Patents by Inventor Hendrik Jacob de Muinck

Hendrik Jacob de Muinck 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).

  • Apparatus for physiotherapeutic treatment
    Patent number: 7857778
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for treatment, in particular physiotherapeutic treatment, of a part of the human body, in particular an arm, comprising a holder for fixing the body part to be treated, comprising a traction element, which acts on the body part with a predeterminable tension. The tension is applied by one or more weights acting on the traction element via a tension transmitter, it being possible for the tensile force acting on the body part to be varied or stopped at the beginning, during and/or at the end of the treatment by a counteracting force applied by a motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Contex B.V.
    Inventor: Hendrik Jacob de Muinck
  • Apparatus For Physiotherapeutic Treatment
    Publication number: 20080139986
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for treatment, in particular physiotherapeutic treatment, of a part of the human body, in particular an arm, comprising a holder for fixing the body part to be treated, comprising a traction element, which acts on the body part with a predeterminable tension. The tension is applied by one or more weights acting on the traction element via a tension transmitter, it being possible for the tensile force acting on the body part to be varied or stopped at the beginning, during and/or at the end of the treatment by a counteracting force applied by a motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventor: Hendrik Jacob De Muinck