Patents by Inventor Michael Wirth

Michael Wirth 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).

  • Publication number: 20240317120
    Abstract: A child seat comprising a seat body comprising a seat portion and a backrest portion. The seat body is configured to receive a belt, with a shoulder section and a lap section, of the vehicle seat in an untensioned state. A tensioning mechanism comprising a clamping member pivotally attached with respect to the seat body, the clamping member is rotatable between a first and second position. Placing the clamping member in the second position allows the seat body to receive the belt of the vehicle seat, and movement of the clamping member from the second position to the first position presses a portion of the clamping member against both the shoulder section and the lap section of the belt such that a portion of the shoulder section and the lap section are displaced by the clamping member to secure the child seat to the vehicle seat in a tensioned configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Tomislav Ravlic, Stefan Suessmann, Tobias Krones, Michael Wirth, Issam Moujib
  • Patent number: 12076924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive manufacturing system and an additive manufacturing method. The additive manufacturing system includes an operator area, a loading area, and a transportable container unit. The operator area is configured to control the manufacturing system. The loading area is configured for loading the manufacturing system. The operator area is accessible from a first side of the manufacturing system and the loading area is accessible from a second side of the manufacturing system, wherein the first side is different from the second side. The transportable container unit is insertable into the loading area. The transportable container unit includes a powder storage container and a building container. The powder storage container is configured to store powder, and the building container is configured to additively manufacture a workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: United Grinding Group Management AG
    Inventors: Michael Cloots, Pascal Brunner, Kai Gutknecht, Florian Wirth, Philipp Lauber, Alex Frauchiger, Stenli Karanxha
  • Publication number: 20240255657
    Abstract: A detector module for an X-ray detector includes at least one sensor unit for detecting X-rays, and at least one anti-scatter grid in a stacking arrangement with the at least one sensor unit. The at least one sensor unit is fixed in place on the at least one anti-scatter grid. The at least one anti-scatter grid includes a fastener for securely mounting the detector module on a carrier unit of the X-ray detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Grasruck, Stefan Wirth, Hannes Mönius, Gottfried Tschöpa, Stefan Wölfel, Michael Teuber
  • Publication number: 20240217399
    Abstract: A child seat having a seat assembly, a back assembly connected to the seat assembly, and a seat belt guide assembly attached to the back assembly, the guide assembly including an openable ring having a closed condition defining an aperture and an open condition, the ring including a flexible gate portion terminating at a connector; and a receiver support portion terminating at a receiver for receiving the connector; wherein the connector and the receiver are separable through elastic bending of the gate portion to open the ring sufficiently to allow installation of a vehicle seat belt there-through, and wherein the connector and the receiver are mutually shaped to form a latch, the latch releasably holding the gate portion and the receiver support portion together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Wirth, Fabian Lissek
  • Patent number: 11857428
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular humeral prosthesis for an inverse shoulder prosthesis, comprising an anatomical shaft (1) and a separable epiphyseal head (2) which may be angularly orientated by rotation about the longitudinal axis (XX) of the anatomical shaft. The anatomical shaft and the epiphyseal head comprise complementary angular indexing means (11, 28) for relative rotational fixation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Cecile Nerot, Didier Capon, Ludwig Seebauer, Anders Ekelund, Lieven De Wilde, Michael Wirth, David Collins, Laurent Lafosse, Didier Poncet
  • Patent number: 11229522
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular humeral prosthesis for an inverse shoulder prosthesis, comprising an anatomical shaft (1) and a separable epiphyseal head (2) which may be angularly orientated by rotation about the longitudinal axis (XX) of the anatomical shaft. The anatomical shaft and the epiphyseal head comprise complementary angular indexing means (11, 28) for relative rotational fixation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Inventors: Cecile Nerot, Didier Capon, Ludwig Seebauer, Anders Ekelund, Lieven De Wilde, Michael Wirth, David Collins, Laurent Lafosse, Didier Poncet
  • Publication number: 20210290403
