Patents by Inventor Andreas Biederstadt

Andreas Biederstadt 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: 7341123
    Abstract: A running wheel arrangement for a wheelchair that can be driven by electric motor including a frame and wheels releasably connected. A driving motor being integrated in two wheels and the wheels are connected via a respective adapter arranged on the frame. The wheel is inserted into the adapter and mechanically lockable via a locking device which includes: a pivot plate fastened to the driving motor; the wheel is mounted rotatably in a pivot plate via an axle bolt; a link bolt pointing in the direction of travel arranged in the adapter; a cross-sectionally U-shaped tab arranged at one end of the pivot plate; the tab being placed onto the link bolt such that the wheel is shifted by means of a pivoting movement toward the frame until a locking bolt provided on the pivot plate engaged on the locking bush arranged on the adapter, and the wheel is locked mechanically with respect to the frame via the locking bolt and the locking bush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Otto Bock HealthCare IP GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Thomas Brendel, Heinz Perk, Oliver Kretschmer, Andreas Biederstadt
  • Patent number: 7278653
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wheelchair, particularly an electric wheelchair, comprising a frame (20), at least one steerable wheel (3), two non-steerable wheels (5) which are connected to the frame (20) at a wheelbase (R), and a seat (10) that is fastened to the frame (20) and is provided with a back rest (8). The inventive wheelchair is characterized by the fact that the wheelbase (R) is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Pelka, Heinrich Perk, Thomas Brendel, Andreas Biederstadt
  • Publication number: 20060138835
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wheelchair, particularly an electric wheelchair, comprising a frame (20), at least one steerable wheel (3), two non-steerable wheels (5) which are connected to the frame (20) at a wheelbase (R), and a seat (10) that is fastened to the frame (20) and is provided with a back rest (8). The inventive wheelchair is characterized by the fact that the wheelbase (R) is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Joachim Pelka, Heinrich Perk, Thomas Brendel, Andreas Biederstadt
  • Publication number: 20060076169
    Abstract: A running wheel arrangement for an in particular collapsible wheelchair which can be driven by electric motor, to whose frame (2) wheels (12) can be releaseably connected, with a respective driving motor (1) being integrated in two wheels (12), and the connection of these wheels (12) taking place via a respective adapter (7) arranged on the frame (2), and the wheel inserted into the adapter (7) being mechanically lockable via a locking device (5, 6), comprises the following features: a) a pivot plate (3) is fastened to the driving motor (1), b) the wheel (12) is mounted rotatably in the pivot plate (3) via an axle bolt (4), c) a link bolt (8) pointing in the direction of travel F is arranged in the adapter (7), d) a cross-sectionally U-shaped tab (31) is arranged at one end of the pivot plate (3), e) the tab (31) can be placed onto the link bolt (8) in such a manner that the wheel (12) can be shifted by means of a pivoting movement toward the frame (2) until a locking bolt (5) provided on the pivot plate
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Brendel, Heinz Perk, Oliver Kretschmer, Andreas Biederstadt
  • Publication number: 20060061179
    Abstract: A vehicle, in particular electric wheelchair, having a chassis and a drivers seat which is fastened thereto and can be set in its inclination with respect to the chassis, comprises an inclination sensor which determines the angular position (?) of the seat surface of the driver's seat with respect to the horizontal (H), an adjusting device which is connected to the chassis and to the driver's seat, and a control and regulating device which is operatively connected to the inclination sensor and the adjusting device and via which the driver's seat can be pivoted by means of the adjusting device in such a manner that its seat surface is always situated essentially parallel to the horizontal (H).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: Otto Bock Health Care IP GmbH & Co.KG
    Inventors: Thomas Brendel, Andreas Biederstadt