Patents by Inventor Devin J. Ostrom

Devin J. Ostrom 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).

  • Coupling and orthotic brace incorporating the coupling
    Patent number: 6488644
    Abstract: A coupling, for example, for an orthotic brace has a cam member with a first planar bearing face journalled for rotation on a planar bearing surface of a first coupling portion, and a second planar bearing face inclined to the first face and journalled to rotate relative to a planar bearing surface of a second coupling portion. A clamping device urges the faces and surfaces together to exert a frictional reaction retaining the cam member in a selected rotational position and retains the coupling portions rigidly opposed towards the cam member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Becker Orthopedic Appliance Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Devin J. Ostrom, Ivan D. Samila, Stephen Naumann