Patents by Inventor Gunter Schrickel

Gunter Schrickel 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).

  • Publication number: 20120267874
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheelchair, comprising a frame (10), drive wheels (11) arranged on the frame (10), at least one steerable steering wheel (12), and a seat (14), the height (H) and inclination (N) of which can be set, the height being adjustable by means of a link parallelogram gram (I, II), which is formed by a first link (1) rigidly connected to the frame (10), a second link (2) and a third link (3) connected to the first link (1) in an articulated manner, and a fourth link (4) connected to the second link (2) and the third link (3) in an articulated manner and which is connected to an actuator (6), the wheelchair being characterized in that the link parallelogram (I, II) comprises exactly four links, the seat (14) is pivotably arranged on the hinge point (C) formed by the third link (3) and the fourth link (4), and a second actuator (7) is provided, which is connected to the seat (14) and to one of the links (1, 2, 3, 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: OTTO BOCK MOBILITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Gunter Schrickel, Johannes Koenig