Patents by Inventor Jens Volkmar
Jens Volkmar 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).
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Publication number: 20230016023Abstract: A prosthesis socket having an open proximal end for accommodating an amputation stump, an inner wall and an outer wall, at least one hollow space being located between the inner wall and the outer wall and at least one internal element extending through said hollow space, the at least one internal element being integrally formed with the inner wall and/or the outer wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO, KGAAInventors: Andreas LEINIGER, Jens VOLKMAR, Uli MAIER, Coerte VOORHEES
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Publication number: 20220008239Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a connecting element for connecting two components of an orthopedic device for a body part, wherein the method includes capturing three-dimensional scan data of at least one part of the body part by means of a scanner, determining a target position and/or target orientation of the connecting element relative to the body part from the scan data, modelling the connecting element using the scan data, the target position and/or the target orientation and information on the components to be connected, and producing the modelled connecting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Ottobock SE & Co. KGAAInventors: Andreas Leiniger, Julia Volkmar, Erik Pahl, Jens Volkmar
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Publication number: 20200383807Abstract: A prosthesis socket system with a rigid outer socket which has a proximal outer socket opening for receiving an extremity stump of a wearer of the prosthesis socket system, and a flexible inner socket, which is connected to the outer socket and has a proximal inner socket opening for receiving the extremity stump, wherein at least one sealing lip is arranged on an inner side of the inner socket facing the extremity stump.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: Ottobock SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Jens VOLKMAR, Harald GOTTLIEB, Andreas LEINIGER, Sebastian BULS
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Patent number: 10226365Abstract: A prosthesis socket for a prosthesis, which comprises a connecting member for a distal prosthesis device and an outer socket, which is made predominantly from a rigid material, and a proximal opening for receiving a residual limb and which is surrounded by an outer socket edge. The outer socket edge is made of a flexible and non-elastic material in a ventral region, the flexible and non-elastic material being adapted to the body shape of the wearer of the prosthesis socket.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2012Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBHInventors: Harald Gottlieb, Jens Volkmar, Andreas Leiniger, Marco Volkmar
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Patent number: 9943420Abstract: The invention relates to a liner that is intended to be pulled over an amputation stump, is made of an electrically non-conducting material, has a form that is adapted or that adapts to the amputation stump, has an inner wall that lies against the skin of the amputation stump, and is provided with at least one electrode, which is arranged between the skin of the amputation stump and the outside of the liner in order to transmit electrical signals, a high level of wearing comfort is ensured along with reliable transmission of the electrical signals in that at least one conducting section is integrated into the material of the liner in the area of the electrodes, the at least one conducting section forming a uniform and consistently oriented inner wall together with the non-conducting material of the liner.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBHInventors: Andreas Leiniger, Jens Volkmar, Mathias Gorth
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Publication number: 20150112450Abstract: The invention relates to a liner that is intended to be pulled over an amputation stump, is made of an electrically non-conducting material, has a form that is adapted or that adapts to the amputation stump, has an inner wall that lies against the skin of the amputation stump, and is provided with at least one electrode, which is arranged between the skin of the amputation stump and the outside of the liner in order to transmit electrical signals, a high level of wearing comfort is ensured along with reliable transmission of the electrical signals in that at least one conducting section is integrated into the material of the liner in the area of the electrodes, the at least one conducting section forming a uniform and consistently oriented inner wall together with the non-conducting material of the liner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBHInventors: Andreas LEINIGER, Jens VOLKMAR, Mathias GORTH
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Patent number: 8945236Abstract: The invention relates to a liner that is intended to be pulled over an amputation stump, is made of an electrically non-conducting material, has a form that is adapted or that adapts to the amputation stump, has an inner wall (7) that lies against the skin of the amputation stump, and is provided with at least one electrode (11), which is arranged between the skin of the amputation stump and the outside of the liner (1) in order to transmit electrical signals, a high level of wearing comfort is ensured along with reliable transmission of the electrical signals in that at least one conducting section (6) is integrated into the material of the liner (1) in the area of the electrodes (11), the at least one conducting section forming a uniform and consistently oriented inner wall together with the non-conducting material of the liner (1).Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Otto Bock Healthcare GmbHInventors: Andreas Leiniger, Jens Volkmar, Mathias Görth
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Publication number: 20140288668Abstract: The invention relates to a prosthesis socket for a prosthesis, which comprises connecting means for a distal prosthesis device and an outer socket, which is made predominantly from a rigid material, and a proximal opening for receiving a residual limb and which is surrounded by an outer socket edge. Said prosthesis socket is characterized in that said outer socket edge is made of a flexible and non-elastic material in said ventral region, said flexible and non-elastic material being adapted to the body shape of the wearer of the prosthesis socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBHInventors: Harald Gottlieb, Jens Volkmar, Andreas Leiniger, Marco Volkmar
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Publication number: 20120296445Abstract: The invention relates to a liner that is intended to be pulled over an amputation stump, is made of an electrically non-conducting material, has a form that is adapted or that adapts to the amputation stump, has an inner wall (7) that lies against the skin of the amputation stump, and is provided with at least one electrode (11), which is arranged between the skin of the amputation stump and the outside of the liner (1) in order to transmit electrical signals, a high level of wearing comfort is ensured along with reliable transmission of the electrical signals in that at least one conducting section (6) is integrated into the material of the liner (1) in the area of the electrodes (11), the at least one conducting section forming a uniform and consistently oriented inner wall together with the non-conducting material of the liner (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBHInventors: Andreas Leiniger, Jens Volkmar, Mathias Görth