Patents by Inventor Freerk Wilbers

Freerk Wilbers 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).

  • Artificial hand
    Patent number: 8597370
    Abstract: Artificial hand suitable for robotic applications or as a prosthesis, comprising a frame with a thumb and at least two fingers, and having a motor drive for adjusting the thumb and the fingers with respect to the frame, wherein the motor drive has a housing and an axle which is rotatably positioned within the housing, and wherein the housing is mounted in a first bearing supported by the frame to enable that the housing may rotate with regard to the frame, and that the thumb and fingers are drivingly connected with the housing and the axle respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Lacquey B.V.
    Inventors: Martijn Wisse, Freerk Wilbers, Cory Meijneke
  • Artificial Hand
    Publication number: 20120150323
    Abstract: Artificial hand suitable for robotic applications or as a prosthesis, comprising a frame with a thumb and at least two fingers, and having a motor drive for adjusting the thumb and the fingers with respect to the frame, wherein the motor drive has a housing and an axle which is rotatably positioned within the housing, and wherein the housing is mounted in a first bearing supported by the frame to enable that the housing may rotate with regard to the frame, and that the thumb and fingers are drivingly connected with the housing and the axle respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Lacquey B.V.
    Inventors: Martijn Wisse, Freerk Wilbers, Cory Meijneke