Patents by Inventor Luca DE VIVO

Luca DE VIVO 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: 20240189118
    Abstract: A transtibial prosthetic device comprises a pylon configured as a unitary truss structure formed of a plurality of elongated supports interconnected at nodes and having open spaces between supports of the plurality of elongated supports. The unitary truss structure comprises a polymer. A foot-ankle complex extends from a base of the pylon. The foot-ankle complex comprises an s-shaped posterior portion, an s-shaped anterior portion, and a sole portion. The s-shaped posterior portion and the s-shaped anterior portion both extend from the sole portion, have upper portions with curvatures that are concentric with each other, and are separated from each other by a gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: The Regents of The University of California
    Inventors: Joshua PELZ, Luca DE VIVO, Falko KUESTER, Herbert J. BARRACK
  • Patent number: 11938043
    Abstract: A unibody transtibial prosthetic device includes a socket personalized for a specific patient's residual limb. A pylon extends from the socket, the pylon being a unitary polymer structure of interconnected elongated supports having open spaces therebetween. The device also includes a foot-ankle complex, the foot-ankle complex being a unitary polymer extending from the pylon, the foot and ankle unitary structure being shaped to provide multi-axial dynamic flex to enable dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, inversion and eversion motion for smooth symmetric gait performance and energy capture and return. The socket, pylon and foot-ankle complex are portions of a unibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Joshua Pelz, Luca De Vivo, Falko Kuester, Herbert J. Barrack
  • Publication number: 20230233343
    Abstract: A unibody transtibial prosthetic device includes a socket personalized for a specific patient’s residual limb. A pylon extends from the socket, the pylon being a unitary polymer structure of interconnected elongated supports having open spaces therebetween. The device also includes a foot-ankle complex, the foot-ankle complex being a unitary polymer extending from the pylon, the foot and ankle unitary structure being shaped to provide multi-axial dynamic flex to enable dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, inversion and eversion motion for smooth symmetric gait performance and energy capture and return. The socket, pylon and foot-ankle complex are portions of a unibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Joshua Pelz, Luca De Vivo, Falko Kuester, Herbert J. Barrack
  • Publication number: 20230233340
    Abstract: A unibody transtibial prosthetic device includes a socket personalized for a specific patient's residual limb. A pylon extends from the socket, the pylon being a unitary polymer structure of interconnected elongated supports having open spaces therebetween. The device also includes a foot-ankle complex, the foot-ankle complex being a unitary polymer extending from the pylon, the foot and ankle unitary structure being shaped to provide multi-axial dynamic flex to enable dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, inversion and eversion motion for smooth symmetric gait performance and energy capture and return. The socket, pylon and foot-ankle complex are portions of a unibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Joshua PELZ, Luca DE VIVO, Falko KUESTER, Herbert BARRACK