Patents by Inventor Peter R. Read

Peter R. Read 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).

  • Prosthetic foot
    Patent number: 6387134
    Abstract: A prosthetic foot having a spring assembly with an anterior and posterior component, a snubber for limiting the movement of the spring assembly during assembly, and anterior and posterior shock absorbers provided between the components of the spring assembly and snubber. The arrangement of the posterior shock absorber, the spring assembly, and the snubber is such that ambulation results in the generation of a compressive force in the posterior shock absorber during a heel-strike phase and tensile force in the posterior shock absorber during a toe-off phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Vessa Limited
    Inventors: James E. Parker, Peter R. Read