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular humeral prosthesis for an inverse shoulder prosthesis, comprising an anatomical shaft (1) and a separable epiphyseal head (2) which may be angularly orientated by rotation about the longitudinal axis (XX) of the anatomical shaft. The anatomical shaft and the epiphyseal head comprise complementary angular indexing means (11, 28) for relative rotational fixation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: CECILE NEROT, DIDIER CAPON, LUDWIG SEEBAUER, ANDERS EKELUND, LIEVEN DE WILDE, MICHAEL WIRTH, DAVID COLLINS, LAURENT LAFOSSE, DIDIER PONCET
  • Patent number: 9820820
    Abstract: A module for a visualization apparatus includes an imaging optic accommodated in a base body for generating a viewing image of an object region with an optical viewing beam path. The module includes a display unit for visualizing an image superimposed on the viewed image of the object region with orientation information. The module has an image acquisition unit having an image sensor for acquiring an image of the object region. The module contains a switching unit for selectively providing and blocking an optical beam path from the display to the image sensor. The switching unit, in a first switching state, provides the image of a geometric structure on the display onto the image sensor with the optical beam path and, in a further switching state blocks the optical beam path from a geometric structure on the display to the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Helge Jess, Michael Wirth
  • Publication number: 20170181860
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular humeral prosthesis for an inverse shoulder prosthesis, comprising an anatomical shaft (1) and a separable epiphyseal head (2) which may be angularly orientated by rotation about the longitudinal axis (XX) of the anatomical shaft. The anatomical shaft and the epiphyseal head comprise complementary angular indexing means (11, 28) for relative rotational fixation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: CECILE NEROT, DIDIER CAPON, LUDWIG SEEBAUER, ANDERS EKELUND, LIEVEN DE WILDE, MICHAEL WIRTH, DAVID COLLINS, LAURENT LAFOSSE, DIDIER PONCET
  • Publication number: 20170172751
    Abstract: A humeral component of a reverse shoulder prosthesis includes a stem part configured for location within the intramedullary cavity of the humerus, the stem part having a stem axis, an epiphyseal part connected to the elongate stem part and having a concave bearing surface defining an epiphyseal axis, and wherein the epiphyseal axis is offset posteriorly relative to the stem axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: DIDIER PONCET, CECILE NEROT, DIDIER CAPON, LUDWIG SEEBAUER, ANDERS EKELUND, LIEVEN DE WILDE, MICHAEL WIRTH, DAVID COLLINS, LAURENT LAFOSSE
  • Patent number: 9622869
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular humeral prosthesis for an inverse shoulder prosthesis, comprising an anatomical shaft (1) and a separable epiphyseal head (2) which may be angularly orientated by rotation about the longitudinal axis (XX) of the anatomical shaft. The anatomical shaft and the epiphyseal head comprise complementary angular indexing means (11, 28) for relative rotational fixation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Cecile Nerot, Didier Capon, Ludwig Seebauer, Anders Ekelund, Lieven De Wilde, Michael Wirth, David Collins, Laurent Lafosse, Didier Poncet
  • Patent number: 9610165
    Abstract: A humeral component of a reverse shoulder prosthesis includes a stem part configured for location within the intramedullary cavity of the humerus, the stem part having a stem axis, an epiphyseal part connected to the elongate stem part and having a concave bearing surface defining an epiphyseal axis, and wherein the epiphyseal axis is offset posteriorly relative to the stem axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignees: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Didier Poncet, Cecile Nerot, Didier Capon, Ludwig Seebauer, Anders Ekelund, Lieven De Wilde, Michael Wirth, David Collins, Laurent Lafosse
  • Patent number: 9439769
    Abstract: A method of installing a prosthesis assembly includes installing a base component in a prepared glenoid vault, axially aligning a plurality of slots in one of a stretched glenoid bearing component and a base component with a plurality of ridges in the other of the glenoid bearing component and the base component, each of the plurality of slots having a maximum length which is greater than a maximum length of a respective one of the plurality of ridges, engaging each of the plurality of ridges with the respective one of the plurality of grooves thereby rotatably coupling the glenoid bearing component and the base component and limiting axial movement of the glenoid bearing component relative to the base component, and placing the bearing surface into articulating contact with a humeral head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Wirth, Joseph P. Iannotti, Gerald R. Williams, Jr., Kyle E. Lappin, Matthew T. Stone
  • Patent number: 9279974
    Abstract: A microscopy system method for inspecting a retina of an eye including generating an inverted intermediate image of the retina using an opthalmoscopic lens; detecting a left image of the intermediate image from a left viewing direction and detecting a right image of the intermediate image from a right viewing direction; and displaying an inverted representation of the detected left image to a right eye of a user and displaying an inverted representation of the detected right image to a left eye of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITIC AG
