Patents by Inventor Richard Lukas

Richard Lukas 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).

  • Publication number: 20080013678
    Abstract: A device for precisely placing instruments or implants in body organs with the aid of a targeting device (40) interacting with a computer tomograph, characterized in that the targeting device is arranged in the form of a navigation device (30) on a carrier (2) which is diplaceable on a substructure like a carriage which can be fixed in relation to the substructure and in that the navigation unit (30) comprises a retaining element for holding and guiding a targeting instrument, implant or other object. The navigation unit (30) can be displaced and/or rotated on one or several planes in relation to the carrier and the retaining element can be displaced and/or rotated on one or several planes in relation to the navigation unit (30), being reciprocally fixable in the adjusted position thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: SEPITEC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Friedrich Magerl, Christian Widmer, Stanislav Taller, Richard Lukas, Petr Suchomel
  • Publication number: 20010006689
    Abstract: A gelatin capsule is manufactured from a capsule sheath. The sheath is made of a pair of confronting gelatin sheets as starting material. The sheath is then formed integrally like a folder, and the contents of the capsule is enveloped by the capsule sheath. The contents of the capsule is a fine or granular powder. However, time release pellets could also be used. The capsule sheath has a pocket formed for receiving the contents in the gelatin sheets preliminarily before completion of filling with the contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Publication date: July 5, 2001
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Ishikawa, Nobuyuki Wada, Stephen Richard Lukas
  • Patent number: 6238616
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for forming gelatin capsules comprising: supplying two gelatin sheets having preformed pockets between die rollers; partially suturing the gelatin sheets together by means of the die rollers to form a pocket; weighing powder or particulate capsule content in a weighing hole aligned with said pocket; utilizing a pusher to push said capsule content through said weighing hole and into the pocket; and completing the suturing of the gelatin sheets by means of the die rollers to envelop said capsule content in said pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: TimeCaps Inc.
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Ishikawa, Nobuyuki Wada, Stephen Richard Lukas