Patents by Inventor Winfried Merk

Winfried Merk 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: 11959059
    Abstract: It is described an orbital incubator shaker, which comprises an incubator housing (1) defining an incubation chamber (2), and an orbital shaker (3) configured to shake a shaking table (4). The orbital shaker (3) comprises a rotary direct drive motor (7, 8, 9, 10) comprising a stator (7, 8) and a rotor (9, 10) comprising a rotor shaft (9), and an eccentric bearing unit (11, 12, 14) mounted on the rotor shaft (9). The stator (7, 8) is located outside the incubation chamber (2) and the rotor shaft (9) extends from a space (22) outside the incubation chamber (2) towards the incubation chamber (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: DAMECX UG (HAFTUNGSBESCHRÄNKT)
    Inventor: Winfried Merk
  • Publication number: 20220228099
    Abstract: Disclosed is an incubator shaker (1) for cell cultivation, which comprises an incubation chamber (10), a shaking table (21) disposed in the incubation chamber (10), and an ozone distributing device (100) for distributing ozone in the incubation chamber (10) including a space underneath the shaking table (21). The shaking table (21) is configured to place a cultivation container thereon during a cultivation process. This incubator shaker (1) can be used for a further disclosed method for decontaminating the incubator shaker (1), including the steps of placing the ozone distributing device (100) into the incubation chamber (10), guiding ozone into the incubation chamber (10), and conveying the ozone inside the incubation chamber (10) including a space underneath the shaking table (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: Winfried Merk
  • Publication number: 20220106552
    Abstract: It is described an orbital incubator shaker, which comprises an incubator housing (1) defining an incubation chamber (2), and an orbital shaker (3) configured to shake a shaking table (4). The orbital shaker (3) comprises a rotary direct drive motor (7, 8, 9, 10) comprising a stator (7, 8) and a rotor (9, 10) comprising a rotor shaft (9), and an eccentric bearing unit (11, 12, 14) mounted on the rotor shaft (9). The stator (7, 8) is located outside the incubation chamber (2) and the rotor shaft (9) extends from a space (22) outside the incubation chamber (2) towards the incubation chamber (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventor: Winfried Merk