Patents by Inventor Nadine Kolster

Nadine Kolster 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: 9798127
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tube for a surgical microscope. The tube has a base part, an intermediate part, which is pivotable about a rotational axis on the base part, and an ocular part which is pivotable about a rotational axis on the intermediate part. The imaging beam path is guided through the base part, the intermediate part and the pivotable ocular part. The tube has a tube lens system which transfers a parallel imaging beam paths into an intermediate image. The parallel imaging beam path enters via an opening in a connecting piece of the base part. The tube has a first displaceable mirror element which can be moved about the rotational axis on the base part. The tube lens system is a telesystem which has a lens unit having positive refractive power and a lens unit having negative refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Christian Luecke, Hartmut Gaertner, Andre Mueller, Martin Schneider, Alfons Abele, Nadine Kolster, Dirk Holzmann, Wolfgang Robra, Bernd Rudisile, Michael Czerwinski
  • Publication number: 20140009825
    Abstract: A tube of a surgical microscope has a base part, intermediate part pivotable about a rotational axis on the base part, and an ocular part pivotable about a rotational axis on the intermediate part. An imaging beam path passes through the base part, intermediate part and ocular part. The tube has a tube lens system which transfers a parallel imaging beam path into an intermediate image. The parallel imaging beam path enters via an opening in a connecting piece of the base part. The tube has a first mirror movable about the rotational axis on the base part and a further mirror movable on the intermediate part about the rotational axis. The first mirror directs the imaging beam path to the further mirror. The first mirror and further mirror are mounted in the imaging beam path between a lens unit having positive refractive power and a lens unit having negative refractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Christian Luecke, Hartmut Gaertner, Andre Mueller, Martin Schneider, Alfons Abele, Nadine Kolster, DIrk Holzmann, Wolfgang Robra, Bernd Rudisile, Michael Czerwinski
  • Patent number: 8542440
    Abstract: A tube for an optical observation device, in particular for a microscope, with a viewing level that is linearly variable in length and/or height, wherein the tube has an optical light path, in which at least two optical elements are disposed, for example, deflecting elements. The tube can be designed, for example, as a swing-in tube, with a base part, wherein a deflecting element is disposed in the base part so that it can rotate around an axis of rotation, and with an eyepiece support that can swing in relative to the base part, wherein a deflecting element is disposed in the eyepiece support so that it can rotate around an axis of rotation. The optical elements may be disposed so that they can move independently of one another in the optical light path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Nadine Kolster, Alfons Abele, Christian Luecke
  • Patent number: 8514488
    Abstract: A tube of a surgical microscope has a base part, intermediate part pivotable about a rotational axis on the base part, and an ocular part pivotable about a rotational axis on the intermediate part. The imaging beam path is guided through the base part, intermediate part and pivotable ocular part. The tube has a tube lens system which transfers a parallel imaging beam path into an intermediate image. The parallel imaging beam path enters via an opening in a connecting piece of the base part. The tube has a first displaceable mirror element movable about the rotational axis on the base part. The tube has a further displaceable mirror element movable on the intermediate part about the rotational axis. The first mirror element directs the imaging beam path to the further mirror element. The first mirror element and further mirror element are mounted in the imaging beam path between a lens unit having positive refractive power and a lens unit having negative refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Christian Lücke, Hartmut Gärtner, André Müller, Martin Schneider, Alfons Abele, Nadine Kolster, Dirk Holzmann, Wolfgang Robra, Bernd Rudisile, Michael Czerwinski
  • Publication number: 20110043904
    Abstract: A tube of a surgical microscope has a base part, intermediate part, pivotable about a rotational axis on the base part, and an ocular part pivotable about a rotational axis on the intermediate part. The imaging beam path is guided through the base part, intermediate part and pivotable ocular part. The tube has a tube lens system which transfers a parallel imaging beam path into an intermediate image. The parallel imaging beam path enters via an opening in a connecting piece of the base part. The tube has a first displaceable mirror element movable about the rotational axis on the base part. The tube has a further displaceable mirror element movable on the intermediate part about the rotational axis. The first mirror element directs the imaging beam path to the further mirror element. The first mirror element and further mirror element are mounted in the imaging beam path between a lens unit having positive refractive power and a lens unit having negative refractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Christian Lücke, Hartmut Gärtner, André Müller, Martin Schneider, Alfons Abele, Nadine Kolster, Dirk Holzmann, Wolfgang Robra, Bernd Rudisile, Michael Czerwinski
  • Publication number: 20090244704
    Abstract: A tube (10) for an optical observation device, in particular for a microscope, is described, with a viewing level that is linearly variable in length and/or height, wherein the tube (10) has an optical light path, in which at least two optical elements (23, 34) are disposed, for example, deflecting elements. The tube can be designed, for example, as a swing-in tube, with a base part (20), wherein a deflecting element (23) is disposed in base part (20) so that it can rotate around an axis of rotation (22), and with an eyepiece support (30) that can swing in relative to base part (20), wherein a deflecting element (34) is disposed in eyepiece support (30) so that it can rotate around an axis of rotation (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Nadine Kolster, Alfons Abele, Christian Luecke