Patents by Inventor Bernard Papailhau

Bernard Papailhau 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).

  • Apparatus for resistive extension and flexion of the leg
    Patent number: 4922892
    Abstract: Therapeutic exercise apparatus for the lower leg and thigh of a patient. The apparatus includes a base (1) and a carriage (2) mounted for displacement along a given direction (4). Structure exerts a reaction force against that displacement. A trough (6) holds the lower leg (7). One end of the trough is pivotally mounted to the carriage. A bracket (11) holds a first rotary shaft (12) for rotation about a first axis (13) perpendicular to the direction of displacement of said carriage. The first shaft is situated in a half-space (14) deliminted by the trough and opposite a half-space (15) containing the base. At least one retaining line (16) lies between the shaft (12) and the trough (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Assignee: Etablissements Tasserit
    Inventors: Patrick Akcelrod, Bernard Papailhau