Patents by Inventor Arinbjörn V. Clausen

Arinbjörn V. Clausen 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).

  • Systems and methods for adjusting the angle of a prosthetic ankle based on a measured surface angle
    Patent number: 7637959
    Abstract: System and method for adjusting the angle of a prosthetic ankle are disclosed. In one example, the system, such as an actuated prosthetic ankle joint, detects the surface angle and actively adjusts the members of the ankle to a preferred angle according to the respective slope of the incline/decline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Össur hf
    Inventors: Arinbjörn V. Clausen, Heidrun G. Ragnarsdottir, Helgi Jonsson, Paul MacDonald
  • METHOD OF MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF A PROSTHETIC FOOT
    Publication number: 20090293641
    Abstract: A method of measuring the performance of a prosthetic foot includes obtaining a pressure distribution of the prosthetic foot during a motion of the prosthetic foot and determining whether the pressure distribution falls within a preselected range of performance values for the prosthetic foot. The pressure distribution comprises a trajectory illustrating the progression of a center of pressure of the prosthetic foot during motion. A prosthetic foot can also be designed to approximate a pressure distribution corresponding to a preselected range of performance values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Arinbjörn V. Clausen, Kim De Roy
  • Method of measuring the performance of a prosthetic foot
    Patent number: 7581454
    Abstract: A method of measuring the performance of a prosthetic foot includes obtaining a pressure distribution of the prosthetic foot during a motion of the prosthetic foot and determining whether the pressure distribution falls within a preselected range of performance values for the prosthetic foot. The pressure distribution comprises a trajectory illustrating the progression of a center of pressure of the prosthetic foot during motion. A prosthetic foot can also be designed to approximate a pressure distribution corresponding to a preselected range of performance values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Össur hf
    Inventors: Arinbjörn V. Clausen, Kim De Roy