Patents by Inventor Benjamin SCHIRRMEISTER

Benjamin SCHIRRMEISTER 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: 11850179
    Abstract: An orthopedic device for supporting a lower back of a user includes a mechanical energy store, a pelvic element, an upper body element with a first force transmission element and an upper leg element with a second force transmission element. The upper leg element is arranged on the pelvic element such that it can be swivelled about a first swivel axis, the upper body element is movably arranged relative to the pelvic element, the first force transmission element can be engaged and disengaged with the second force transmission element by moving the upper body element relative to the pelvic element, and the mechanical energy store can be charged and discharged by swivelling the upper leg element relative to the upper body element when the first force transmission element is engaged with the second force transmission element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Meike Kreutel, Charlotte Marquardt, Torsten Parth, Markus Tüttemann, Carsten Vogel, Jonas Bornmann, Benjamin Schirrmeister, Paula Klinkert, Oliver Mizera
  • Publication number: 20230150116
    Abstract: An orthopedic device for supporting a lower limb and/or a lower back of a user includes at least one upper joint element, at least one lower joint element which can be pivoted relative to the upper joint element, and at least one actuator configured to apply a torque to the upper joint element and/or the lower joint element. Application of a torque pivots the upper joint element and the lower joint element relative to each other. The orthopedic device also includes at least one ground contact element which is connected to the lower joint element such that when the orthopedicdevice is in the mounted state, the torque applied by the at least one passive actuator is transmitted by the ground contact element to a ground on which the user is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Torsten PARTH, Benjamin SCHIRRMEISTER, Jonas BORNMANN, Paul HUNGER
  • Publication number: 20220378596
    Abstract: The invention relates a device for supporting two arms 4 of a user 2 wherein the device has two arm support elements 6, each of which has an arm shell 10 for placing on an arm 4, at least one passive actuator 26, which is configured to apply a force to at least one of the arm support elements 6, and at least one counter bearing 14 for the force to be applied, which comprises at least one counter bearing element 16 and at least two force transmission elements 18, which are configured to transfer a counter force from each of the arm support elements to the counter bearing element 16, wherein the force transmission elements 18 are arranged on the counter bearing element 16 such that they can be moved relative to the counter bearing element 16, in particular they can be rotated about at least one rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Oliver MIZERA, Annedore KURZWEG, Lüder MOSLER, Samantha FOX, Benjamin SCHIRRMEISTER, Matthias VOLLBRECHT, Meike KEHNEN, Sonja WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20220219312
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for supporting at least one arm (4) of a user (2), wherein: the device has at least one arm-supporting element (6) comprising an arm shell (8) for placing on the arm (4), at least one passive actuator which is configured to apply a force to the at least one arm-supporting element (6), and at least one counter bearing for the force to be applied, which counter bearing has at least one force transmission element (10) and a counter bearing element (14); the arm-supporting element (6) is connected to the force transmission element (10) via an articulation so as to be pivotable about at least one pivot axis; the device additionally has at least one restraining element (18) which limits a movement of the arm shell (8) along the arm (4) towards the hand when the device is worn, but does not affect a movement of the arm shell (8) in the opposite direction; and the at least one restraining element (18) is designed to be flexible but inelastic, and/or has at least one portion which ext
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventor: Benjamin SCHIRRMEISTER
  • Publication number: 20220079796
    Abstract: An orthopedic device for supporting a lower back of a user includes a mechanical energy store, a pelvic element, an upper body element with a first force transmission element and an upper leg element with a second force transmission element The upper leg element is arranged on the pelvic element such that it can be swivelled about a first swivel axis, the upper body element is movably arranged relative to the pelvic ele-ment, the first force transmission element can be engaged and disengaged with the second force transmission element by moving the upper body element relative to the pelvic element, and the mechanical energy store can be charged and discharged by swiv-elling the upper leg element relative to the upper body element when the first force transmission element is engaged with the second force transmission element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Meike KREUTEL, Charlotte MARQUARDT, Torsten PARTH, Markus TÜTTEMANN, Carsten VOGEL, Jonas BORNMANN, Benjamin SCHIRRMEISTER, Paula KLINKERT, Oliver MIZERA
  • Patent number: 11259949
