Patents by Inventor Michael Lippe

Michael Lippe 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).

  • Voice control system for surgical microscopes
    Patent number: 7286992
    Abstract: A control apparatus, in particular for a surgical microscope (8), has a voice operating unit (2) and at least one other operating unit such as a manual operating unit (4), a foot-controlled operating unit (5), and/or an eye-controlled operating unit (7). The control apparatus executes one set of microscope functions via the voice operating unit (2) and another set of microscope functions via the non-voice operating units (4, 5, and/or 7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Sander, Michael Lippe, Ohm Savanayana, Juergen Engl, Andreas Tedde
  • Voice control system for surgical microscopes
    Publication number: 20040034534
    Abstract: A control apparatus, in particular for a surgical microscope (8), has a voice operating unit (2) and at least one other operating unit such as a manual operating unit (4), a foot-controlled operating unit (5), and/or an eye-controlled operating unit (7). The control apparatus executes one set of microscope functions via the voice operating unit (2) and another set of microscope functions via the non-voice operating units (4, 5, and/or 7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Ulrich Sander, Michael Lippe, Ohm Savanayana, Juergen Engl, Andreas Tedde