Patents by Inventor Urs Spitz

Urs Spitz 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: 6849236
    Abstract: An analyzer system has a base housing (1) and a sample tray (4) with at least two holding accommodations (5) for containers (32) of samples that are to be analyzed. The sample tray (4) is movably supported on the base housing. A drive mechanism (2) inside the base housing advances the tray (4) so that the containers (32) move in steps along a prescribed track to an analyzer module (16), where the samples are subjected to an analysis. A lid-opening device (50) is arranged along the prescribed track at a place that the sample containers (32) reach before they arrive at the analyzer module (16). The lid-opening device (50) serves to open lids (32?) of a predetermined shape and thickness (H) by which the sample containers (32) may be covered. The lids (32?) are preferably made of a non-magnetic material containing a magnet-anchor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo GmbH
    Inventors: Urs Spitz, Albert Aichert, Willi Wälte
  • Publication number: 20020041828
    Abstract: An analyzer system has a base housing (1) and a sample tray (4) with at least two holding accommodations (5) for containers (32) of samples that are to be analyzed. The sample tray (4) is movably supported on the base housing. A drive mechanism (2) inside the base housing advances the tray (4) so that the containers (32) move in steps along a prescribed track to an analyzer module (16), where the samples are subjected to an analysis. A lid-opening device (50) is arranged along the prescribed track at a place that the sample containers (32) reach before they arrive at the analyzer module (16). The lid-opening device (50) serves to open lids (32′) of a predetermined shape and thickness (H) by which the sample containers (32) may be covered. The lids (32′) are preferably made of a non-magnetic material containing a magnet-anchor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Urs Spitz, Albert Aichert, Willi Walte