Patents by Inventor Timothy James Cook

Timothy James Cook 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).

  • Brace and a method of fitting a brace
    Patent number: 11318036
    Abstract: A brace (101, 101A) and method (1300, 1400) of fitting a brace to a person are disclosed. The brace includes a belt assembly (102) for location around a body of a user and a strut (103) having a first end (104) configured to be secured by the belt assembly (102) and an anchoring location (105) spaced from the belt assembly (102). The brace also includes a first strap (106) for applying a force to the body of the user, a first anchor means (107) configured to retain a first part of the first strap (106) at the anchoring location (105) on the strut (103) and a second anchor means (108) configured to retain a second part of the first strap (106) at a second anchor location (109) to enable tension to be provided in the first strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: The SpineCorporation Limited
    Inventors: Timothy James Cook, Andrew James Mills
  • BRACE AND A METHOD OF FITTING A BRACE
    Publication number: 20190231575
    Abstract: A brace (101, 101A) and method (1300, 1400) of fitting a brace to a person are disclosed. The brace includes a belt assembly (102) for location around a body of a user and a strut (103) having a first end (104) configured to be secured by the belt assembly (102) and an anchoring location (105) spaced from the belt assembly (102). The brace also includes a first strap (106) for applying a force to the body of the user, a first anchor means (107) configured to retain a first part of the first strap (106) at the anchoring location (105) on the strut (103) and a second anchor means (108) configured to retain a second part of the first strap (106) at a second anchor location (109) to enable tension to be provided in the first strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy James Cook, Andrew James Mills
  • Apparatus and Method for Applying Forces to a Pelvis of a Person
    Publication number: 20160206029
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying forces to a pelvis of a person is disclosed. The apparatus includes a garment having at least a pelvic portion for location around the pelvis of a person, and a belt including a fastening member for fastening together two different parts of the belt when the belt surrounds the garment. The apparatus also includes a first attachment mechanism configured to fix a first part of the belt at a first location on the pelvic portion of the garment to prevent the first part of the belt from sliding in any direction from the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew James Mills, Timothy James Cook