Patents by Inventor Mathias GORTH

Mathias GORTH 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).

  • Liner having an integrated electrode
    Patent number: 9943420
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Leiniger, Jens Volkmar, Mathias Gorth
  • LINER HAVING AN INTEGRATED ELECTRODE
    Publication number: 20150112450
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas LEINIGER, Jens VOLKMAR, Mathias GORTH
  • Liner having an integrated electrode
    Patent number: 8945236
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Otto Bock Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Leiniger, Jens Volkmar, Mathias Görth
  • LINER HAVING AN INTEGRATED ELECTRODE
    Publication number: 20120296445
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Leiniger, Jens Volkmar, Mathias Görth