Patents by Inventor Kathryn J. Allyn

Kathryn J. Allyn 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).

  • Publication number: 20140163697
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are provided for modifying a prosthetic socket to better fit a residual limb of a patient. The embodiments disclosed herein may align and compare a first shape corresponding to an interior surface of the prosthetic socket or a residual limb shape to a second shape corresponding to a desired socket shape or a rectified residual limb shape. A socket insert or pad may be manufactured per the comparison. The socket insert or pad may be configured to be affixable within the patient's prosthetic socket to modify the interior surface of the prosthetic socket such that the modified prosthetic socket provides a better fit to the residual limb of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: University of Washington Through Its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Joan E. Sanders, Michael R. Severance, Kathryn J. Allyn