a first position in which the axis D-D is at a first angle relative to the axis P-P and a second position in which the axis D-D is at a second angle relative to the axis P-P, wherein the first angle is different than the second angle. A parallelism adjustment mechanism enables the axis D-D to be adjusted so as to be substantially parallel to the axis P-P.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: American Sterilizer Company
    Inventors: Lance Bellows, Michael Hollopeter, Martin Kraig, Brad Lachmeier, Jerime Pichler, Nicholas Puterbaugh, David Westenfelder, Robert Chavez
  • PARALLELISM ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR LOAD BALANCING ARM
    Publication number: 20220133431
    Abstract: A load balancing arm for a medical device support system includes a proximal hub, a support arm, a link, and a distal end vertical block. The components together may form a four bar linkage. The proximal hub is configured for pivotable movement about an axis P-P. The distal hub is configured to support a medical device load for pivotable movement about an axis D-D. The distal hub is mounted to the distal end vertical block for pivotable movement between a first position in which the axis D-D is at a first angle relative to the axis P-P and a second position in which the axis D-D is at a second angle relative to the axis P-P, wherein the first angle is different than the second angle. A parallelism adjustment mechanism enables the axis D-D to be adjusted so as to be substantially parallel to the axis P-P.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Lance Bellows, Michael Hollopeter, Martin Kraig, Brad Lachmeier, Jerime Pichler, Nicholas Puterbaugh, David Westenfelder, Robert Chavez