Patents by Inventor Mark Howard Hassel

Mark Howard Hassel 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).

  • Ankle-foot orthosis and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 11083614
    Abstract: An ankle-foot orthosis for a lower leg, ankle, and foot of a patient, the ankle-foot orthosis including: a foot plate; a calf-cuff member; and a strut member extending between the foot plate and the calf-cuff member, the strut member coupling to an arch region of a medial side of the foot plate and a posterior side of the calf-cuff member, the strut member being formed from layers of carbon fiber and at least one layer of a thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: SpringStep AFO, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Howard Hassel
  • Ankle-foot orthosis and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 10485688
    Abstract: An ankle-foot orthosis for a lower leg, ankle, and foot of a patient, the ankle-foot orthosis including: a foot plate; a calf-cuff member; and a strut member extending between the foot plate and the calf-cuff member, the strut member coupling to a posterior side of the foot plate and the calf-cuff member, the strut member being formed from layers of carbon fiber and at least one layer of a thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SpringStep AFO, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Howard Hassel, David Edward Harris
  • Ankle-Foot Orthosis and Method of Manufacture
    Publication number: 20170196720
    Abstract: An ankle-foot orthosis for a lower leg, ankle, and foot of a patient, the ankle-foot orthosis including: a foot plate; a calf-cuff member; and a strut member extending between the foot plate and the calf-cuff member, the strut member coupling to an arch region of a medial side of the foot plate and a posterior side of the calf-cuff member, the strut member being formed from layers of carbon fiber and at least one layer of a thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: SpringStep AFO, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Howard Hassel
  • Ankle-Foot Orthosis and Method of Manufacture
    Publication number: 20160081839
    Abstract: An ankle-foot orthosis for a lower leg, ankle, and foot of a patient, the ankle-foot orthosis including: a foot plate; a calf-cuff member; and a strut member extending between the foot plate and the calf-cuff member, the strut member coupling to a posterior side of the foot plate and the calf-cuff member, the strut member being formed from layers of carbon fiber and at least one layer of a thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: SPRINGSTEP AFO, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Howard Hassel, David Edward Harris