Patents by Inventor Joseph Christopher Lake

Joseph Christopher Lake 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).

  • Socket for partial hand prosthesis
    Patent number: 8641781
    Abstract: A socket is described for use with a partial prosthesis of the hand. The socket includes a base layer molded to encapsulate and conform to the contours of a natural hand. The base layer has a dorsal portion and a palmar portion. The palmar portion has a distal edge positioned, in use, proximal to the transverse metacarpal arch of a natural hand, and the dorsal portion having a distal edge positioned, in use, along a transverse span along a mid-portion of the dorsum of the natural hand in an area proximal to the area of the second through fifth metacarpals of a natural hand. The palmar portion of the base layer defines a first open area around the hypo-thenar eminence and a second open area surrounding on the palmar portion the thenar eminence and extending to the radial side of the second metacarpal on the dorsal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Arm Dynamics of Texas Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Miguelez, Robert Dodson, Daniel Conyers, MacJulian Lang, Joseph Christopher Lake