Patents by Inventor Klaus H. Lohmann

Klaus H. Lohmann 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).

  • Prosthetic sock for reducing movement between residual limb and prosthesis and method for use
    Patent number: 5931872
    Abstract: A prosthetic sock for reducing movement of a residual limb within a prosthetic socket of a prosthesis includes a stretchable prosthetic sock having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a movement-opposing material disposed partially on the inner surface and outer surface for reducing the residual limb movement so as to leave areas about a circumference of the prosthetic sock without the movement-opposing material. The prosthetic sock may be a cotton cloth material, and the movement-opposing material may be latex laminated on the inner and outer surface of the sock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Inventor: Klaus H. Lohmann
  • Prosthetic sock for reducing movement between residual limb and prosthesis
    Patent number: 5728167
    Abstract: A prosthetic sock for reducing movement of a residual limb within a prosthetic socket of a prosthesis includes a stretchable sock having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a plurality of movement-opposing patch surfaces oppositely disposed on the inner surface and outer surface for reducing the residual limb movement. The stretchable sock may be a cotton cloth material, and the movement-opposing patch surfaces may be latex patches laminated on the inner and outer surface of the stretchable sock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: Klaus H. Lohmann