Patents by Inventor Elliot G. Swan

Elliot G. Swan 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: 4470782
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing custom orthotics includes a boundary wall encompassing a substrate pad and an overlying elastic skin to form an expandable interior chamber into which high density molding material is injected. A matrix of axially movable drive pins project through the pad and are urged upwardly into contact with the arch of the individual's foot to maintain the foot in properly aligned position during fabrication of the orthotic, the drive pins carrying a support bridge driven into conforming contact against the arch of the foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Inventors: Robert L. Zimmerman, Jr., Elliot G. Swan