Patents by Inventor Stefan Heseler

Stefan Heseler 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).

  • Endoscope with a window and process to manufacture an endoscope
    Patent number: 9888834
    Abstract: An endoscope includes a window on a distal end of the endoscope, an interior body with a first material on the distal end, and a mantle with a second material on the distal end, such that the window and the interior body are joined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Karl Storz SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andre Buerk, Stefan Heseler, Elmar Teichtmann
  • Method for assembling a cover glass in an endoscope and endoscope
    Patent number: 9801525
    Abstract: A method for assembling a cover glass in an endoscope and an endoscope with a cover glass. To assemble a cover glass in an endoscope, an uncoated cover glass is soldered into an intermediate ring, the cover glass soldered into the intermediate ring is provided with a coating, and the intermediate ring provided with the coated cover glass is joined into a sheath of the optical system of the endoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Eisenkolb, Stefan Heseler, Martin Lehmann
  • Endoscope with pivotable viewing direction
    Patent number: 9164270
    Abstract: An endoscope having a viewing direction which can be pivoted relative to the endoscope includes an illumination beam path for transmitting illumination light and a plurality of reflective surfaces for reflecting illumination light, the reflective surfaces being arranged at least partially next to one another in the illumination beam path relative to the intended light propagation direction of illumination light in the illumination beam path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Eisenkolb, Stefan Heseler
  • Endoscope With Pivotable Viewing Direction
    Publication number: 20130322092
    Abstract: An endoscope having a viewing direction which can be pivoted relative to the endoscope includes an illumination beam path for transmitting illumination light and a plurality of reflective surfaces for reflecting illumination light, the reflective surfaces being arranged at least partially next to one another in the illumination beam path relative to the intended light propagation direction of illumination light in the illumination beam path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Peter Eisenkolb, Stefan Heseler
  • METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A COVER GLASS IN AN ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE
    Publication number: 20120123210
    Abstract: A method for assembling a cover glass in an endoscope and an endoscope with a cover glass. To assemble a cover glass in an endoscope, an uncoated cover glass is soldered into an intermediate ring, the cover glass soldered into the intermediate ring is provided with a coating, and the intermediate ring provided with the coated cover glass is joined into a sheath of the optical system of the endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Peter Eisenkolb, Stefan Heseler, Martin Lehmann
  • Endoscope With A Window And Process To Manufacture
    Publication number: 20100324372
    Abstract: An endoscope includes a window on a distal end of the endoscope, an interior body with a first material on the distal end, and a mantle with a second material on the distal end, such that the window and the interior body are joined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Andre Buerk, Stefan Heseler, Elmar Teichtmann
  • Endoscope optic
    Patent number: D645963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andre Buerk, Stefan Heseler, Elmar Teichtmann