Patents by Inventor John Penn

John Penn 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: 9232827
    Abstract: A cranial protective helmet having a pair of components made of an exterior hard plastic shell with sufficient flexibility to accommodate comfort for the patient with interior cushioning liners conforming to a side of the patient's skull. Each component of the helmet can conform to a side of the patient's head and accommodate an insertion of the patient's head by relative movement with one or more fastener units securing the helmet components to the patient. Openings can be provided to accommodate monitoring instrumentation after a craniectomy operation. The components can be separate or minimally connected to enable a rotational opening. Fastener units can provide a secure connection of the components and an elastic attachment about the patient's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: ORTHOMERICA PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: John Penn
  • Publication number: 20070179417
    Abstract: An orthosis can comprise a first body member that can conform to a portion of a patient's body and a second body member that can conform to another portion of a patient's body. A closure unit having a first connector member with a first plurality of support posts can be operatively connected to the first body member, while a second connector member with a second plurality of support posts can be operatively connected to the second body member. An elongated flexible pull member can operatively extend between the respective first and second support posts so that when tightened by a patient, a pull member slides across the support posts to provide a mechanical force advantage to draw the first body member and the second body member against the patient's torso. A closure unit can be of a modular configuration for subjective mounting on various components of an orthosis to provide a highly adaptable closure unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Shannon Schwenn, Robert Hamilton, John Penn
  • Publication number: 20060052733
    Abstract: An orthosis can comprise a first body member that can conform to a portion of a patient's body and a second body member that can conform to another portion of a patient's body. A closure unit having a first connector member with a first plurality of support posts can be operatively connected to the first body member, while a second connector member with a second plurality of support posts can be operatively connected to the second body member. An elongated flexible pull member can operatively extend between the respective first and second support posts so that when tightened by a patient, a pull member slides across the support posts to provide a mechanical force advantage to draw the first body member and the second body member against the patient's torso. A closure unit can be of a modular configuration for subjective mounting on various components of an orthosis to provide a highly adaptable closure unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Shannon Schwenn, Robert Hamilton, John Penn
  • Publication number: 20050283102
    Abstract: The present invention provides a universally applicable orthosis such as a hip orthosis and includes a semi-rigid hip engaging unit that can be easily bent for attachment to a user's waist. A semi-rigid thigh support member is also easily bent for attachment to either the right or the left thigh of a user. A closure unit enables the user to provide a compressive force on the waist with a mechanical force advantage. The hinge unit extends between the hip engaging unit and the thigh unit to stabilize the limit of the extension and rotation of the thigh relative to the waist of the user. Although the waist engaging unit and the thigh support member are relatively flexible when they bend about the user, they are structured to become rigid to provide stable anchor points for the hinge unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Shannon Schwenn, Robert Hamilton, John Penn, Michael Brady
  • Publication number: 20050218098
    Abstract: A display system comprising a shelf assembly and mounting assemblies for removeably mounting the shelf assembly to a wall. One or more display object mounting assemblies removably and rotatably mount a display object to a first side of the shelf assembly, such that the display object may be rotated about an axis for display purposes and may be removed from the shelf assembly. The shelf assembly may be transparent or otherwise formed such that it enables a person to view at least a majority of the display object from the second side of the shelf assembly. The shelf assembly may be mounted at an angle with respect to a wall, parallel, perpendicular, upside down or otherwise. A retrofit bracket connects to existing packaging attachment mechanisms on the display objects as part of the display object mounting mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Angen, John Penn
  • Patent number: D736474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Orthomerica Products, Inc.
    Inventor: John Penn