Patents by Inventor Andreas Koll

Andreas Koll 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: 9987511
    Abstract: An apparatus for gait training, comprising: a movable base (11) comprising a drive unit (13) for moving the movable base (11), an arm arrangement (15, 16, 18) extending from the movable base (11) to enable a person (113) to be at least partially suspended from above, a movement detector (14, 115; 20; 21) to detect a movement of the person (113), and a control unit (119) configured to control said drive unit (13) in response to movement of the person detected by the movement detector (14, 115; 20; 21) such that the movable base (11) follows the person (113) in a predetermined distance range and in a predetermined angular range with respect to a movement direction of the person (113). The apparatus may comprise a projector (112) configured to project a path to be taken by the person (113) and a securing mechanism (21) to secure the suspension of the person (113) in response to a fall or stumbling being detected by a fall detector (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Hocoma AG
    Inventors: Rainer Bucher, Gery Colombo, Lijin Aryananda, Andreas Koll
  • Publication number: 20150306440
    Abstract: An apparatus for gait training, comprising: a movable base (11) comprising a drive unit (13) for moving the movable base (11), an arm arrangement (15, 16, 18) extending from the movable base (11) to enable a person (113) to be at least partially suspended from above, a movement detector (14, 115; 20; 21) to detect a movement of the person (113), and a control unit (119) configured to control said drive unit (13) in response to movement of the person detected by the movement detector (14, 115; 20; 21) such that the movable base (11) follows the person (113) in a predetermined distance range and in a predetermined angular range with respect to a movement direction of the person (113). The apparatus may comprise a projector (112) configured to project a path to be taken by the person (113) and a securing mechanism (21) to secure the suspension of the person (113) in response to a fall or stumbling being detected by a fall detector (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Hocoma AG
    Inventors: Rainer Bucher, Gery Colombo, Lijin Aryananda, Andreas Koll
  • Publication number: 20060172171
    Abstract: This invention relates to a fuel cartridge for the supply of a fuel cell device, with an outlet device, which is formed such that it can be opened by an opening device of a cartridge receptacle device appropriate to the fuel cartridge. Furthermore, the invention relates to a cartridge receptacle device for a fuel cartridge of this type which comprises guidance and retention devices for guiding and retaining the fuel cartridge, opening devices for opening the fuel cartridge, and fuel extraction devices for extracting the fuel from the fuel cartridge. In addition the invention relates to a fuel cell device with this type of cartridge receptacle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Klaus Deinzer, Rafael Rensch, Christoph Rebsamen, Andreas Koll