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Manfred Kuster
Also filed as: KUSTER MANFRED
24 granted patents·2 pending applications·782 citations·filing 1984–2020
95Inventor score
Files withLEICA INSTR SINGAPORE PTE LTD8KUSTER MANFRED4STORZ ENDOSKOP GMBH4KRATTIGER BEAT3BALZERS AG2
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26 records- 0192US6024453AMethod of rapidly producing color changes in an optical light pathBALZERS AG·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 15, 2000·65 cites·25 claims
- 0290US4592602AModular mounting rack system of vertical-type constructionCONTRAVES AG·Filed 1984·Granted Jun 3, 1986·63 cites·11 claims
- 0388US5868482AColor wheel and picture generation unit with a color wheelBALZERS AG·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 9, 1999·146 cites·20 claims
- 0487US6500115B2EndoscopeSTORZ ENDOSKOP GMBH·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 31, 2002·243 cites·22 claims
- 0586US8614851B2Surgical fluorescence stereomicroscopeKUSTER MANFRED·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 24, 2013·10 cites·14 claims
- 0686US7435218B2Optical instrument, in particular an endoscope, having an interchangeable headSTORZ ENDOSKOP GMBH·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 14, 2008·186 cites·9 claims
- 0785US6639664B2Endoscope for inspection of an observation cavitySTORZ ENDOSKOP GMBH·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 28, 2003·34 cites·19 claims
- 0879US9036021B2Autofocusing method and device for a microscopeKUSTER MANFRED·Filed 2012·Granted May 19, 2015·5 cites·22 claims
- 0970US10823947B2Illumination filter system and observation system for a multispectral fluorescence microscope, multispectral fluorescence microscope, and microscopying methodLEICA INSTR SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 3, 2020·1 cites·11 claims
- 1069US6540389B1Lighting system for illumination of an observation spaceSTORZ ENDOSKOP GMBH·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 1, 2003·12 cites·23 claims
- 1168US10145796B2Illumination filter for an illumination filter system of a surgical multispectral fluorescence microscope having a spatial filter patternLEICA INSTR SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 4, 2018·1 cites·14 claims
- 1267US8000004B2Microscope with centered illuminationLEICA INSTR SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 16, 2011·5 cites·10 claims
- 1366US8941915B2Illuminating device for an operating microscopeKUSTER MANFRED·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 27, 2015·4 cites·15 claims
- 1465US11921275B2Illumination filter system and observation system for a multispectral fluorescence microscope, multispectral fluorescence microscope, and microscopying methodLEICA INSTR SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 5, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 1563US8154795B2Stereo microscope with beam splitter deviceSCHNITZLER HARALD·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 10, 2012·6 cites·10 claims
- 1662US10545325B2Illumination and observation system for an ophthalmic microscope, ophthalmic microscope comprising such a system, and microscopying methodLEICA INSTR SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 28, 2020·1 cites·19 claims
- 1746US8810639B2Endoscopic video measuring systemKRATTIGER BEAT·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 19, 2014·0 cites·7 claims
- 1846US8734332B2Connector unit for endoscopesKRATTIGER BEAT·Filed 2007·Granted May 27, 2014·0 cites·5 claims
- 1945US2014152959A1Eclipse illumination combined with coaxial red reflex illuminationLEICA MICROSYSTEMS SCHWEIZ AG·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2044US8564880B2Zoom system for a microscope and method of operating such a zoom systemKUSTER MANFRED·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 22, 2013·0 cites·8 claims
- 2144US8007107B2Illuminating apparatus for an operating microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS SCHWEIZ AG·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 30, 2011·0 cites·22 claims
- 2243US10545326B2Illumination and observation system for an ophthalmic microscope, ophthalmic microscope and microscopying method using four red reflex observation pupilsLEICA INSTR SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 28, 2020·0 cites·14 claims
- 2343US2010010314A1Endoscopic System Featuring Fiber-Pumped Fluorescent IlluminationKRATTIGER BEAT·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2440US8218234B2Illumination device for a microscopeSOON HAW CHONG·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 10, 2012·0 cites·33 claims
- 2537US10823949B2Beam splitter device having at least two beamsplitting surfaces with different reflection-to-transmission ratiosLEICA INSTR SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 3, 2020·0 cites·14 claims
- 2632US10260716B2Illumination unit for medical devices, and energy supply unit for supplying the illumination unit with electrical energyLEICA INSTR SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 16, 2019·0 cites·3 claims
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