Patents by Inventor May EPPENSTEINER

May EPPENSTEINER 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).

  • Foot prosthesis
    Patent number: 9844450
    Abstract: A foot prosthesis having an upper part and a lower part, which is set on the ground as the user walks, one part being arranged on top of the other a certain distance away. The two parts are connected to each other at the tip of the foot. The upper part and the lower part are formed by a one-piece component. In the area near the heel, an elastic damping element is arranged between the upper part and the lower part and is connected to the upper part and/or to the lower part. A compressible but longitudinally strong connecting element, which connects the upper part to the lower part, and which is guided through a recess in the damping element, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: OSSUR ICELAND EHF
    Inventors: Werner Kranner, May Eppensteiner, Volker Nissels, Jan Hertwig
  • FOOT PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20160143750
    Abstract: A foot prosthesis having an upper part and a lower part, which is set on the ground as the user walks, one part being arranged on top of the other a certain distance away. The two parts are connected to each other at the tip of the foot. The upper part and the lower part are formed by a one-piece component. In the area near the heel, an elastic damping element is arranged between the upper part and the lower part and is connected to the upper part and/or to the lower part. A compressible but longitudinally strong connecting element, which connects the upper part to the lower part, and which is guided through a recess in the damping element, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Werner KRANNER, May EPPENSTEINER, Volker NISSELS, Jan HERTWIG