Patents by Inventor Joseph Van Der Horst

Joseph Van Der Horst 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).

  • An External Breast Prosthesis
    Publication number: 20230083655
    Abstract: An external breast prosthesis (12) includes a main body made from a polymer, the body having an inner surface (13) for coinciding with an outer chest surface of a person wearing the breast prosthesis and an opposing outer surface (14), wherein the main body includes multiple elongated thermal conductors (15) that extend from a position adjacent the inner surface of the breast prosthesis to a position adjacent the outer surface of the breast prosthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Van Der Horst, Monica Hubertina Johanna Schlösser, Christiaan Mathias Hubertus Gerard Reutelingsperger
  • A Method of Manufacturing An External Breast Prosthesis and Said Prosthesis
    Publication number: 20230039216
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an external breast prosthesis (12), includes the steps of providing a 3D image of the breast prosthesis, forming the breast prosthesis using an additive manufacturing process, in which additive manufacturing process the breast prosthesis is made by forming a structure of a thermoplastic elastomer, the structure corresponding to the 3D image of the breast prosthesis, wherein the structure is a reticulated solid foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Van Der Horst, Monica Hubertina Johanna Schlösser, Christiaan Mathias Hubertus Gerard Reutelingsperger