Patents by Inventor Alexander Heathcliff REED

Alexander Heathcliff REED 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).

  • Neck orthosis
    Patent number: 10617553
    Abstract: A neck orthosis, head support system and method of use for supporting a head of a patient having a medical condition are described. The neck orthosis can comprise a body made of a material which is flexible and stretchy and a releasable fastener. The neck orthosis is shaped to cause the neck orthosis snuggly to conform to the anatomy of the patient adjacent the neck of the patient when the neck support is secured in use about the neck of the patient by the releasable fastener to support the head of the patient. A head support system can include a plurality of different support members which can be releasably attached to the neck orthosis to provide different types of support to the head of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
    Inventors: Alexander Heathcliff Reed, Joseph Langley, Andrew Stanton, Nicola Heron, Christopher McDermott
  • NECK ORTHOSIS
    Publication number: 20160074202
    Abstract: A neck orthosis, head support system and method of use for supporting a head of a patient having a medical condition are described. The neck orthosis can comprise a body made of a material which is flexible and stretchy and a releasable fastener. The neck orthosis is shaped to cause the neck orthosis snuggly to conform to the anatomy of the patient adjacent the neck of the patient when the neck support is secured in use about the neck of the patient by the releasable fastener to support the head of the patient. A head support system can include a plurality of different support members which can be releasably attached to the neck orthosis to provide different types of support to the head of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander Heathcliff REED, Joseph LANGLEY, Andrew STANTON, Nicola HERON, Christopher MCDERMOTT