Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Bryant

Joseph M. Bryant 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: 11213409
    Abstract: An electrode is supported on a prosthetic liner to communicate electrically with a residual limb. A housing is fixed to the liner, and is receivable in a socket in an installed position. A processor is installed in the housing in communication with the electrode. Electrical signal contacts are exposed at a distal end of the housing for contacting electrical signal contacts in the socket. The housing defines a ground current path that communicates with a ground contact in the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: WILLOWWOOD GLOBAL LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Wernke, Michael L. Haynes, Christopher T. Kelley, Anne Marie Tollett, Joseph M. Bryant
  • Publication number: 20190254845
    Abstract: An electrode is supported on a prosthetic liner to communicate electrically with a residual limb. A housing is fixed to the liner, and is receivable in a socket in an installed position. A processor is installed in the housing in communication with the electrode. Electrical signal contacts are exposed at a distal end of the housing for contacting electrical signal contacts in the socket. The housing defines a ground current path that communicates with a ground contact in the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: The Ohio Willow Wood Company
    Inventors: Matthew Wernke, Michael L. Haynes, Christopher T. Kelley, Anne Marie Tollett, Joseph M. Bryant