Patents by Inventor Stephan Schründer

Stephan Schründer 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).

  • Device for determining the surface shape of biological tissue
    Patent number: 6613041
    Abstract: The invention is relative to a method for determining the surface form of biological tissue in which the tissue (8a) is directly irradiated with an irradiation pattern (26) produced with the aid of an excitation radiation (2) so that the irradiated tissue areas are excited to emit a fluorescent pattern (27) consisting of fluorescent radiation (14), which pattern is detected and evaluated in order to calculate the surface form of the tissue (8a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Bioshape AG
    Inventor: Stephan Schründer