Patents by Inventor Mary E. Nelson

Mary E. Nelson 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: 4091808
    Abstract: An interlocking strap to immobilize a human leg in a flexed position so as to permit surgery upon the knee. The strap is releasably secured to one part of the limb and, thereafter, the limb is secured and maintained in the flexed position by releasably securing the strap to a second part of the limb. The strap comprises an elongate portion of web material having two cooperative strips of fastening material sewn on its opposing major surfaces. The fastening material is curly pile loop and hook-type, self-gripping strip fasteners sold under the trademark VELCRO with the respective hook and loop strips mounted on respective faces of the overlapping strap portions to be fastened together around the parts of the flexed limb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1978
    Inventor: Mary E. Nelson