Patents by Inventor George R. Hepburn

George R. Hepburn 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).

  • Adjustable splint
    Patent number: 4485808
    Abstract: An adjustable splint assembly comprising a lower strut and an upper strut pivotably connected to said lower strut, one of said struts having at one end a pivotably mounted head portion defining a cam surface, an adjustable biasing means mounted within the other strut and biased into engagement with said cam surface, for applying a quantifiable force tending to approximate said upper and lower struts and means for securing said splint assembly to a limb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1984
    Assignee: Dynasplint Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: George R. Hepburn
  • Adjustable splint
    Patent number: 4397308
    Abstract: An adjustable splint assembly comprising a lower strut and an upper strut pivotably connected to said lower strut, one of said struts having at one end a pivotably mounted head portion defining a cam surface, an adjustable biasing means mounted within the other strut and biased into engagement with said cam surface, for applying a quantifiable force tending to align said upper and lower struts and means for securing said splint assembly to a limb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1983
    Assignee: Therapeutic Appliances, Inc.
    Inventor: George R. Hepburn