Patents by Inventor Ben Pulver

Ben Pulver 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).

  • PROSTHETIC THUMB DEVICE
    Publication number: 20260215940
    Abstract: Embodiments include a prosthetic thumb device that includes a track configured to attach to a prosthetic socket, a carriage, and a locking mechanism. The carriage can include a first component that couples to the track such that the carriage is operable to move along the track, and a second component that is configured to couple with a prosthetic digit and operable to rotate with respect to the first component. The locking mechanism can be coupled to the carriage and configured such that, in a first state, it prevents the carriage from moving along the track in a first direction and, in a second state, it allows the carriage to move along the track in the first direction. Embodiments can also include the track having a curved profile, and the carriage is operable to move along the curved profile of the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2026
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Inventors: Ben Pulver, Serena Kishek, Levin Sliker, Stephen Huddle, Richard Weir, Jacob Segil
  • Prosthetic thumb device
    Patent number: 12605261
    Abstract: Embodiments include a prosthetic thumb device that includes a track configured to attach to a prosthetic socket, a carriage, and a locking mechanism. The carriage can include a first component that couples to the track such that the carriage is operable to move along the track, and a second component that is configured to couple with a prosthetic digit and operable to rotate with respect to the first component. The locking mechanism can be coupled to the carriage and configured such that, in a first state, it prevents the carriage from moving along the track in a first direction and, in a second state, it allows the carriage to move along the track in the first direction. Embodiments can also include the track having a curved profile, and the carriage is operable to move along the curved profile of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: POINT DESIGNS, INC
    Inventors: Ben Pulver, Serena Kishek, Levin Sliker, Stephen Huddle, Richard Weir, Jacob Segil
  • PROSTHETIC THUMB DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240307196
    Abstract: Embodiments include a prosthetic thumb device that includes a track configured to attach to a prosthetic socket, a carriage, and a locking mechanism. The carriage can include a first component that couples to the track such that the carriage is operable to move along the track, and a second component that is configured to couple with a prosthetic digit and operable to rotate with respect to the first component. The locking mechanism can be coupled to the carriage and configured such that, in a first state, it prevents the carriage from moving along the track in a first direction and, in a second state, it allows the carriage to move along the track in the first direction. Embodiments can also include the track having a curved profile, and the carriage is operable to move along the curved profile of the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Ben Pulver, Serena Kishek, Levin Sliker, Stephen Huddle, Richard Weir, Jacob Segil
  • Prosthetic thumb device
    Patent number: 12011376
    Abstract: Embodiments include a prosthetic thumb device that includes a track configured to attach to a prosthetic socket, a carriage, and a locking mechanism. The carriage can include a first component that couples to the track such that the carriage is operable to move along the track, and a second component that is configured to couple with a prosthetic digit and operable to rotate with respect to the first component. The locking mechanism can be coupled to the carriage and configured such that, in a first state, it prevents the carriage from moving along the track in a first direction and, in a second state, it allows the carriage to move along the track in the first direction. Embodiments can also include the track having a curved profile, and the carriage is operable to move along the curved profile of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: POINT DESIGNS, LLC
    Inventors: Ben Pulver, Serena Kishek, Levin Sliker, Stephen Huddle, Richard Weir, Jacob Segil
  • Prosthetic Thumb Device
    Publication number: 20220346985
    Abstract: Embodiments include a prosthetic thumb device that includes a track configured to attach to a prosthetic socket, a carriage, and a locking mechanism. The carriage can include a first component that couples to the track such that the carriage is operable to move along the track, and a second component that is configured to couple with a prosthetic digit and operable to rotate with respect to the first component. The locking mechanism can be coupled to the carriage and configured such that, in a first state, it prevents the carriage from moving along the track in a first direction and, in a second state, it allows the carriage to move along the track in the first direction. Embodiments can also include the track having a curved profile, and the carriage is operable to move along the curved profile of the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Ben Pulver, Serena Kishek, Levin Sliker, Stephen Huddle, Richard Weir, Jacob Segil