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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Rubber City Bracing Company Llc, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Dustin Ducharme, Littleton, CO (US);
Annunziato Amendola, Durham, NC (US);
Bryan Den Hartog, Urbandale, IA (US);
David B. Kay, Akron, OH (US);
Anthony Perera, Cardiff, GB;
Brian Milliff, Kirtland, OH (US);
Patrick Brown, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
RUBBER CITY BRACING COMPANY LLC, Akron, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0127 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0165 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention comprises an elastomeric athletic or orthopedic brace, support for a joint complex and is a network of interlinking elastomeric bands that extend radially from a hub member having a section of reduced rigidity to support a joint in tension but provide for controlled hinging about an axis defined through the hub member. In particular, the brace is provided for an ankle.