Patents by Inventor Michael Voegtle

Michael Voegtle 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: 9545351
    Abstract: A modular operating table comprises a support (10) and a base part (20) attached to the support (10), the base part (20) providing a first region of a support surface for a patient's body during surgery, the base part (20) comprising side bars (21) extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support surface in lateral edge regions of the support surface. A seat element (30) is attached to the base part (20), the seat element (30) providing a second region of the support surface, a width of the second region decreasing in a distal direction, symmetric to a central longitudinal axis of the support surface, the seat element (30) having at least two first connection elements for the distal attachment of functional components, the at least two first connection elements being arranged along main axes of the side bars. A first functional component (40.1, 40.2) comprising a generally triangular plate (42.1, 42.2) provides a third region of the support surface. The first functional component (40.1, 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Schaerer Medical Management AG
    Inventors: Thomas Sommer, Michael Voegtle, Christian Zaugg
  • Publication number: 20150135441
    Abstract: A modular operating table comprises a support (10) and a base part (20) attached to the support (10), the base part (20) providing a first region of a support surface for a patient's body during surgery, the base part (20) comprising side bars (21) extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support surface in lateral edge regions of the support surface. A seat element (30) is attached to the base part (20), the seat element (30) providing a second region of the support surface, a width of the second region decreasing in a distal direction, symmetric to a central longitudinal axis of the support surface, the seat element (30) having at least two first connection elements for the distal attachment of functional components, the at least two first connection elements being arranged along main axes of the side bars. A first functional component (40.1, 40.2) comprising a generally triangular plate (42.1, 42.2) provides a third region of the support surface. The first functional component (40.1, 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: SCHAERER MEDICAL MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Thomas Sommer, Michael Voegtle, Christian Zaugg
  • Patent number: 6904977
    Abstract: A portable handheld work apparatus, such as a motorized cultivator (1) or the like, includes a frame (2) which extends essentially in the longitudinal direction (21) of the work apparatus. A drive motor (3) is fixed at one end (22) of the frame (2) and a work tool is driven by this drive motor. The opposite-lying end (23) includes at least a handle (7, 8) for guiding the work apparatus during the operation thereof. In order to make possible an ergonomic work posture of the operator, the handle (7, 8) lies facing away upwardly from the ground surface (42) in the work position of the motorized work apparatus. The work position is a position in which the work tool lies on the ground surface (42) to be worked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Zerrer, Klaus Langhans, Jochen Kramer, Thomas Stark, Michael Vögtle, Günter Mayer