Patents by Inventor Nicole Kern

Nicole Kern 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).

  • Orthotic brace
    Patent number: 8235924
    Abstract: An orthotic brace (30) for a joint includes a bracing device (40) having first and second portions (42, 44) movable relative to one another and a mechanism (100) for placing the bracing device (40) in a first condition in which the first portion (42) has a first resistance to movement relative to the second portion (44) and a second condition in which the first portion (42) has a second, different resistance to movement relative to the second portion (44). The mechanism (100) is capable of placing the bracing device (40) in a third condition in which the first portion (42) has a third resistance to movement relative to the second portion (44) that is between the first and second resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Richard Bachmann, Ronald Triolo, Arkady Polinkovsky, Nicole Kern, Roger D. Quinn, Rudolf Kobetic
  • ORTHOTIC BRACE
    Publication number: 20100268137
    Abstract: An orthotic brace (30) for a joint includes a bracing device (40) having first and second portions (42, 44) movable relative to one another and a mechanism (100) for placing the bracing device (40) in a first condition in which the first portion (42) has a first resistance to movement relative to the second portion (44) and a second condition in which the first portion (42) has a second, different resistance to movement relative to the second portion (44). The mechanism (100) is capable of placing the bracing device (40) in a third condition in which the first portion (42) has a third resistance to movement relative to the second portion (44) that is between the first and second resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: RICHARD BACHMANN, Ronald Triolo, Arkady Polinkovsky, Nicole Kern, Roger D. Quinn, Rudolf Kobetic