Patents by Inventor Michael J. Paterno

Michael J. Paterno 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).

  • Knee protection device and method
    Patent number: 8141170
    Abstract: A knee protection apparatus has a knee protecting portion affixed atop one or more fixator struts which surround the side of a user's lower leg, and descend behind the leg near the Achilles tendon area of the wearer and continuing into the user's shoe where a heel cup grasps the user's foot at a posterior and plantar portion of the heel. The fixator strut or struts work to minimize or eliminate the vertical, horizontal and rotational movement of the knee pad away from its primary and intended area of protection at the patella.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Inventor: Michael J. Paterno
  • Knee Protection Device and Method
    Publication number: 20100281594
    Abstract: A knee protection apparatus has a knee protecting portion affixed atop one or more fixator struts which surround the side of a user's lower leg, and descend behind the leg near the Achilles tendon area of the wearer and continuing into the user's shoe where a heel cup grasps the user's foot at a posterior and plantar portion of the heel. The fixator strut or struts work to minimize or eliminate the vertical, horizontal and rotational movement of the knee pad away from its primary and intended area of protection at the patella.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventor: Michael J. Paterno