Patents by Inventor Stephen A. Byers

Stephen A. Byers 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).

  • Patent number: 11464438
    Abstract: A conductive human interface has a fabric layer with an interior surface and an exterior surface. A soft coating overlies the interior surface of the fabric layer. An electrode or sensor is included to connect with a residual limb. A conductive path connects the electrode or sensor with an electrical connector which, in turn connects with a prosthetic or other assistive device. The conductive path includes a conductor having a section overlying the fabric layer. The overlying section of the conductor can be cord of conductive thread. A nonconductive support thread can extend through the fabric layer from the exterior surface to the interior surface, and further around the conductor to secure the overlying section of the conductor to the fabric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: WILLOWWOOD GLOBAL LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Wernke, Ryan Schroeder, James M. Colvin, Michael L. Haynes, Stephen A. Byers, Christopher T. Kelley, Anne Marie Jackson
  • Patent number: 11173053
    Abstract: A prosthetic foot structure includes a plate assembly having a toe portion and a heel portion. The plate assembly includes a first plate adjoining a second plate along a seam at which the first plate is bonded to the second plate. The seam has an end between the first and second plates, and the first plate is spaced from the second plate across a gap that reaches away from the end of the seam. An attachment structure attaches the first plate to second plate. The attachment structure has a composite composition including a resin material containing reinforcing fibers. The reinforcing fibers reach through the first plate, across the gap, and through the second plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: WILLOWWOOD GLOBAL LLC
    Inventors: James M. Colvin, Matthew M. Wernke, Stephen A. Byers, Evandro M. Ficanha
  • Publication number: 20210275327
    Abstract: A prosthetic foot structure includes a plate assembly having a toe portion and a heel portion. The plate assembly includes a first plate adjoining a second plate along a seam at which the first plate is bonded to the second plate. The seam has an end between the first and second plates, and the first plate is spaced from the second plate across a gap that reaches away from the end of the seam. An attachment structure attaches the first plate to second plate. The attachment structure has a composite composition including a resin material containing reinforcing fibers. The reinforcing fibers reach through the first plate, across the gap, and through the second plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: WillowWood Global LLC
    Inventors: James M. Colvin, Matthew M. Wernke, Stephen A. Byers, Evandro M. Ficanha
  • Publication number: 20180042509
    Abstract: A conductive human interface has a fabric layer with an interior surface and an exterior surface. A soft coating overlies the interior surface of the fabric layer. An electrode or sensor is included to connect with a residual limb. A conductive path connects the electrode or sensor with an electrical connector which, in turn connects with a prosthetic or other assistive device. The conductive path includes a conductor having a section overlying the fabric layer. The overlying section of the conductor can be cord of conductive thread. A nonconductive support thread can extend through the fabric layer from the exterior surface to the interior surface, and further around the conductor to secure the overlying section of the conductor to the fabric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: The Ohio Willow Wood Company
    Inventors: Matthew Wernke, Ryan Schroeder, James M. Colvin, Michael L. Haynes, Stephen A. Byers, Christopher T. Kelley, Anne Marie Jackson