Patents by Inventor Meinhard Classen

Meinhard Classen 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).

  • Endoscope with electric image transmission
    Patent number: 4301790
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment a head with an installed television camera is present which head is connected in a plug-in fashion to a mobile tube section. The control of the orientation of the head during video exploration is effected by a system of hydraulic fluid encased Bowden cables which can transmit not only mechanical forces but also electric energizing and signal currents and which permit a conducting away of dissipated heat. The transition from the tube section to the head is sealed off by means of drawover seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1981
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Bol, Meinhard Classen, Rainer Gunther, Bernhard Hugemann, Uwe Scheiding