Patents by Inventor Derek Nolt

Derek Nolt 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).

  • Shoulder braces and methods of use
    Patent number: 10327942
    Abstract: A shoulder brace has: a support structure; strap retractors such as flat spiral torsion springs mounted to the support structure; and left and right shoulder straps each having a first strap part connected to the support structure and a second strap part connected to a free end of a respective spiral torsion spring. A method has the following stages: positioning a support structure against a user's upper back; looping left and right shoulder straps around a user's left and right shoulders, respectively; and in which each of the left and right shoulder straps connects to the support structure via a strap retractor, such as a spiral torsion spring for applying tension through the respective left or right shoulder strap to pull the user's shoulders back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Inventor: Derek Nolt
  • SHOULDER BRACES AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20170231799
    Abstract: A shoulder brace has: a support structure; strap retractors such as flat spiral torsion springs mounted to the support structure; and left and right shoulder straps each having a first strap part connected to the support structure and a second strap part connected to a free end of a respective spiral torsion spring. A method has the following stages: positioning a support structure against a user's upper back; looping left and right shoulder straps around a user's left and right shoulders, respectively; and in which each of the left and right shoulder straps connects to the support structure via a strap retractor, such as a spiral torsion spring for applying tension through the respective left or right shoulder strap to pull the user's shoulders back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Derek Nolt
  • Shoulder brace
    Patent number: D873422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Derek Nolt