Patents by Inventor Joe Edmond Pryor

Joe Edmond Pryor 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).

  • Patent number: 5769743
    Abstract: A brace for training basketball players has a base for fitting over an arm of a user. Either the upperarm or forearm of one arm of a user is referred to the "base member," the remaining member being the "moving member," regardless of which member actually moves. A yoke extends away from the base, forming a cradle for receiving the moving member. The yoke restrains the moving member from closing against the base member at less than a certain angle. The yoke also urges the moving member and base member into a predetermined relative rotation with respect to one another. A band attaches the base to the base member. The band may be a flexible, non-extensible strap having fasteners at the ends for opening, closing and adjusting the strap. A hook-and-loop fastener permits adjustment of a single, wide strap along the length of the base. An adjustment member may be provided for adjusting the position of the yoke relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Inventors: Paul B. Stephan, Joe Edmond Pryor, Montel Brian Williams
  • Patent number: 5651743
    Abstract: A brace for training basketball players has a base for fitting over an arm of a user. Either the upperarm or forearm of one arm of a user is referred to the "base member," the remaining member being the "moving member," regardless of which member actually moves. A yoke extends away from the base, forming a cradle for receiving the moving member. The yoke restrains the moving member from closing against the base member at less than a certain angle. The yoke also urges the moving member and base member into a predetermined relative rotation with respect to one another. A band attaches the base to the base member. The band may be a flexible, non-extensible strap having fasteners at the ends for opening, closing and adjusting the strap. A hook-and-loop fastener permits adjustment of a single, wide strap along the length of the base. An adjustment member may be provided for adjusting the position of the yoke relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Inventors: Paul B. Stephan, Joe Edmond Pryor, Montel Brian Williams
  • Patent number: D429880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventors: Llyod Maurice McCullough, Jr., Joe Edmond Pryor, Jr.