Patents by Inventor Marco Volkmar

Marco 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).

  • Patent number: 11865061
    Abstract: An orthopedic technical device having a top part and a bottom part, which are connected to each other by at least one joint device so as to be pivotable about a joint axis, and at least one attachment device with which the orthopedic technical device can be fixed to a limb. The orthopedic technical device also has an actuator, which is fixed to attachment points on the top part and the bottom part and influences a pivoting of the top part relative to the bottom part, wherein the orientation of the bottom part can be adjusted relative to the limb which is fixable to the upper part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Seifert, Roland Auberger, Christian Breuer-Ruesch, Alexander Noah Spring, Marco Volkmar
  • Publication number: 20210113415
    Abstract: An orthopedic technical device having a top part and a bottom part, which are connected to each other by at least one joint device so as to be pivotable about a joint axis, and at least one attachment device with which the orthopedic technical device can be fixed to a limb. The orthopedic technical device also has an actuator, which is fixed to attachment points on the top part and the bottom part and influences a pivoting of the top part relative to the bottom part, wherein the orientation of the bottom part can be adjusted relative to the limb which is fixable to the upper part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk SEIFERT, Roland AUBERGER, Christian BREUER-RUESCH, Alexander Noah SPRING, Marco VOLKMAR
  • Publication number: 20210030566
    Abstract: A method for producing orthosis or prosthesis components for receiving or for fastening to a body part, the method including: applying a base layer to a support corresponding in form to the form of the body part, arranging multiple fastening elements having a base and an interlocking element protruding from the base, on the base layer in defined positions relative to one another, the base of the fastening element resting on the base layer or facing towards the base layer, placing at least one layer of a fiber composite material on the base layer and embedding the base, the interlocking element remaining accessible from the side facing away from the base layer, and curing the at least one fiber composite material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
    Inventors: Gordon SIEWERT, Etienne OVERDEVEST, Marco VOLKMAR
  • Patent number: 10226365
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Gottlieb, Jens Volkmar, Andreas Leiniger, Marco Volkmar
  • Patent number: 9782276
    Abstract: The invention relates to a socket system for a prosthesis. The socket system including a prosthesis socket which has a proximal opening for receiving a residual limb and a distal end and which is made, at least partially, of a first fiber-reinforced plastic. The socket system also includes an adapter element which is arranged on the distal end of the prosthesis socket and is designed in such a manner that a distal prosthesis element can be secured to the adapter element. The adapter element includes a base body which is made, at least partially, of a second fiber-reinforced plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Gottlieb, Marco Volkmar
  • Publication number: 20140324191
    Abstract: The invention relates to a socket system for a prosthesis. The socket system including a prosthesis socket which has a proximal opening for receiving a residual limb and a distal end and which is made, at least partially, of a first fiber-reinforced plastic. The socket system also includes an adapter element which is arranged on the distal end of the prosthesis socket and is designed in such a manner that a distal prosthesis element can be secured to the adapter element. The adapter element includes a base body which is made, at least partially, of a second fiber-reinforced plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Gottlieb, Marco Volkmar
  • Publication number: 20140288668
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Gottlieb, Jens Volkmar, Andreas Leiniger, Marco Volkmar