Patents by Inventor Steffen Kuhne
Steffen Kuhne 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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Patent number: 11982285Abstract: The invention relates to a compressor (20) for generating a compressed air flow for a fuel cell (10), having a compressor element (21), in particular a compressor wheel, wherein the compressor element (21) is coupled in a to a drive shaft (23) for co-rotation, the drive shaft (23) being driven by a motor (22), in particular an electric motor, wherein at least one hydrodynamic or hydrostatic bearing (24, 25) is used to mount the shaft (23) in a rotatable manner, wherein the plain bearing (24, 25) is connected to a lubricant supply means (30), which is used to supply a lubricant for hydrodynamic or hydrostatic pressure generation to the plain bearing (24, 25), wherein the lubricant is water or a fluid mixture, predominantly comprising water, wherein the plain bearing (24, 25) has a lubricant inlet and a lubricant outlet, wherein the lubricant can be routed to the plain bearing (24, 25) via the lubricant inlet and the lubricant can be discharged from the plain bearing (24, 25) via the lubricant outlet, and whereType: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: BMTS Technology GmbH &Co. KGInventors: Steffen Schmitt, Frieder Stetter, Oliver Kuhne, Rüdiger Kleinschmidt, Gunter Winkler
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Patent number: 11744672Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental drill (10) formed of titanium or a titanium alloy having a hardness greater than pure titanium, said drill extending along a central axis (A) from a proximal end (14) to a distal end (16). The drill comprises a shank (12) arranged in a proximal end region of the drill (10) and extending along the central axis (A), a flute portion (20) arranged distally to and running coaxially with the shank (12), said flute portion (20) comprising two or more flutes (22a, 22b, 22c) extending along the flute portion (20) and being interposed by lands (24a, 24b, 24c), the flute portion further comprising a central solid web and a drill tip (26) directly adjoining the distal end (28) of the flute portion (20) and comprising two or more flanks (25a, 25b, 25c) which taper radially inwardly from the distal end of each land in the distal direction toward the central axis (A), each flank (25a, 25b, 25c) comprising a cutting edge (30a, 30b, 30c).Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: STRAUMANN HOLDING AGInventors: Stéphane Courvoisier, Eric Jeanbourqin, Jean-Pierre Pauchard, Stefan Müller, Frederik Panse, Steffen Kühne
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Patent number: 11730573Abstract: A method including fixing a dental drill template with a fixation pin including a rod and a head attached to the rod. The dental drill template can be fixed by inserting the rod into the drill template or a sleeve provided in the drill template such that a bearing surface of the head bears at least partially on the drill template. The rod has a shape of an essentially circular cylinder and extends from the bearing surface of the head at an essentially right angle. A diameter of the head at the bearing surface is larger than the diameter of the rod.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: STRAUMANN HOLDING AGInventors: Edmund Suter, Steffen Kühne, Patrick Streff
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Publication number: 20230091999Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental drill (10) formed of titanium or a titanium alloy having a hardness greater than pure titanium, said drill extending along a central axis (A) from a proximal end (14) to a distal end (16). The drill comprises a shank (12) arranged in a proximal end region of the drill (10) and extending along the central axis (A), a flute portion (20) arranged distally to and running coaxially with the shank (12), said flute portion (20) comprising two or more flutes (22a, 22b, 22c) extending along the flute portion (20) and being interposed by lands (24a, 24b, 24c), the flute portion further comprising a central solid web and a drill tip (26) directly adjoining the distal end (28) of the flute portion (20) and comprising two or more flanks (25a, 25b, 25c) which taper radially inwardly from the distal end of each land in the distal direction toward the central axis (A), each flank (25a, 25b, 25c) comprising a cutting edge (30a, 30b, 30c).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2018Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: STRAUMANN HOLDING AGInventors: Stéphane COURVOISIER, Eric JEANBOURQIN, Jean-Pierre PAUCHARD, Stefan MÜLLER, Frederik PANSE, Steffen KÜHNE
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Publication number: 20220304779Abstract: A method including fixing a dental drill template with a fixation pin including a rod and a head attached to the rod. The dental drill template can be fixed by inserting the rod into the drill template or a sleeve provided in the drill template such that a bearing surface of the head bears at least partially on the drill template. The rod has a shape of an essentially circular cylinder and extends from the bearing surface of the head at an essentially right angle. A diameter of the head at the bearing surface is larger than the diameter of the rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: STRAUMANN HOLDING AGInventors: Edmund SUTER, Steffen KÜHNE, Patrick STREFF
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Patent number: 11419706Abstract: A fixation pin for fixing a dental drill template. The fixation pin has a head having a bearing surface that is intended to bear at least partially on the drill template, or a sleeve provided in the drill template. The fixation pin has a rod having a shape of an essentially circular cylinder and extending from the bearing surface at an essentially right angle. The rod is intended to be inserted into the drill template or the sleeve provided in the drill template.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: STRAUMANN HOLDING AGInventors: Edmund Suter, Steffen Kühne, Patrick Streff
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Publication number: 20190314120Abstract: A fixation pin for fixing a dental drill template. The fixation pin has a head having a bearing surface that is intended to bear at least partially on the drill template, or a sleeve provided in the drill template. The fixation pin has a rod having a shape of an essentially circular cylinder and extending from the bearing surface at an essentially right angle. The rod is intended to be inserted into the drill template or the sleeve provided in the drill template.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: STRAUMANN HOLDING AGInventors: Edmund SUTER, Steffen KÜHNE, Patrick STREFF
