Patents by Inventor Timo Knittel

Timo Knittel 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).

  • Publication number: 20240148461
    Abstract: A tool set includes an expander holder for plug-in holding of surgical tools and a retaining device. The expander holder includes a catching base formed by a flat, chamfer-free plate. Clamping arms for holding a tool to be inserted extend axially from the plate. The plate forms a welding, soldering or gluing portion in a central region on one or more flat sides of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Eda Ay, Timo Knittel
  • Patent number: 11931476
    Abstract: A method for producing a strainer dish for receiving medical objects to be disinfected or sterilized. A base surface is produced from a sheet metal blank in a first machining step. In a second machining step, the sheet metal blank or base surface is provided with holes to obtain a perforated starting shape. In a third machining step which takes place after the first and second machining steps, a perforated plane is produced, which can be divided into a flat inner section and an edge section. In a fourth machining step which takes place after the third machining step, a strainer dish shape is produced. The raw bottom corresponds to the flat inner section of the perforated plane. A fifth machining step, which takes place after the third machining step, at least partially produces a three-dimensionally structured bottom from the flat inner section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Dennis Görz, Bianca Rosin, Eva Streit, Timo Knittel
  • Patent number: 11918388
    Abstract: A sieve tray for receiving objects to be disinfected or sterilized includes a base which has a plurality of openings and a base plane delimited by lateral walls. The base is a sheet metal part which has corrugations or indentations which protrude out of the base plane towards the sieve tray interior and/or sieve tray exterior such that the sheet metal part imitates a meshwork structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Timo Knittel, Dennis Görz, Bianca Rosin, Eva Streit
  • Patent number: 11806173
    Abstract: A stackable sieve tray for receiving medical products, preferably for sterilization, has a sieve tray bottom and upward-extending sieve tray sidewalls arranged at the sieve tray bottom. The sieve tray bottom, on its underside, has an indentation in edge regions that holds at least two sieve trays in position with respect to each other in a length and width direction of the sieve trays when the sieve trays are stacked, the indentation of a first sieve tray engaging the sieve tray sidewalls of a second sieve tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Dennis Goerz, Bianca Rosin, Eva Streit, Timo Knittel
  • Publication number: 20220370166
    Abstract: A sterilization container for receiving cleaned or sterilized medical goods or medical goods to be cleaned or sterilized. The container includes a sterilization container lower part forming a receiving space for the goods and a sterilization container lid that can be detachably mounted on the sterilization container lower part to seal the receiving space. At least one handle element is located on the sterilization container lower part and can be positioned between a carrying position projecting from the sterilization container lid and a locking position that locks the sterilization container lid to the sterilization container lower part. A receiving region is formed in the sterilization container lid for receiving the handle element in the locking position. The receiving region is a trough like handle recess in the form of a depression projecting into the receiving space with respect to the lid plane for receiving the entire handle element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Dennis Goerz, Bianca Rosin, Eva Streit, Timo Knittel, Stephan Bauer, Corvin Motz, Michael Reuter
  • Publication number: 20220054216
    Abstract: A stackable sieve tray for receiving medical products, preferably for sterilization, has a sieve tray bottom and upward-extending sieve tray sidewalls arranged at the sieve tray bottom. The sieve tray bottom, on its underside, has an indentation in edge regions that holds at least two sieve trays in position with respect to each other in a length and width direction of the sieve trays when the sieve trays are stacked, the indentation of a first sieve tray engaging the sieve tray sidewalls of a second sieve tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Dennis Goerz, Bianca Rosin, Eva Streit, Timo Knittel
  • Publication number: 20210259797
    Abstract: A mesh sterilizing tray system and mesh tray lid for a mesh sterilizing tray. The mesh tray lid includes a substantially rectangular plate-like or grid-like basic form which defines an outer side which, when being placed on the mesh sterilizing tray, faces away from the mesh sterilizing tray. A respective detent and/or snap-in device, which is designed for receiving a rod-shaped bar positively and/or in a force-fit manner from a direction substantially perpendicular to the outer side, is formed on two opposite edge portions on the outer side of the mesh tray lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis Görz, Bianca Rosin, Eva Streit, Timo Knittel, Matthias Henke
  • Patent number: 11071605
    Abstract: A strainer dish for receiving medical items to be disinfected or sterilized includes a receiving container and at least one handle, which, in a removal position projects out of the receiving container in a grippable manner in order to allow the carrying of the strainer dish, and which, in a locking position, is arranged inside the receiving container to allow the loading of the strainer dish, the handle being shifted from the locking position into the removal position by actuation of a releasable holding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: AESCULAP AG
    Inventors: Dennis Görz, Bianca Rosin, Eva Streit, Timo Knittel, Frank Weller, Matthias Henke
  • Publication number: 20210169492
    Abstract: A method for producing a tray for storing aneurysm clips, in which a metal plate is equipped with perforations. The perforations are produced by laser cutting. The plate with the perforations is reshaped by bending to form a corrugated sheet or a sheet with trapezoidal corrugations. The sheet has at least one channel-like indentation for storing aneurysm clips. A tray for storing aneurysm clips includes a corrugated sheet or a sheet with trapezoidal corrugations equipped with laser-cut perforations. The corrugated sheet or sheet with trapezoidal corrugations has at least one channel-like indentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Timo Knittel, Volker Huber
  • Publication number: 20210008240
    Abstract: A method for producing a strainer dish for receiving medical objects to be disinfected or sterilized. A base surface is produced from a sheet metal blank in a first machining step. In a second machining step, the sheet metal blank or base surface is provided with holes to obtain a perforated starting shape. In a third machining step which takes place after the first and second machining steps, a perforated plane is produced, which can be divided into a flat inner section and an edge section. In a fourth machining step which takes place after the third machining step, a strainer dish shape is produced. The raw bottom corresponds to the flat inner section of the perforated plane. A fifth machining step, which takes place after the third machining step, at least partially produces a three-dimensionally structured bottom from the flat inner section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis Görz, Bianca Rosin, Eva Streit, Timo Knittel
  • Publication number: 20210000561
    Abstract: A strainer dish for receiving medical items to be disinfected or sterilized includes a receiving container and at least one handle, which, in a removal position projects out of the receiving container in a grippable manner in order to allow the carrying of the strainer dish, and which, in a locking position, is arranged inside the receiving container to allow the loading of the strainer dish, the handle being shifted from the locking position into the removal position by actuation of a releasable holding element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis Görz, Bianca Rosin, Eva Streit, Timo Knittel, Frank WELLER, MATTHIAS HENKE
  • Publication number: 20210000560
    Abstract: A sieve tray for receiving objects to be disinfected or sterilized includes a base which has a plurality of openings and a base plane delimited by lateral walls. The base is a sheet metal part which has corrugations or indentations which protrude out of the base plane towards the sieve tray interior and/or sieve tray exterior such that the sheet metal part imitates a meshwork structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Timo Knittel, Dennis Görz, Bianca Rosin, Eva Streit
  • Patent number: D952900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: AESCULAP AG
    Inventors: Bianca Rosin, Dennis Görz, Timo Knittel, Michael Scherger, Björn Vibrans