Patents by Inventor Sandra L. Winkler

Sandra L. Winkler 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: 11951023
    Abstract: A prosthesis system can comprise an upper arm prosthesis comprising a socket, the upper arm prosthesis being positioned on a first side of the prosthesis system proximate a residual limb of a user. A harness that can be coupled to the socket of the upper arm prosthesis. The harness can comprise a front portion that is configured to extend across the chest of the user and receive at least a portion of the breasts of the user therein and a back portion that is configured to extend across the back of the user and couple to opposed lateral sides of the front portion. A first end of a support strap can couple to the socket of the prosthesis at a first anchor point, and a second end can couple to the back portion of the harness on a second side of the prosthesis system opposite the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: United States Government As Represented By The Department Of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Sandra L. Winkler, Samuel Phillips, Jemy Delikat
  • Publication number: 20220175560
    Abstract: A prosthesis system can comprise an upper arm prosthesis comprising a socket, the upper arm prosthesis being positioned on a first side of the prosthesis system proximate a residual limb of a user. A harness that can be coupled to the socket of the upper arm prosthesis. The harness can comprise a front portion that is configured to extend across the chest of the user and receive at least a portion of the breasts of the user therein and a back portion that is configured to extend across the back of the user and couple to opposed lateral sides of the front portion. A first end of a support strap can couple to the socket of the prosthesis at a first anchor point, and a second end can couple to the back portion of the harness on a second side of the prosthesis system opposite the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Sandra L. Winkler, Samuel Phillips, Jemy Delikat
  • Publication number: 20130232027
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a vehicle fleet configuration for purchase, replacement, and/or deployment of vehicles include an input device configured to receive user input indicative of a number of vehicles to purchase and at least one fleet operational parameter target. A computer in communication with the input device and a database having emissions and fuel economy information for a plurality of available vehicle models and associated powertrain configurations is configured to generate a recommended number of vehicles for each of the available vehicle models with associated powertrain configurations to satisfy the number of vehicles to purchase, wherein the operational parameters associated with the number of vehicles satisfy at least one fleet operational parameter target, which may include one of minimizing cost or minimizing emissions, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Reich, Sandra L. Winkler, Erica Z. Klampfl, Natalie I. Olson, John Matthew Ginder, Timothy John Wallington