    Abstract: An orthopedic device for supporting a lower back of a user includes a mechanical energy store, a pelvic element, an upper body element with a first force transmission element and an upper leg element with a second force transmission element. The upper leg element is arranged on the pelvic element such that it can be swivelled about a first swivel axis, the upper body element is movably arranged relative to the pelvic element, the first force transmission element can be engaged and disengaged with the second force transmission element by moving the upper body element relative to the pelvic element, and the mechanical energy store can be charged and discharged by swivelling the upper leg element relative to the upper body element when the first force transmission element is engaged with the second force transmission element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Meike Kreutel, Charlotte Marquardt, Torsten Parth, Markus Tüttemann, Carsten Vogel, Jonas Bornmann, Benjamin Schirrmeister, Paula Klinkert, Oliver Mizera
  • Publication number: 20220031551
    Abstract: A device for supporting at least one arm of a user, has one or more arm support elements, each of which has an arm shell for mounting on an arm. Passive actuator(s) are configured to exert a force on an arm support element by way of which an upward movement of the arm in the arm shell is supported when the device is in the mounted state. The device includes at least one counter bearing for the force to be applied, and at least one actuating element, the actuation of which allows the actuator to be moved into a first state where the actuator exerts the force on the at least one arm support element, and into a second state in which it exerts a smaller or no force on the arm support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Lars Benjamin Finke, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Markus Tüttemann, Michael Bremer, Maximilian Anton Merker, Oliver Mizera, Markus Mladek, Fabienne Röschel, Benjamin Schirrmeister, Carsten Vogel, Jonas Bornmann, Michael Lanzinger, Simon Käsmann, Pascal SCHWEDHELM
  • Publication number: 20210015650
    Abstract: An orthopedic device for supporting a lower back of a user includes a mechanical energy store, a pelvic element, an upper body element with a first force transmission element and an upper leg element with a second force transmission element. The upper leg element is arranged on the pelvic element such that it can be swivelled about a first swivel axis, the upper body element is movably arranged relative to the pelvic element, the first force transmission element can be engaged and disengaged with the second force transmission element by moving the upper body element relative to the pelvic element, and the mechanical energy store can be charged and discharged by swivelling the upper leg element relative to the upper body element when the first force transmission element is engaged with the second force transmission element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Meike KREUTEL, Charlotte MARQUARDT, Torsten PARTH, Markus TÜTTEMANN, Carsten VOGEL, Jonas BORNMANN, Benjamin SCHIRRMEISTER, Paula KLINKERT, Oliver MIZERA
  • Patent number: 10857021
    Abstract: The invention relates a device for supporting two arms 4 of a user 2 wherein the device has two arm support elements 6, each of which has an arm shell 10 for placing on an arm 4, at least one passive actuator 26, which is configured to apply a force to at least one of the arm support elements 6, and at least one counter bearing 14 for the force to be applied, which comprises at least one counter bearing element 16 and at least two force transmission elements 18, which are configured to transfer a counter force from each of the arm support elements to the counter bearing element 16, wherein the force transmission elements 18 are arranged on the counter bearing element 16 such that they can be moved relative to the counter bearing element 16, in particular they can be rotated about at least one rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Oliver Mizera, Annedore Kurzweg, Lüder Mosler, Samantha Fox, Benjamin Schirrmeister, Matthias Vollbrecht, Meike Kehnen, Sonja Wagner
  • Publication number: 20200093676
    Abstract: The invention relates a device for supporting two arms 4 of a user 2 wherein the device has two arm support elements 6, each of which has an arm shell 10 for placing on an arm 4, at least one passive actuator 26, which is configured to apply a force to at least one of the arm support elements 6, and at least one counter bearing 14 for the force to be applied, which comprises at least one counter bearing element 16 and at least two force transmission elements 18, which are configured to transfer a counter force from each of the arm support elements to the counter bearing element 16, wherein the force transmission elements 18 are arranged on the counter bearing element 16 such that they can be moved relative to the counter bearing element 16, in particular they can be rotated about at least one rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Oliver MIZERA, Annedore KURZWEG, Lüder MOSLER, Samantha FOX, Benjamin SCHIRRMEISTER, Matthias VOLLBRECHT, Meike KEHNEN, Sonja WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20200038219
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for supporting at least one arm 4 of a user 2, wherein the device has at least one arm support element 6 with an arm shell 10 for placing on the arm 4, at least one passive actuator 26 that is configured to apply a force on the at least one arm support element 6 and at least one ounter bearing 14 for the force to be applied, said counter bearing having at least one counter bearing element 16 and at least one force transmission element 18 that is configured to transmit a counter-force to the counter bearing element 16, wherein the freedom of movement of the spine of the user 2 is not restricted by the device, wherein more particularly an inclination is possible and/or a freedom of movement of the arm 4 is not restricted by the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Oliver MIZERA, Annedore KURZWEG, Lüder MOSLER, Jonas BORNMANN, Samantha FOX, Benjamin SCHIRRMEISTER