Patents by Inventor Bart HORSTMANN

Bart HORSTMANN 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).

  • Bionic joint and a prosthesis for replacing an elbow joint
    Patent number: 12758403
    Abstract: An artificial joint for a prosthesis or robot arm, the artificial joint comprising a first rigid link, a second rigid link, a compliant joint rotatably connecting the first rigid link and the second rigid link with respect to a principal plane of rotation, and comprising an elastic link extending between the first rigid link and the second rigid link, and a first string section and a second string section both extending between the first rigid link and the second rigid link, being arranged on opposite sides with respect to the compliant joint, such that shortening one of the first string section and of the second string section and lengthening the other one of the first string section and of the second string section drives a rotation of the first rigid link and the second rigid link with respect to each other in the principal plane of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: Technische Universität München
    Inventors: Bart Horstmann, Theophil Spiegeler Castaneda, Cristina Piazza
  • BIONIC JOINT AND A PROSTHESIS FOR REPLACING AN ELBOW JOINT
    Publication number: 20240122728
    Abstract: An artificial joint for a prosthesis or robot arm, the artificial joint comprising a first rigid link, a second rigid link, a compliant joint rotatably connecting the first rigid link and the second rigid link with respect to a principal plane of rotation, and comprising an elastic link extending between the first rigid link and the second rigid link, and a first string section and a second string section both extending between the first rigid link and the second rigid link, being arranged on opposite sides with respect to the compliant joint, such that shortening one of the first string section and of the second string section and lengthening the other one of the first string section and of the second string section drives a rotation of the first rigid link and the second rigid link with respect to each other in the principal plane of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Bart HORSTMANN, Theophil SPIEGELER CASTANEDA, Cristina PIAZZA