Patents Assigned to HDT Engineering Services, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8425620
    Abstract: A joint assembly for releasably securing a first and a second segment of an associated modular limb is provided. The joint assembly includes a male connector including a base and a load bearing blade secured to the base of the male connector protruding therefrom. The male connector is adapted to be secured to one of the first and second segments of the associated modular limb. A female connector is provided and includes a base and a load bearing socket secured to the base of the female connector. The socket is configured to selectively receive the blade of the male connector. The female connector is adapted to be secured to the other of the first and second segments of the associated modular limb. A locking member selectively retains the blade of the male connector in the socket of the female connector. The male connector, the female connector, and the locking member cooperate to form a resilient and selectively releasable modular limb joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: HDT Engineering Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ezra Johnson, W. Travis Lontz, Thomas W. Van Doren