Patents by Inventor Sebastian Höner
Sebastian Höner 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).
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Publication number: 20240139388Abstract: A breastpump for expressing human breastmilk comprises a housing, a pump chamber with a driven pump membrane for producing a vacuum, and a breast shield with an interior for receiving a mother's breast. Expressed milk flows from the interior into the pump chamber through a milk channel, said pump chamber having an outlet opening through which expressed milk flows from the pump chamber into a milk collection container. The breastpump comprises a multipart hygiene module comprising a first part with a flow opening for connecting to the interior, a valve body with at least one valve and a second part with a rigid cup for forming the pump chamber. The valve body is arranged between the first and second part and the hygiene module as a whole is connectable to the housing of the breastpump in a sealing and detachable manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: André Schlienger, Sebastian Höner, Mario Rigert, Armin Felber, Marco Steiner
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Patent number: 11904077Abstract: A breastpump for expressing human breastmilk includes a multipart hygiene module having a first part with a flow opening for connecting to a interior, a valve body with at least one valve and a second part with a rigid cup for forming a pump chamber. The valve body is arranged between the first and second part and the hygiene module as a whole is connectable to the housing of the breastpump in a sealing and detachable manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: MEDELA HOLDING AGInventors: André Schlienger, Sebastian Höner, Mario Rigert, Armin Felber, Marco Steiner
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Patent number: 11642442Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (2) comprising a connector (4), a baby bottle (6) which can be coupled thereto having a bottle body (8) and a bottle base (10), and a sensor unit (34) arranged in the bottle base (10) for determining the filling quantity of milk in the baby bottle (6). An object of the present invention is to improve handling and maintenance of the apparatus, as well as determining the content quantity. It is characterized in that the bottle base (10) is releasably attachable to the bottle body (8).Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: MEDELA HOLDING AGInventors: Armin Felber, Martin Thüring, Sebastian Höner
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Publication number: 20230124979Abstract: A method for operating a breastpump unit for expression of human breastmilk and various breast shields for use in this method allow a maximum pumping performance and a minimum pumping duration per pumping session. The breast shield has an inner chamber for receiving a nipple (W) of the breast and also at least one outer chamber which at least partially surrounds the nipple. The inner chamber is subjected to a constant pressure and the at least one outer chamber is subjected to a pulsating pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Michael Larsson, Erich Pfenniger, Mario Rigert, Sebastian Höner, Peter Vischer, Peter Edwin Hartmann
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Publication number: 20230066842Abstract: An apparatus for accumulating a fluid, the apparatus including a drain bottle for containing the fluid, a reservoir having an outlet towards the drain bottle, the reservoir and the drain bottle communicating with each other via a valve provided in the outlet, a suction aperture connectable with a suction pump for creating a vacuum in the reservoir, an optical sensing device operably coupled to the reservoir and adjusted to measure the volume of the fluid standing in the reservoir, the optical sensing device comprising a light source and a detector, wherein the light source is configured to emit light towards the reservoir and the detector is configured to detect an intensity of the light emanating from the reservoir, and at least one light directing means for directing the light on its path from the light source to the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Martin Thüring, Sebastian Höner
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Patent number: 11559614Abstract: A method for operating a breastpump unit for expression of human breastmilk and various breast shields for use in this method allow a maximum pumping performance and a minimum pumping duration per pumping session. The breast shield has an inner chamber for receiving a nipple of the breast and also at least one outer chamber which at least partially surrounds the nipple. The inner chamber is subjected to a constant pressure and the at least one outer chamber is subjected to a pulsating pressure.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: MEDELA HOLDING AGInventors: Michael Larsson, Erich Pfenniger, Mario Rigert, Sebastian Höner, Peter Vischer, Peter Edwin Hartmann
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Publication number: 20220409783Abstract: A breast shield for expressing human breast milk. The breast shield includes an outer housing and a flexible inner liner within the outer housing. In use, with the breast shield applied to a breast, the inner liner is in contact with the surface of both the areola and nipple of the breast. The breast shield further includes an outer chamber between the outer housing and the inner liner and an inner chamber within the inner liner. In use, the inner and outer chambers, are subjectable to differential pressure and the differential pressure is operable to cause the inner liner to exert a massaging effect against the surface of both the areola and nipple of a breast.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Sebastian Höner, Leon Mitoulas
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Publication number: 20220409782Abstract: A method for operating a breastpump unit for expression of human breastmilk and a breastpump unit. The breastpump unit having a pump assembly for generating vacuum pressure, a reservoir for receiving breastmilk, and a breast shield for sealing application to a breast to be pumped. The breast shield has a flexible inner chamber for receiving a nipple of the breast and a second chamber, in particular an outer chamber extending about the outside of the inner chamber and which at least partially surrounds a nipple that is inserted into the inner chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Sebastian Höner, Jakub Piotr Pawlowski
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Publication number: 20210205510Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus including a connector, a baby bottle which can be coupled thereto having a bottle body and a bottle base, and a sensor unit arranged in the bottle base for determining the filling quantity of milk in the baby bottle. An object of the present invention is to improve handling and maintenance of the apparatus, as well as determining the content quantity. To satisfy this object, the present invention proposes an apparatus having the features of claim 1. The bottle base is releasably attachable to the bottle body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Armin Felber, Martin Thüring, Sebastian Höner
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Publication number: 20210121614Abstract: A breastpump for expressing human breastmilk includes a multipart hygiene module having a first part with a flow opening for connecting to a interior, a valve body with at least one valve and a second part with a rigid cup for forming a pump chamber. The valve body is arranged between the first and second part and the hygiene module as a whole is connectable to the housing of the breastpump in a sealing and detachable manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: André Schlienger, Sebastian Höner, Mario Rigert, Armin Felber, Marco Steiner
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Publication number: 20210001024Abstract: A breastshield unit of a breast pump for expressing human breastmilk comprises a breastshield (1) for placing onto a human breast, a milk collection container (4) for receiving expressed breastmilk, a breastshield adapter (2) for connecting the breastshield (1) to the milk collection container (4), and at least one sensor (6, 7) for detecting the breastmilk. From the breastshield, a milk channel extends through the breastshield adapter into the milk collection container. A siphon is arranged in the milk channel, and the at least one sensor (6, 7) for detecting the breastmilk is arranged downstream from the siphon in the direction of flow of the breastmilk. The breastshield unit permits optimal measurement of properties of the expressed breastmilk.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Martin Thüring, Sebastian Höner
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Publication number: 20190240386Abstract: A method for operating a breastpump unit for expression of human breastmilk and various breast shields for use in this method allow a maximum pumping performance and a minimum pumping duration per pumping session. The breast shield has an inner chamber for receiving a nipple of the breast and also at least one outer chamber which at least partially surrounds the nipple. The inner chamber is subjected to a constant pressure and the at least one outer chamber is subjected to a pulsating pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2016Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Michael Larsson, Erich Pfenniger, Mario Rigert, Sebastian Höner, Peter Vischer, Peter Edwin Hartmann