    Inventors: Christian Luecke, Alfons Abele, Dirk Brunner, Frank Rudolph, Fritz Straehle, Joachim Steffen, Michael Wirth
  • Patent number: 9194640
    Abstract: This technology relates to a one-piece sleeve which envelops a chamber with a baffle in a firearm suppressor body. The one-piece sleeve has an elongate opening, or slot, extending longitudinally along all, or part of, the length of the sleeve. The slot may be straight or curved. Also, there may be a plurality of slots. This way, because of the slot(s), the sleeve has increased flexibility and may be easily slightly opened up, and more easily removed from the elongate suppressor body for cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Inventors: Michael A. Wirth, Daniel R. Person
  • Patent number: 9107629
    Abstract: A method for retraction useable in joint arthroplasty. The method includes using a joint retractor having a first arm and a second arm. The first arm has a first portion and a second portion and the second arm having a first portion and a second portion. The retractor is inserted into a surgical opening of a patient's shoulder joint. The second portion of the first arm is placed against the coracoid process and the second portion of the second arm is placed against the resected humerus. The first portions of the first and second arms are hung over the resected tissue to allow exposure of the glenoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Sarah M Anthony, Kyle E Lappin, Joseph P Iannotti, Gerald R Williams, Michael A Wirth
  • Publication number: 20150209116
    Abstract: A module for a visualization apparatus includes an imaging optic accommodated in a base body for generating a viewing image of an object region with an optical viewing beam path. The module includes a display unit for visualizing an image superimposed on the viewed image of the object region with orientation information. The module has an image acquisition unit having an image sensor for acquiring an image of the object region. The module contains a switching unit for selectively providing and blocking an optical beam path from the display to the image sensor. The switching unit, in a first switching state, provides the image of a geometric structure on the display onto the image sensor with the optical beam path and, in a further switching state blocks the optical beam path from a geometric structure on the display to the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Helge Jess, Michael Wirth
  • Publication number: 20150025642
    Abstract: A method of installing a prosthesis assembly includes installing a base component in a prepared glenoid vault, axially aligning a plurality of slots in one of a stretched glenoid bearing component and a base component with a plurality of ridges in the other of the glenoid bearing component and the base component, each of the plurality of slots having a maximum length which is greater than a maximum length of a respective one of the plurality of ridges, engaging each of the plurality of ridges with the respective one of the plurality of grooves thereby rotatably coupling the glenoid bearing component and the base component and limiting axial movement of the glenoid bearing component relative to the base component, and placing the bearing surface into articulating contact with a humeral head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Michael A. Wirth, Joseph P. Iannotti, Gerald R. Williams, JR., Kyle E. Lappin, Matthew T. Stone
  • Publication number: 20150001002
    Abstract: This technology relates to a one-piece sleeve which envelops a chamber with a baffle in a firearm suppressor body. The one-piece sleeve has an elongate opening, or slot, extending longitudinally along all, or part of, the length of the sleeve. The slot may be straight or curved. Also, there may be a plurality of slots. This way, because of the slot(s), the sleeve has increased flexibility and may be easily slightly opened up, and more easily removed from the elongate suppressor body for cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: MICHAEL A. WIRTH, DANIEL R. PERSON
  • Patent number: 8882845
    Abstract: A prosthesis assembly configured for use with a scapula in one embodiment includes a spherical humeral component, an elongated glenoid bearing including a first bearing surface with (i) a first spherical end portion with a first radius of curvature, (ii) a second spherical end portion with a second radius of curvature, and (iii) a central portion located between the first spherical end portion and the second spherical end portion, and a first coupling portion extending from a second bearing surface opposite the bearing surface, and a base configured to rotatably support the elongated glenoid bearing, wherein the first radius of curvature is substantially equal to the second radius of curvature and the central portion does not have a radius of curvature that is substantially equal to the second radius of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Wirth, Joseph P. Iannotti, Gerald R. Williams, Jr., Kyle E. Lappin, Matthew T. Stone