Patents by Inventor Frank La Porte, Jr.

Frank La Porte, 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).

  • Lower extremity muscle conditioner device
    Patent number: 4573678
    Abstract: An adjustable footgear that is strapped to a user's foot, the footgear having a base with an angularly adjustable sole platform connected by a heel pivot to the base, the platform having an associated manual adjustment mechanism for raising the toe end of the platform any select degree above the heel end to dorsiflex the foot upon walking such that the lower extremity muscles are stretched and conditioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1986
    Inventors: Steve Lamb, Robert R. Moore, Frank La Porte, Jr.