Patents by Inventor Joseph Whiteside

Joseph Whiteside 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: 6387066
    Abstract: An orthopedic brace having a pair of arm assemblies secured to a human body. A self-aligning polycentric joint interconnecting the arms allow for bending of the knee joint while selectively imparting stress to the joint or angular inclination in a linear fashion. The use of spherical bearings at the joint access combined with selective linear adjustment to the arm assemblies imparts varus/valgus range of angular inclination while allowing the normal extension and flexation of the anatomical joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Inventor: Joseph Whiteside