Patents by Inventor Robert W. Berze

Robert W. Berze 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).

  • Continuous hip-joint motion machine
    Patent number: 4602618
    Abstract: A machine for applying passive exercise to a hip-joint following surgery. The machine includes a traction frame overlying the patient's bed, a leg cradle suspended from the traction frame, and power driven tensile elements connected to the leg cradle and a power drive imparting compound swivel movement to the leg cradle and the patient's leg about orthogonal axes centered at the socket of the hip-joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Inventor: Robert W. Berze