Patents by Inventor Samuel Tourneux

Samuel Tourneux 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: 20090281638
    Abstract: Prosthetic foot, of the type with energy recovery, comprising at least one spring blade (2) made of composite material fixed integrally to the ankle or tibia, or to a support (1) fixed to the ankle or tibia, and designed to permit dynamic set-down on the ground (S). It further comprises a rigid arm (3) connected to the blade (2) via a first connecting means (22), which permits a pivoting articulation of the arm (3) on the blade (2) on an axis transverse to the latter; and in that the rigid arm (3) has a part (31) designed to permit a substantially vertical set-down on the ground, preferably to the rear of the ankle or tibia; and in that, moreover, the rigid arm (3) and the blade (2) are connected via a second connecting means (32) arranged in an area distant from the first connecting means (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventor: Samuel Tourneux