Patents by Inventor Frank J Ripperger, III

Frank J Ripperger, III 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).

  • Publication number: 20180317847
    Abstract: A medical treatment device having a housing releasably engagable with a portion of a living organism comprising a force sensor in electronic communication with an electronic processing unit and a power source; wherein the electronic processing unit is in electronic communication with an indication device, wherein the electronic processing unit is capable of electronic communication with the indication device, or a combination thereof. Methods of using the device are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Frank J Ripperger, III
  • Patent number: 8192377
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for supporting a human limb during the application of physical therapy to the limb, the device comprising a base, the base defining a base plane; a support member comprising an attachment end separated from a limb support end by a support distance, wherein the attachment end is movably engaged with the base such that the support member is moveable in a plane of motion essentially perpendicular to the base plane; and wherein the limb support end is conformable to a human limb and capable of supporting the human limb when physical therapy is being applied to the human limb. A method of stretching a human knee using the instant device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventor: Frank J Ripperger, III