Patents by Inventor Frank A. Cantafio, Jr.

Frank A. Cantafio, Jr. 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).

  • Prosthetic attachment
    Patent number: 5062860
    Abstract: An attachment for a prosthetic forearm useful to assist amputees in playing a stringed instrument is disclosed. The attached includes a chord finger that is adapted to extend across all of the strings of the instrument, and a note finger adapted to contact one or two strings of the instrument. The spacing between the fingers may be adjusted using the conventional prosthetic operating cable attached to a lever extending from the side of the chord finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Inventor: Frank A. Cantafio, Jr.