Patents by Inventor Peter Bruggemann

Peter Bruggemann 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: 9788987
    Abstract: An orthopedic brace system for bracing a joint with a dimensionally stable, flexible base body, which can be placed around the members adjoining the joint and has closure devices by way of which the base body can be fixed to the members adjoining the joint. A dimensionally stable outer frame extending over the joint is removably attached to the base body by way of adjustable fastening members, wherein the outer frame is braced on the members adjoining the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Vollbrecht, Gert-Peter Brüggemann, Andreas Gösele-Koppenburg, Raymond Best, Andree Ellermann, Hartmut Semsch, Kai Dressler, Alfio Albasini, Christian Liebau
  • Publication number: 20140257163
    Abstract: A lower-leg orthosis includes a splint for immobilizing the muscles of the lower leg. The splint comprises a lower-leg cuff and of a foot rest connected to the lower-leg cuff. A foot device is arranged under the foot rest, and the foot rest is supported on the ground via this foot device. The foot device has a ground contact surface and an elastic energy reservoir, which is arranged between the foot rest and the ground contact surface. Torques can be transferred from the foot rest surface to the ground contact surface via the foot device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicants: DEUTSCHE SPORTHOCHSCHULE KOLN, DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.
    Inventors: Jörn Rittweger, Michel Ducos, Tobias Weber, Gert-Peter Brüggemann
  • Patent number: 8435197
    Abstract: In a knee-joint orthosis for guiding the patella of a patient during the transition from an extended position to a flexed position of the knee joint and vice versa, with a fastening means (I) for fastening to a thigh and a lower leg, with at least one laterally arranged stabilizing element that takes up a flexion of the knee joint and bears on the thigh and lower leg, and with a dimensionally stable guide element (6) that can be held in position by an arrangement of tensioning straps and is arranged to bear laterally on the patella by way of a lateral base part (7) from which medially directed attachments (8) extend proximally and distally of the patella and are secured to strap sections (10, 12) on the orthosis in the area of the thigh and of the lower leg in such a way that a medial tensile force is exerted on the attachments (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Otto Bock Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Vollbrecht, Gert-Peter Brüggemann, Andreas Gösele-Koppenburg, Raymond Best, Andree Ellermann, Hartmut Semsch, Alfio Albasini, Christian Liebau, Wolf Petersen
  • Publication number: 20110137220
    Abstract: In a knee-joint orthosis for guiding the patella of a patient during the transition from an extended position to a flexed position of the knee joint and vice versa, with a fastening means (1) for fastening to a thigh and a lower leg, with at least one laterally arranged stabilizing element that takes up a flexion of the knee joint and bears on the thigh and lower leg, and with a dimensionally stable guide element (6) that can be held in position by an arrangement of tensioning straps and is arranged to bear laterally on the patella by way of a lateral base part (7) from which medially directed attachments (8) extend proximally and distally of the patella and are secured to strap sections (10, 12) on the orthosis in the area of the thigh and of the lower leg in such a way that a medial tensile force is exerted on the attachments (8), reliable guiding of the patella is permitted, without a pressure directed to the upper face of the patella, by virtue of the fact that the strap sections (10, 12) are designed wit
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias VOLLBRECHT, Gert-Peter BRÜGGEMANN, Andreas GÖSELE-KOPPENBURG, Raymond BEST, Andree ELLERMANN, Hartmut SEMSCH, Alfio ALBASINI, Christian LIEBAU, Wolf PETERSEN
  • Publication number: 20110028877
    Abstract: The invention relates to an orthopedic brace system for bracing a joint with a dimensionally stable, flexible base body (10), which can be placed around the members adjoining the joint and has closure devices (2) by way of which the base body (10) can be fixed to the members adjoining the joint. A dimensionally stable outer frame (70) extending over the joint is removably attached to the base body (10) by way of adjustable fastening means (60, 80), wherein the outer frame (70) is braced on the members adjoining the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Vollbrecht, Gert-Peter Brüggemann, Andreas Gösele-Koppenburg, Raymond Best, Andree Ellermann, Hartmut Semsch, Kai Dressler, Alfio Albasini, Christian Liebau
  • Patent number: 4881182
    Abstract: In a method for controlling ink density, control deviations of ink density are alternatively utilized for dosing moisture agent amounts and dosing printing ink amounts. The dosing of moisture agent amounts is carried out by the inquiry process and this process is controlled by the comparison of ink densities on control strips with given reference values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: VEB Kombinat Polygraph, "Werner Lamberz", Leipzig
    Inventors: Dietrich Hank, Peter Bruggemann