Patents by Inventor David L. Glontz

David L. Glontz 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: 6440172
    Abstract: A prosthetic sleeve for covering a gel sleeve having a reinforced circular opening at the distal end of the sleeve that is sewn or serged and then optionally coated with a gel to prevent unraveling of the yarn. The invention includes a knit sleeve having an upper end, a distal end defining the circular opening for receiving a locking pin secured to one end of the gel sleeve, a perimeter defining the outer boundary of the circular opening formed of serged yarn for reinforcing the circular opening, a gel coating on the perimeter for preventing the overlap of sleeve material between the gel sleeve and prosthetic device, and a coating of gel on the yarns forming a portion of the knit sleeve immediately surrounding the circular opening for providing resilient flexibility to the distal end of the knit sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Rx Textiles
    Inventors: J. Allison Davant, Jr., David L. Glontz