Patents by Inventor Vrushti Modi

Vrushti Modi 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).

  • Device and method to facilitate the opening and closing and closing of a ski boot
    Patent number: 10721999
    Abstract: A device and method to facilitate the opening and closing and closing of a ski boot. The devices includes a buckle attachment section, a ski pole cooperation section and a securing member. The buckle attachment section has a cavity which is dimensioned to receive a free end of the buckle therein to prevent unwanted movement of the buckle attachment section relative to the buckle. The ski pole cooperation section has a ski pole receiving opening. The ski pole receiving opening extends through the ski pole cooperation section and is dimensioned to receive an end of a ski pole therein. The securing member secures the device to the buckle of the ski boot. The device allows the buckles of the ski boot to be latched and unlatched with minimal twisting of the skier's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignees: Bird with Fry Corp., The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Karen Phyllis Norheim, Joshua Ernest Fouraker, Zachary James Stehouwer, Cara Michelle Fiala, Donald Richard Fay, III, Douglas B. Schumer, Sedat Peker, Vrushti Modi