Patents by Inventor Robert Francis LaPrade

Robert Francis LaPrade 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).

  • Posterior cruciate ligament support brace
    Patent number: 9220624
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for a knee brace providing a dynamic resistance or anterior force to a shank of a leg in order to replicate PCL forces of a healthy PCL. A dynamic force dependent upon knee flexion angle provides faster and safer PCL injury healing since the dynamic force better replicates the forces that a healthy PCL would exert on the tibia and femur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: OSSUR HF
    Inventors: Kyle Jansson, Robert Francis LaPrade