Patents by Inventor Bryan Shepherd

Bryan Shepherd 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).

  • Patent number: 11771577
    Abstract: A modular knee brace assembly includes a brace that is worn around a knee after orthopedic surgery has been performed on the knee. A wedge is removably coupled to the brace when the brace is worn around the knee. The wedge is positioned on a back side of the knee to support the knee in a bent position when the user is lying on the user's back. An inner knee support is removably coupled to the brace when the brace is worn around the knee. The inner knee support extends between each of the user's knees when the user lies on their side. An outer knee support is removably coupled to the brace when the brace is worn around the knee. In this way the outer knee support supports the knee when the user lies on the user's side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ortho Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Bryan Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20230172739
    Abstract: A modular knee brace assembly includes a brace and a wedge. The brace comprises a sleeve portion comprising a first opening at a first end of the sleeve portion and a second opening at a second end of the sleeve portion, the first opening and the second opening adapted to enable a first portion of a user's body to pass through the sleeve portion and a second portion of the user's body to remain within the sleeve portion and a first mating unit comprising a plurality of discrete attachment points coupled to an outer surface of the sleeve portion. The wedge comprises a second mating unit, wherein the second mating unit is adapted to couple with a set of the plurality of discrete attachment points to support one or more portions of the user's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: BRYAN SHEPHERD, EUGENE WELCH, MORRIS BRIAN POLSKY, EDWARD SPIRKO
  • Publication number: 20230071145
    Abstract: A modular joint brace assembly comprising a brace and a wedge is disclosed. The brace comprises a first panel, a second panel, a third panel, and a first mating unit coupled to a top surface of the brace. The first mating unit comprises a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The wedge comprises a first top surface, a second top surface, and a peak, wherein the first top surface adjoins the second top surface to form the peak; and a second mating unit coupled to the first top surface and the second top surface, wherein the second mating unit is adapted to couple with the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion of the first mating unit such that the peak of the wedge aligns with a back portion of a user's joint thereby supporting at least one or more portions of the user's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventor: Bryan SHEPHERD
  • Publication number: 20210038415
    Abstract: A modular knee brace assembly includes a brace that is worn around a knee after orthopedic surgery has been performed on the knee. A wedge is removably coupled to the brace when the brace is worn around the knee. The wedge is positioned on a back side of the knee to support the knee in a bent position when the user is lying on the user's back. An inner knee support is removably coupled to the brace when the brace is worn around the knee. The inner knee support extends between each of the user's knees when the user lies on their side. An outer knee support is removably coupled to the brace when the brace is worn around the knee. In this way the outer knee support supports the knee when the user lies on the user's side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Bryan Shepherd