Patents by Inventor Peter Schnüll

Peter Schnüll 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: 11221474
    Abstract: A protective device for protecting microscope components from contact with a liquid comprises at least one objective protection ring for arrangement around an objective, wherein the objective protection ring comprises an annular contact area for contacting the objective; and a stand protector with a drainage channel for draining a liquid. The objective protection ring comprises a lower ring area located below the contact area and protruding further outwards radially than the contact area in order to form a free space in the inward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Fahlbusch, Peter Schnüll, Johannes Knoblich
  • Publication number: 20210341719
    Abstract: A protective device for protecting microscope components from contact with a liquid comprises at least one objective protection ring for arrangement around an objective, wherein the objective protection ring comprises an annular contact area for contacting the objective; and a stand protector with a drainage channel for draining a liquid. The objective protection ring comprises a lower ring area located below the contact area and protruding further outwards radially than the contact area in order to form a free space in the inward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Ingo Fahlbusch, Peter Schnüll, Johannes Knoblich
  • Patent number: 9001419
    Abstract: A device for attaching a first optical microscope component part to a second part includes an annular receptacle attached to the second part and an annual insertion part. The annular insertion part includes outside-conical retaining projections. The receptacle includes a base ring having a retaining collar with an inside cone tapering away from the base ring and in which a lateral opening is formed, through which the insertion part can be inserted in the receptacle such that it is located on a pre-locking position in which the annular openings overlap. The insertion part and the receptacle can be moved by reciprocal rotation from the pre-locking position into a locking position in which the outside-conical retaining projections of the insertion part are seated against the inside cone of the retaining collar and press the insertion part on the base ring, whereby the insertion part is locked to the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Fahlbusch, Werner Kleinschmidt, Heinrich Bunger, Peter Schnüll, Wolfgang Hartje, Georg Herbst
  • Publication number: 20130027768
    Abstract: A device for attaching a first optical microscope component part to a second part includes an annular receptacle attached to the second part and an annual insertion part. The annular insertion part includes outside-conical retaining projections. The receptacle includes a base ring having a retaining collar with an inside cone tapering away from the base ring and in which a lateral opening is formed, through which the insertion part can be inserted in the receptacle such that it is located on a pre-locking position in which the annular openings overlap. The insertion part and the receptacle can be moved by reciprocal rotation from the pre-locking position into a locking position in which the outside-conical retaining projections of the insertion part are seated against the inside cone of the retaining collar and press the insertion part on the base ring, whereby the insertion part is locked to the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY GMBH
    Inventors: Ingo Fahlbusch, Werner Kleinschmidt, Heinrich Bunger, Peter Schnüll, Wolfgang Hartje, Georg Herbst