Patents Assigned to Innovative Footwear Corporation
  • Patent number: 5613941
    Abstract: A joint support apparatus for wrapping around a joint to protect and support the joint during sports-like or sports-related activities. The main body of the apparatus being made of at least one sheet of flexible resilient material and constructed to urge the knee-joint to maintain a partially flexed position. The apparatus may also include a specially positioned pad to account for natural curvature of the knee-joint to maintain a more balanced support to the joint particularly during extension. Further the apparatus may also include an inflatable bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Innovative Footwear Corporation
    Inventor: Randall Prengler
  • Patent number: 5451201
    Abstract: A joint support apparatus for wrapping around a joint to protect and support the joint during sports-like or sports-related activities. The main body of the apparatus being made of at least one sheet of flexible resilient material and constructed to urge the knee-joint to maintain a partially flexed position. The apparatus may also include a specially positioned pad to account for natural curvature of the knee-joint to maintain a more balanced support to the joint particularly during extension. Further the apparatus may also include an inflatable bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: Innovative Footwear Corporation
    Inventor: Randall Prengler