Patents by Inventor Olaf RACH

Olaf RACH 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).

  • Method, appratus and computer program for creating manufacturing data for an orthopedic product
    Patent number: 12213738
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for creating manufacturing data for manufacturing an orthopedic product for a body part of a patient, the method comprising the following steps: providing a digital three-dimensional body part model of the relevant body part for which the orthopedic product is destined to an electronic data processing apparatus, the three-dimensional body part model being based on external body part data acquired from the body part of the patient; identifying at least one rigid body part region in the provided body part model by means of the electronic data processing apparatus, with the remaining region situated outside of the rigid body part region being identified as a yielding body part region on the basis of the identified rigid body part region; creating a reduced three-dimensional body part model by means of the electronic data processing apparatus on the basis of the provided three-dimensional body part model, the identified rigid body part regions and a reduction metric applied in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Olaf Rach, Pierre Chabloz, Uli Maier
  • Method, apparatus and computer program for creating manufacturing data for an orthopedic product
    Publication number: 20230132357
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for creating manufacturing data for manufacturing an orthopedic product for a body part of a patient, the method comprising the following steps: providing a digital three-dimensional body part model of the relevant body part for which the orthopedic product is destined to an electronic data processing apparatus, the three-dimensional body part model being based on external body part data acquired from the body part of the patient; identifying at least one rigid body part region in the provided body part model by means of the electronic data processing apparatus, with the remaining region situated outside of the rigid body part region being identified as a yielding body part region on the basis of the identified rigid body part region; creating a reduced three-dimensional body part model by means of the electronic data processing apparatus on the basis of the provided three-dimensional body part model, the identified rigid body part regions and a reduction metric applied in
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Olaf RACH, Pierre CHABLOZ, Uli MAIER
  • Verfahren, Vorrichtung und Computerprogramm zum Erstellen von Fertigungsdaten für ein orthopädietechnisches Produkt
    Publication number: 20220401149
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for creating manufacturing data for manufacturing an orthopedic product for a body part of a patient, the method comprising the following steps: providing a digital three-dimensional body part model of the relevant body part for which the orthopedic product is destined to an electronic data processing apparatus, the three-dimensional body part model being based on external body part data acquired from the body part of the patient; identifying at least one rigid body part region in the provided body part model by means of the electronic data processing apparatus, with the remaining region situated outside of the rigid body part region being identified as a yielding body part region on the basis of the identified rigid body part region; creating a reduced three-dimensional body part model by means of the electronic data processing apparatus on the basis of the provided three-dimensional body part model, the identified rigid body part regions and a reduction metric applied in
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Olaf RACH, Uli MAIER