Patents by Inventor Antje Virkus

Antje Virkus 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).

  • Compression or support stocking
    Patent number: 8317736
    Abstract: A compression or support stocking encases a human leg. The stocking has a first understocking and a first overstocking, each with a leg section and a foot section, which can be worn over each other, wherein the understocking has a continuous pressure progression in the area between measuring points B and B1, and the pressure at measuring point B1 amounts to 90%-100% of the pressure at measuring point B. The compression or support stocking can be used for treating Ulcus cruris venosum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventors: Antje Virkus, Erik Berndt
  • Compression or support stocking
    Publication number: 20100137776
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compression or support stocking to encase a human leg, comprising a first understocking and a first overstocking, each with a leg section and a foot section, which can be worn over each other, wherein the understocking has a continuous pressure progression in the area between measuring points B and B1, and the pressure at measuring point 1 amounts to 90%-100% of the pressure at measuring point B. The invention further relates to the use of a compression or support stocking for treating Ulcus cruris venosum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Antje Virkus, Erik Berndt