Patents by Inventor Leon N. Costa

Leon N. Costa 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: 5520615
    Abstract: A self-assistive shoulder stretching and rotation machine for physical therapy of the shoulder wherein a supine person's forearm is secured to a forearm support that is attached to a horizontal support such that the forearm support may be moved in a 90.degree. arc from vertical in either the left or right direction by the supine person's pulling on a rope. One end of the rope is attached to each side of the forearm support such that a continuous loop is formed. The loop is supported on one side by passing it through pulleys or eyelets attached to a vertical support at one end of the horizontal support. The patient lies in a supine position securing one forearm to the forearm support. When the patient pulls near one end of the rope, the forearm support may be moved in as much as 90.degree. or more to one direction. When the person pulls on the opposite end of the rope, the forearm support is moved back through the vertical position, 90.degree. or more in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Inventors: Michelle Fontana, Anthony Fontana, Leon N. Costa
  • Patent number: D338597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Inventors: Trent S. Dickey, Leon N. Costa
  • Patent number: D355336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Inventors: Trent S. Dickey, Leon N. Costa
  • Patent number: D364539
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: LCTD, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Trent S. Dickey, Leon N. Costa