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Patent number: 10376342Abstract: A fixation pin for fixing a dental drill template. The fixation pin has a head having a bearing surface that is intended to bear at least partially on the drill template, or a sleeve provided in the drill template. The fixation pin has a rod having a shape of an essentially circular cylinder and extending from the bearing surface at an essentially right angle. The rod is intended to be inserted into the drill template or the sleeve provided in the drill template.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: STRAUMANN HOLDING AGInventors: Edmund Suter, Steffen Kuhne, Patrick Streff
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Publication number: 20170231725Abstract: A fixation pin for fixing a dental drill template. The fixation pin has a head having a bearing surface that is intended to bear at least partially on the drill template, or a sleeve provided in the drill template. The fixation pin has a rod having a shape of an essentially circular cylinder and extending from the bearing surface at an essentially right angle. The rod is intended to be inserted into the drill template or the sleeve provided in the drill template.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: STRAUMANN HOLDING AGInventors: Edmund SUTER, Steffen KÜHNE, Patrick STREFF
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Publication number: 20150150656Abstract: Fixation pin (1) for fixing a dental drill template. The fixation pin (1) has a head (5) having a bearing surface (10) that is intended to bear at least partially on the drill template, or a sleeve provided in the drill template. The fixation pin (1) has a rod (15) having a shape of an essentially circular cylinder and which extends from the bearing surface (10) at an essentially right angle. The rod (15) is intended to be inserted into the drill template or the sleeve provided in the drill template.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2015Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Edmund SUTER, Steffen KÜHNE, Patrick STREFF
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Patent number: 8905463Abstract: The invention relates to a bumper system with which the requirements for compatibility between motor vehicles can be accommodated. In particular the invention relates to a bumper system for a motor vehicle which has a force distributing element (10) and which is characterized in that in at least two planes at different heights there are force absorbing components (20, 13) on the motor vehicle (2) and the force distributing element (10) is mounted on the force absorbing components (20, 13) and connects the force absorbing components (20, 13).Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Audi AGInventor: Steffen Kuhne
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Patent number: 8770974Abstract: Set of dental drills having two or more dental drills (10, 10?), each of dental drills (10, 10?) having a cutting portion (20, 20?) that has an end-face drilling end (22, 22?) and a shank portion (30, 30?) that has a receiving region (32, 32?) intended to be received in a drill holding device. The shank portions (30, 30?) of the dental drills each have a substantially circular-cylindrical guide region (40, 40?) for guiding the dental drills, the guide regions (40, 40?) of the two or more dental drills being of the same diameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Straumann Holding AGInventors: Edmund Suter, Steffen Kühne, Patrick Streff
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Patent number: 8523566Abstract: Drill sleeve (1) for a dental drill (70) having a hollow and cylindrical shape and a longitudinal axis A, a circular inner surface (10) for guiding the dental drill (70), and an outer surface (15) intended to be inserted into a template (50). The outer surface (15) of the drill sleeve (1) has at least one longitudinal flattened or concave area (20, 120), the circular inner surface (10) is essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis A, and the drill sleeve (1) is thin-walled.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Straumann Holding AGInventors: Edmund Suter, Steffen Kühne, Patrick Streff
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Publication number: 20100151412Abstract: Set of dental drills having two or more dental drills (10, 10?), each of dental drills (10, 10?) having a cutting portion (20, 20?) that has an end-face drilling end (22, 22?) and a shank portion (30, 30?) that has a receiving region (32, 32?) intended to be received in a drill holding device. The shank portions (30, 30?) of the dental drills each have a substantially circular-cylindrical guide region (40, 40?) for guiding the dental drills, the guide regions (40, 40?) of the two or more dental drills being of the same diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: Straumann Holding AGInventors: Edmund Suter, Steffen Kühne, Patrick Streff
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Publication number: 20100137921Abstract: Fixation pin (1) for fixing a dental drill template. The fixation pin (1) has a head (5) having a bearing surface (10) that is intended to bear at least partially on the drill template, or a sleeve provided in the drill template. The fixation pin (1) has a rod (15) having a shape of an essentially circular cylinder and which extends from the bearing surface (10) at an essentially right angle. The rod (15) is intended to be inserted into the drill template or the sleeve provided in the drill template.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: Straumann Holding AGInventors: Edmund Suter, Steffen Kühne, Patrick Streff
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Publication number: 20060082169Abstract: The invention relates to a bumper system with which the requirements for compatibility between motor vehicles can be accommodated. In particular the invention relates to a bumper system for a motor vehicle which has a force distributing element (10) and which is characterized in that in at least two planes at different heights there are force absorbing components (20, 13) on the motor vehicle (2) and the force distributing element (10) is mounted on the force absorbing components (20, 13) and connects the force absorbing components (20, 13).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2005Publication date: April 20, 2006Applicant: Audi AGInventor: Steffen Kuhne