Patents by Inventor Franco Salvatelli

Franco Salvatelli 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: 11679015
    Abstract: A brace includes a bottom having a sole made of a soft material with a tread intended to come in contact with the ground, and a stiffening plate fixed on the sole. A rigid body is provided having a base plate removably connected to the stiffening plate. A monolithic upper is removably connected to the body, and at least one intermediate sole made of a soft material is disposed on the base plate of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventors: Susanna Salvatelli, Franco Salvatelli, Alberto Salvatelli
  • Publication number: 20220071791
    Abstract: An orthosis brace includes: a brace suitable for being worn on a patient's foot; a dedicated electronic device applied on the brace; a software platform on the Internet; a smart device held by the patient and provided with an app to access the software platform; and a smart device held by the therapist and provided with an app to access the software platform. The dedicated electronic device has a motion sensor array composed of an IMU suitable for detecting the motion of the brace, a control unit suitable for processing the data from said IMU to detect a removal of the brace, and a wireless telecommunication module suitable for sending the data processed by the dedicated electronic device to the software platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Susanna SALVATELLI, Alberto SALVATELLI, Franco SALVATELLI
  • Publication number: 20180104081
    Abstract: A brace includes a bottom having a sole made of a soft material with a tread intended to come in contact with the ground, and a stiffening plate fixed on the sole. A rigid body is provided having a base plate removably connected to the stiffening plate. A monolithic upper is removably connected to the body, and at least one intermediate sole made of a soft material is disposed on the base plate of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Susanna SALVATELLI, Franco SALVATELLI, Alberto SALVATELLI
  • Patent number: 8230619
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method of orthopedic footwear for post-surgical or diabetic patients or for sanitary use. The footwear has an ambidextrous bottom sole. In a higher part thereof, there is a groove of at least 10 mm, in which an off-loading plantar insoles or medicine or bandages can be inserted. These have been built-in the bottom sole using an ortho-dynamic concept which allows the patient a controlled deambulation. To that end, the present invention prevents sheer force on the plantar part of the bottom sole and the foot and in particular on the metatarsal and/or tarsal part of the foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Salvatelli SRL
    Inventors: Franco Salvatelli, Massimo Tulipani
  • Publication number: 20110271559
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method of orthopedic footwear for post-surgical or diabetic patients or for sanitary use. The footwear has an ambidextrous bottom sole. In a higher part thereof, there is a groove of at least 10 mm, in which an off-loading plantar insoles or medicine or bandages can be inserted. These have been built-in the bottom sole using an ortho-dynamic concept which allows the patient a controlled deambulation. To that end, the present invention prevents sheer force on the plantar part of the bottom sole and the foot and in particular on the metatarsal and/or tarsal part of the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: SALVATELLI srl
    Inventors: Franco SALVATELLI, Massimo TULIPANI
  • Publication number: 20090133292
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method of orthopedic footwear for post-surgical or diabetic patients or for sanitary use. The footwear has an ambidextrous bottom sole. In a higher part thereof, there is a groove of at least 10 mm, in which an off-loading plantar insoles or medicine or bandages can be inserted. These have been built-in the bottom sole using an ortho-dynamic concept which allows the patient a controlled deambulation. To that end, the present invention prevents sheer force on the plantar part of the bottom sole and the foot and in particular on the metatarsal and/or tarsal part of the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: SALVATELLI srl
    Inventors: Franco Salvatelli, Massimo Tulipani
  • Publication number: 20050262740
    Abstract: A footwear orthosis including a sole member having a tread surface and an inner surface, and a partly open upper member designed to be anchored to the sole member and arranged removably to secure a user's foot thereto, wherein the tread surface is substantially uninterruptedly flat and at least partly outwardly convex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Franco Salvatelli, Massimo Tulipani