Patents by Inventor Thomas Krafczyk

Thomas Krafczyk 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: 12146892
    Abstract: A sample tube rack (10) for receiving at least one sample tube is provided, comprising: a bottom surface (12) comprising at least one opening (14) for receiving the sample tube, and at least two guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) arranged on the bottom surface (12) adjacent to the opening (14), wherein each guiding element (16, 16?, 16a-d) extends substantially parallel to a vertical axis (18) of the opening (14) from the bottom surface (12) towards a top side (20) of the sample tube rack (10). The guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) are arranged at different positions (17a-d) around the opening (14), such that a tube compartment (24) for receiving the sample tube is formed by the guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) and the opening (14), wherein the guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) are spaced apart from each other along a perimeter (21) of the opening (14), thereby forming at least two clearances (22) between the guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) along the perimeter (21) of the opening (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Krafczyk, Martin Müller
  • Publication number: 20220018393
    Abstract: A slider assembly (10) for a transportation system (100) for transporting an object (101) is provided. The slider assembly (10) comprises a first support (12a) and a second support (12b), a first guiding element (14a) arranged on the first support (12a) and a second guiding element (14b) arranged on the second support (12b), wherein the first guiding element (14a) is configured to receive a first rail (104a) and the second guiding element (14b) is configured to receive a second rail (104b), such that the slider assembly (10) is slidably arrangeable on the first rail (104a) and the second rail (104b). The slider assembly further comprises a tolerance compensation element (18), which connects the first support (12a) and the second support (12b), such that at least a part of the first support (12a) and at least a part of the second support (12b) are spaced apart from each other, thereby allowing a relative movement of the first support (12a) and the second support (12b) with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Krafczyk, Martin Müller
  • Publication number: 20210293839
    Abstract: A sample tube rack (10) for receiving at least one sample tube is provided, comprising: a bottom surface (12) comprising at least one opening (14) for receiving the sample tube, and at least two guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) arranged on the bottom surface (12) adjacent to the opening (14), wherein each guiding element (16, 16?, 16a-d) extends substantially parallel to a vertical axis (18) of the opening (14) from the bottom surface (12) towards a top side (20) of the sample tube rack (10). The guiding elements (16. 16?, 16a-d) are arranged at different positions (17a-d) around the opening (14), such that a tube compartment (24) for receiving the sample tube is formed by the guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) and the opening (14), wherein the guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) are spaced apart from each other along a perimeter (21) of the opening (14), thereby forming at least two clearances (22) between the guiding elements (16, 16?, 16a-d) along the perimeter (21) of the opening (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Krafczyk, Martin Müller
  • Patent number: 10919043
    Abstract: A sample tube rack for receiving at least one sample tube comprises an upper part comprising an upper surface, wherein at least one upper opening for receiving the sample tube is provided in the upper surface; an intermediate part comprising an intermediate surface, wherein at least one intermediate opening for receiving the sample tube is provided in the intermediate surface; and a lower part comprising a supporting surface, wherein at least one supporting position for supporting the sample tube is provided in the supporting surface. Therein, the intermediate part is connected to both the upper part and the lower part such that the at least one upper opening is substantially aligned above the at least one intermediate opening and above the at least one supporting position for receiving the at least one sample tube. At least one gripping orifice is provided in a lateral side of the lower part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Johns, Thomas Krafczyk
  • Publication number: 20170136467
    Abstract: A sample tube rack for receiving at least one sample tube comprises an upper part comprising an upper surface, wherein at least one upper opening for receiving the sample tube is provided in the upper surface; an intermediate part comprising an intermediate surface, wherein at least one intermediate opening for receiving the sample tube is provided in the intermediate surface; and a lower part comprising a supporting surface, wherein at least one supporting position for supporting the sample tube is provided in the supporting surface. Therein, the intermediate part is connected to both the upper part and the lower part such that the at least one upper opening is substantially aligned above the at least one intermediate opening and above the at least one supporting position for receiving the at least one sample tube. At least one gripping orifice is provided in a lateral side of the lower part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Charles W. Johns, Thomas Krafczyk
  • Publication number: 20120245707
    Abstract: The object of providing a device which renders it possible to allow an artificial knee joint at least temporarily a further degree of freedom so as to enable a natural course of movement is solved by the locking device according to the invention for use in a prosthesis, which consists of an inner ring element comprising at least one depression for receiving a locking element, wherein the inner ring element is mounted in an outer ring element comprising at least one recess for receiving the locking element, and wherein the locking element is retained in the recess such that it projects into the depression and hence prevents twisting of the inner ring element relative to the outer ring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: STREIFENEDER ORTHO.PRODUCTION GMBH
    Inventors: Rudolf Osgyan, Helmut Tischler, Dieter Birkner, Thomas Krafczyke
  • Patent number: D808540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Johns, Thomas Krafczyk
  • Patent number: D812243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Johns, Thomas Krafczyk
  • Patent number: D843014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Johns, Thomas Krafczyk
  • Patent number: D844806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Johns, Thomas Krafczyk
  • Patent number: D885605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Johns, Thomas Krafczyk
  • Patent number: D1054056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Krafczyk, Diana Illichmann