Patents by Inventor Haley Elizabeth Smith

Haley Elizabeth Smith 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 leg prosthetic systems and devices
    Patent number: 10857006
    Abstract: Systems and devices for use as lower leg prosthetic devices that include a foot portion having anterior and posterior ends and a first surface having a protrusion that protrudes therefrom adjacent the posterior end of the foot portion, has a semispherical or hemispherical surface with a passage therethrough extending laterally relative to the foot portion. The systems and devices further include a toe portion pivotally coupled to the anterior end of the foot portion, and a plate portion configured to couple to an attachment device and thereby be functionally secured to a user. The plate portion has a recess configured to couple with the protrusion of the foot portion. A cylindrical rod is located within the lateral passage of the protrusion and has ends protruding therefrom on oppositely-disposed of the protrusion. The plate portion is pivotally coupled to the ends of the rod on oppositely-disposed lateral sides of the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Haley Elizabeth Smith, Jennifer Anne Boehm, Rachel Nicole Berry, Sami Imad Labban, Allison Jean Gleason, Eric Allen Nauman, Quinton James Lasko
  • LOWER LEG PROSTHETIC SYSTEMS AND DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180125680
    Abstract: Systems and devices for use as lower leg prosthetic devices that include a foot portion having anterior and posterior ends and a first surface having a protrusion that protrudes therefrom adjacent the posterior end of the foot portion, has a semispherical or hemispherical surface with a passage therethrough extending laterally relative to the foot portion. The systems and devices further include a toe portion pivotally coupled to the anterior end of the foot portion, and a plate portion configured to couple to an attachment device and thereby be functionally secured to a user. The plate portion has a recess configured to couple with the protrusion of the foot portion. A cylindrical rod is located within the lateral passage of the protrusion and has ends protruding therefrom on oppositely-disposed of the protrusion. The plate portion is pivotally coupled to the ends of the rod on oppositely-disposed lateral sides of the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Haley Elizabeth Smith, Jennifer Anne Boehm, Rachel Nicole Berry, Sami Imad Labban, Allison Jean Gleason, Eric Allen Nauman, Quinton James Lasko