Patents by Inventor Matthias Preis

Matthias Preis 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: 11998458
    Abstract: The invention relates to an orthotic or prosthetic joint device with an upper part and a lower part arranged in a hinged manner and fastening means for securing the joint device on a user, with at least one hydraulics unit between the upper part and the lower part, which hydraulics unit has a piston that is movable in a housing with an extension chamber and a flexion chamber and that is coupled to the upper part or the lower part, and which hydraulics unit is assigned a pressure supply device with a pump and a pressure accumulator via which the piston, controlled by a control device, is subjected to a pressure, wherein the pump can be operated in generator mode, the pressure accumulator can be coupled drivingly to the pump, and the hydraulic fluid can be conveyed by the pressure accumulator through the pump to the hydraulics unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Christian Will, Matthias Preis, Sven Zarling, Cornelia Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20220104953
    Abstract: The invention relates to an orthotic or prosthetic joint device with an upper part and a lower part arranged in a hinged manner and fastening means for securing the joint device on a user, with at least one hydraulics unit between the upper part and the lower part, which hydraulics unit has a piston that is movable in a housing with an extension chamber and a flexion chamber and that is coupled to the upper part or the lower part, and which hydraulics unit is assigned a pressure supply device with a pump and a pressure accumulator via which the piston, controlled by a control device, is subjected to a pressure, wherein the pump can be operated in generator mode, the pressure accumulator can be coupled drivingly to the pump, and the hydraulic fluid can be conveyed by the pressure accumulator through the pump to the hydraulics unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Christian Will, Matthias PREIS, Sven ZARLING, Cornelia HARTMANN
  • Patent number: 11096804
    Abstract: An orthotic or prosthetic joint device with an upper part and a lower part arranged in a hinged manner on the latter, and a fastening member for securing the joint device on a user. The device includes at least one hydraulics unit positioned between the upper part and the lower part, which hydraulics unit has a piston that is movable in a housing with an extension chamber and a flexion chamber and that is coupled to the upper part or the lower part. The hydraulics unit is assigned a pressure supply device with a pump and a pressure accumulator via which the piston, controlled by a control device, is subjected to a pressure. The pump can be operated in generator mode, the pressure accumulator can be coupled drivingly to the pump, and the hydraulic fluid can be conveyed by the pressure accumulator through the pump to the hydraulics unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Christian Will, Matthias Preis, Sven Zarling, Cornelia Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20150164660
    Abstract: The invention relates to an orthotic or prosthetic joint device with an upper part (2) and a lower part (3) arranged in a hinged manner on the latter, and fastening means (4, 5) for securing the joint device (1) on a user, with at least one hydraulics unit (10) between the upper part (2) and the lower part (3), which hydraulics unit (10) has a piston (12) that is movable in a housing (11) with an extension chamber (14) and a flexion chamber (15) and that is coupled to the upper part (2) or the lower part (3), and which hydraulics unit (10) is assigned a pressure supply device (20) with a pump (21) and a pressure accumulator (23) via which the piston (12), controlled by a control device (60), is subjected to a pressure, wherein the pump (21) can be operated in generator mode, the pressure accumulator (23) can be coupled drivingly to the pump (21), and the hydraulic fluid can be conveyed by the pressure accumulator (23) through the pump (21) to the hydraulics unit (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Will, Matthias Preis, Sven Zarling, Cornelia Hartmann