Patents by Inventor Stefan Kafer

Stefan Kafer 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).

  • Patent number: 6690456
    Abstract: A wheel alignment apparatus has measurement heads for determining wheel positions of wheels of a motor vehicle. Each measurement head comprises at least one camera which is the direct to a measurement target arranged in the field of view of the camera and positioned in a well defined relationship to the wheel of the motor vehicle. Pictures taken by the camera are evaluated by an evaluation unit in order to determined the spatial position of the measurement target and, thereby, the wheel with respect to the position of the camera and the measurement head respectively. The wheel alignment apparatus wheel alignment apparatus comprises an optical reference system integrated into the measurement heads for calibrating the measurement heads of the wheel alignment apparatus as to the position of the measurement heads with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Beissbarth GmbH
    Inventors: Herrmann Bux, Stefan Käfer, Stefan Schommer
  • Patent number: 6484715
    Abstract: A dispenser (1) has two remote pressure handles (29, 35) and lateral gripping recesses (58) for mutually displacing two units (2, 3) axially and rotationally. A tear-off web (52) prevents the two units (2, 3) from being actuated accidentally. A discharge stud (34) protrudes beyond the handles (29, 35, 58). The dispenser (1) is so small that it may be fully enveloped and covered by one user's hand. Nevertheless reliable actuation for nasal application is assured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Ritsche, Stefan Käfer
  • Publication number: 20020080343
    Abstract: A wheel alignment apparatus has measurement heads for determining wheel positions of wheels of a motor vehicle. Each measurement head comprises at least one camera which is the direct to a measurement target arranged in the field of view of the camera and positioned in a well defined relationship to the wheel of the motor vehicle. Pictures taken by the camera are evaluated by an evaluation unit in order to determined the spatial position of the measurement target and, thereby, the wheel with respect to the position of the camera and the measurement head respectively. The wheel alignment apparatus wheel alignment apparatus comprises an optical reference system integrated into the measurement heads for calibrating the measurement heads of the wheel alignment apparatus as to the position of the measurement heads with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Herrmann Bux, Stefan Kafer, Stefan Schommer
  • Patent number: 6367473
    Abstract: For discharging a medium, such as a powder, a film/foil seal (16) of a reservoir chamber (24) is pierced by a tool (40) in a first axial movement, after which the medium is suctioned via an orifice (9) in feeding a delivery flow via passageways (55) from the chamber (24). On completion of a return stroke and twisting the tool (40) relative to the reservoir body (6) a further chamber (24) may be emptied in the same way, thus enabling e.g. a pharmaceutical active substance to be administered in two individual doses as expedient for nasal treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Käfer
  • Patent number: 5967369
    Abstract: A dispenser for handling media includes a base unit, a discharge actuator, a medium outlet, and a medium reservoir. The discharge actuator actuates the discharge of the medium, and the discharge actuator is convertable over an actuating stroke into varying actuating positions. The actuating positions include an initial rest position and an actuated end position. The medium outlet is for expelling the medium. The medium reservoir defines a measured content of medium to be discharged upon a single actuating stroke, and the medium reservoir includes an oblong hollow needle member for caching the medium to be discharged out of the medium outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Kafer, Rene Bommer