Patents by Inventor Roland FUHRER

Roland FUHRER 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).

  • Peristaltic pump and pumping method, in particular for use as implant
    Patent number: 10549021
    Abstract: A pump having at least a fluid pump chamber (11) and a first driver chamber (12) separated from the fluid pump chamber (11) by an elastic wall (13, 13-1, 13-2) is described with the first driver chamber (12) expanding after a chemical reaction between fuel and oxidant and driving through deformation of the elastic wall fluid out of the fluid pump chamber (11), with the main parts of the pump being made of an elastic material to be used for example as a body implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: ETH Zurich
    Inventors: Wendelin Jan Stark, Christoph Schumacher, Roland Fuhrer, Michael Loepfe
  • PERISTALTIC PUMP AND PUMPING METHOD, IN PARTICULAR FOR USE AS IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20160250401
    Abstract: A pump having at least a fluid pump chamber (11) and a first driver chamber (12) separated from the fluid pump chamber (11) by an elastic wall (13, 13-1, 13-2) is described with the first driver chamber (12) expanding after a chemical reaction between fuel and oxidant and driving through deformation of the elastic wall fluid out of the fluid pump chamber (11), with the main parts of the pump being made of an elastic material to be used for example as a body implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Wendelin Jan STARK, Christoph SCHUMACHER, Roland FUHRER, Michael LOEPFE