Patents by Inventor Patrick BUCHBAUER

Patrick BUCHBAUER 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).

  • Medical instrument and drive unit each having an interface for electrically connecting the drive unit with the medical instrument
    Patent number: 9876302
    Abstract: A medical instrument comprises an interface for electrically connecting a drive unit with the medical instrument. The interface has a plurality of electrical contacts arranged in a connecting surface. At least one of the contacts in the connecting surface is electrically isolated from the remaining contacts by a recess or an elevation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Dominik Volkmer, Jochen Stefan, Markus Simmen, Martina Rogg, Patrick Buchbauer
  • MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND DRIVE UNIT EACH HAVING AN INTERFACE FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING THE DRIVE UNIT WITH THE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20170018869
    Abstract: A medical instrument comprises an interface for electrically connecting a drive unit with the medical instrument. The interface has a plurality of electrical contacts arranged in a connecting surface. At least one of the contacts in the connecting surface is electrically isolated from the remaining contacts by a recess or an elevation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Dominik VOLKMER, Jochen STEFAN, Markus SIMMEN, Martina ROGG, Patrick BUCHBAUER