Patents by Inventor Andrej Olensek

Andrej Olensek 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: 10076461
    Abstract: The object of the invention is an apparatus suited for individuals in training dynamic balance and turning maneuvers while walking, said apparatus allowing said maneuvers while an individual is standing, walking on a flat surface or walking on a treadmill that can rotate around a vertical axis of the treadmill. To serve this purpose, the apparatus of the invention is provided with a base platform (1), in which two universal joints (2,2?) are arranged that are connected with a pelvis element (5) with two vertical rods (3,3?) or vertically adjustable rods (30,30?) via conventional spherical joints (4,4?), and the universal joints (2,2?) have two degrees of freedom that can further be provided by drives (6,7,8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Univerzitetni rehabilitacijski institut Republike Slovenije-Soca
    Inventors: Zlatko Matjacic, Andrej Olensek
  • Publication number: 20170216126
    Abstract: The object of the invention is an apparatus suited for individuals in training dynamic balance and turning manoeuvres while walking, said apparatus allowing said operation while an individual is standing, walking on a flat surface or walking on a treadmill that can rotate around its vertical axis. To serve this purpose, the apparatus of the invention is provided with a base platform (1), in which two universal joints (2, 2) are arranged that are connected with a pelvis element (5) with two vertical rods (3,3?) or vertically adjustable rods (30,30?) via conventional spherical joints (4,4?), and the universal joints (2,2?) have two degrees of freedom that can further be provided by drives (6,7,8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Zlatko Matjacic, Andrej Olensek