Patents by Inventor Peter van Mil

Peter van Mil 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).

  • Dismantlable medical instrument
    Patent number: 10709493
    Abstract: A dismantlable medical instrument including first, second and third components, a first bayonet connection for releasable mechanical connection of the third and second components, and a second bayonet connection for releasable mechanical connection of the third and first components. In a first predetermined position of the third component relative to the second component, the third component is not connected to the second component. In a second predetermined position of the third component relative to the second component, the third component is mechanically connected to the second component by the first bayonet connection, and the second and third components are not connected to the first component. In a third predetermined position of the third component relative to the second and first components, the third component is mechanically rigidly connected to the second component by the first bayonet connection and to the first component by the second bayonet connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Karl Storz SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Raphael Spycher, Peter van Mil
  • Dismantlable Medical Instrument
    Publication number: 20160120586
    Abstract: A dismantlable medical instrument including first, second and third components, a first bayonet connection for releasable mechanical connection of the third and second components, and a second bayonet connection for releasable mechanical connection of the third and first components. In a first predetermined position of the third component relative to the second component, the third component is not connected to the second component. In a second predetermined position of the third component relative to the second component, the third component is mechanically connected to the second component by the first bayonet connection, and the second and third components are not connected to the first component. In a third predetermined position of the third component relative to the second and first components, the third component is mechanically rigidly connected to the second component by the first bayonet connection and to the first component by the second bayonet connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Raphael Spycher, Peter van Mil
  • Multi-functional grip
    Patent number: D860441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Raphael Spycher, Peter van Mil, Fabian Zimmerli