Patents by Inventor Jan Jozef Maria Sijbers

Jan Jozef Maria Sijbers 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).

  • Orthosis
    Patent number: 10481587
    Abstract: Method for making an orthosis of a body part of a person, wherein the method comprises of: —measuring the body part with a shape and in a pose in order to obtain measurement data of the body part; —correlating the measurement data of the body part to a predetermined statistical shape model of a corresponding reference body part in order to calculate parameters of the statistical shape model; —digitally forming an orthosis model on the basis of the statistical shape model with the known parameters; —producing the orthosis via a CAD/CAM system on the basis of the digitally formed orthosis model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: Universiteit Antwerpen, VZW More Institute
    Inventors: Toon Huysmans, Jan Jozef Maria Sijbers, Frederik Verstreken
  • Orthosis
    Publication number: 20180113438
    Abstract: Method for making an orthosis of a body part of a person, wherein the method comprises of:—measuring the body part with a shape and in a pose in order to obtain measurement data of the body part;—correlating the measurement data of the body part to a predetermined statistical shape model of a corresponding reference body part in order to calculate parameters of the statistical shape model;—digitally forming an orthosis model on the basis of the statistical shape model with the known parameters;—producing the orthosis via a CAD/CAM system on the basis of the digitally formed orthosis model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Toon Huysmans, Jan Jozef Maria Sijbers, Frederik Verstreken