Patents by Inventor Tilman SCHROETER

Tilman SCHROETER 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).

  • ENDOSCOPE HAVING A NOZZLE ELEMENT FOR CLEANING A LENS ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20240090745
    Abstract: An endoscope with a distal housing element which has a lens element, and with a nozzle element for cleaning the surface of the lens element. The lens element is a curved lens element, the curvature of which protrudes from the housing element in a distal direction. The nozzle element is arranged at the distal side of the distal housing element adjacent to the curved lens element. The nozzle element has a distal nozzle opening in the form of an elongated medium outlet slit directed toward the curved lens element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tilman SCHROETER, Stefan KOLBERG
  • Endoscope having a wide-angle lens and a working channel
    Patent number: 11612304
    Abstract: The invention relates to an endoscope including an endoscope head, a wide-angle lens on the distal end of the endoscope head, and a working channel extending in the endoscope head. Proximally from the wide-angle lens, the working channel is bent laterally toward the outer circumference of the endoscope head, wherein a distal working channel opening is formed on a lateral side of the endoscope head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Viebach, Tilman Schroeter
  • Working channel element, endoscope with a working channel element, and method for using a working channel in an endoscope
    Patent number: 11304595
    Abstract: The invention relates to a working channel element for an endoscope. The working channel element has a tubular shape, which has an inner circumference and an outer circumference and through which an instrument can be pushed. The working channel element is adapted to be temporarily inserted into a working channel of an endoscope with its distal side ahead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: DIGITAL ENDOSCOPY GMBH
    Inventors: Anh Minh Do, Tilman Schroeter
  • ENDOSCOPE HAVING A WIDE-ANGLE LENS AND A WORKING CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20200008659
    Abstract: The invention relates to an endoscope including an endoscope head, a wide-angle lens on the distal end of the endoscope head, and a working channel extending in the endoscope head. Proximally from the wide-angle lens, the working channel is bent laterally toward the outer circumference of the endoscope head, wherein a distal working channel opening is formed on a lateral side of the endoscope head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas VIEBACH, Tilman SCHROETER
  • WORKING CHANNEL ELEMENT, ENDOSCOPE WITH A WORKING CHANNEL ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR USING A WORKING CHANNEL IN AN ENDOSCOPE
    Publication number: 20190239728
    Abstract: The invention relates to a working channel element for an endoscope. The working channel element has a tubular shape, which has an inner circumference and an outer circumference and through which an instrument can be pushed. The working channel element is adapted to be temporarily inserted into a working channel of an endoscope with its distal side ahead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: DIGITAL ENDOSCOPY GMBH
    Inventors: Anh Minh DO, Tilman SCHROETER