Patents by Inventor Niels Annau

Niels Annau 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).

  • Apparatus and method for producing an orbital movement in a plane for a fluid sample
    Patent number: 10029223
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for producing an orbital movement in a plane (20) is disclosed. The apparatus (10) comprises a lower shaft (40) and an upper shaft (30), being parallelly and eccentrically attached to one another, and a platform (50) mounted on the upper shaft (30). A ring gear (60) is attached to the platform (50) and coaxially rotatable about the upper shaft (30). A gear wheel (80) is coaxially rotatably mounted on the lower shaft (40) and engages with the ring gear (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: STRATEC Biomedical AG
    Inventor: Niels Annau
  • Apparatus And Method For Producing An Orbital Movement In A Plane For A Fluid Sample
    Publication number: 20150098300
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for producing an orbital movement in a plane (20) is disclosed. The apparatus (10) comprises a lower shaft (40) and an upper shaft (30), being parallelly and eccentrically attached to one another, and a platform (50) mounted on the upper shaft (30). A ring gear (60) is attached to the platform (50) and coaxially rotatable about the upper shaft (30). A gear wheel (80) is coaxially rotatably mounted on the lower shaft (40) and engages with the ring gear (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Niels Annau