Patents by Inventor Paolo Caporello

Paolo Caporello 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: 20050234376
    Abstract: An articulated rod with assisted regulation for an orthopedic brace comprises portions of rod (15, 16) joined by at least one hinge device (19) for a rotational movement around a first rotation axis (21) of the brace and firmly connected to elements of an orthopedic brace (12, 13), wherein the hinge device (19) comprises a shell (23) and a pair of disks (24) firmly applied to the portions of rod (15, 16), wherein each of the disks (24A, 24B) has a perimeter with an increasing diameter equipped with a series of teeth (25), and wherein the disks (24) are superimposed in the shell (23) with opposite toothed profiles (25), which can be integrally rotated together around the rotation axis (21) of the hinge device (19), the shell (23) also comprising a pair of slides (28) superimposed and coplanar with the pair of disks (24), wherein each of the slides (28A, 28B) has a fitting element (29) at one end for the perimetric teeth (25) of the disks (24), and wherein the slides (28) are each coupled with regulation means
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Paolo Rossi, Paolo Caporello