Patents by Inventor Stefan Zehnder

Stefan Zehnder 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: 10642021
    Abstract: An endoscope having an outer shaft member with a distal end forming a distal end of the endoscope and an optics member with a distal end. The optics member is located inside the outer shaft member. The optics member defines a viewing direction of the endoscope, the viewing direction being tilted relative to a longitudinal axis of the outer shaft member. The endoscope further has optical fibers comprising an optically transparent material and provided and conditioned for the transport of illumination light to the distal end of the endoscope. The endoscope further has a segment located between an outer surface region of the distal end of the optics member and an inner surface region of the distal end of the outer shaft member. The orientation of distal ends of the optical fibers is defined by the segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Heni, Stefan Zehnder, Andreas Limberger, Siegfried Hoefig, Jean-Sebastien Samson
  • Patent number: 10160138
    Abstract: A tubular admixture piece for receiving in a mixing device for controlled metering in of an adjuvant into a pumpable mixture has at least one sealing element for producing an at least partially fluid-tight connection between the admixture piece and the mixing device wherein the at least one sealing element is designed as an axial seal with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tubular admixture piece. A housing element of a mixing device has at least a sealing support for axial sealing of the admixture piece, and is also configured to exert a force that acts on the admixture piece in the axial direction and/or longitudinal direction of the through-flow opening, such that the axial seal of an admixture piece received at least partially in the through-flow opening can be pressed against the sealing support by the force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Adrian Thoma, Stefan Zehnder
  • Publication number: 20180341101
    Abstract: An endoscope having an outer shaft member with a distal end forming a distal end of the endoscope and an optics member with a distal end. The optics member is located inside the outer shaft member. The optics member defines a viewing direction of the endoscope, the viewing direction being tilted relative to a longitudinal axis of the outer shaft member. The endoscope further has optical fibers comprising an optically transparent material and provided and conditioned for the transport of illumination light to the distal end of the endoscope. The endoscope further has a segment located between an outer surface region of the distal end of the optics member and an inner surface region of the distal end of the outer shaft member. The orientation of distal ends of the optical fibers is defined by the segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas HENI, Stefan ZEHNDER, Andreas LIMBERGER, Siegfried HOEFIG, Jean-Sebastien SAMSON
  • Publication number: 20130272083
    Abstract: A tubular admixture piece for receiving in a mixing device for controlled metering in of an adjuvant into a pumpable mixture has at least one sealing element for producing an at least partially fluid-tight connection between the admixture piece and the mixing device wherein the at least one sealing element is designed as an axial seal with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tubular admixture piece. A housing element of a mixing device has at least a sealing support for axial sealing of the admixture piece, and is also configured to exert a force that acts on the admixture piece in the axial direction and/or longitudinal direction of the through-flow opening, such that the axial seal of an admixture piece received at least partially in the through-flow opening can be pressed against the sealing support by the force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Adrian Thoma, Stefan Zehnder