Patents by Inventor William N. Thomas

William N. Thomas 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).

  • JOINT REHABILITATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20190076316
    Abstract: A rehabilitation apparatus for facilitating joint movement in a patient having a limb with a joint, the apparatus including an actuation member and an actuation strap extending from the actuation member, the actuation member selectively retracting the actuation strap, the actuation strap having a strap end engageable with the limb of the patient. A security strap is connected to the actuation member. When the limb of the patient is engaged with the strap end of the actuation strap and the actuation member retracts the actuation strap, the actuation strap produces a force on the limb. The security strap can be a harness receivable about a patient's upper torso. The apparatus can further include a brace, the joint of the patient's limb receivable in the brace, the actuation strap engageable with the brace, the actuation strap producing a force on the limb via the brace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: William N. Thomas
  • Joint rehabilitation apparatus
    Patent number: 10143611
    Abstract: A rehabilitation apparatus for facilitating joint movement in a patient having a limb with a joint, the apparatus including an actuation member and an actuation strap extending from the actuation member, the actuation member selectively retracting the actuation strap, the actuation strap having a strap end engageable with the limb of the patient. A security strap is connected to the actuation member. When the limb of the patient is engaged with the strap end of the actuation strap and the actuation member retracts the actuation strap, the actuation strap produces a force on the limb. The security strap can be a harness receivable about a patient's upper torso. The apparatus can further include a brace, the joint of the patient's limb receivable in the brace, the actuation strap engageable with the brace, the actuation strap producing a force on the limb via the brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Inventor: William N. Thomas
  • Joint Rehabilitation Apparatus
    Publication number: 20170035639
    Abstract: A rehabilitation apparatus for facilitating joint movement in a patient having a limb with a joint, the apparatus including an actuation member and an actuation strap extending from the actuation member, the actuation member selectively retracting the actuation strap, the actuation strap having a strap end engageable with the limb of the patient. A security strap is connected to the actuation member. When the limb of the patient is engaged with the strap end of the actuation strap and the actuation member retracts the actuation strap, the actuation strap produces a force on the limb. The security strap can be a harness receivable about a patient's upper torso. The apparatus can further include a brace, the joint of the patient's limb receivable in the brace, the actuation strap engageable with the brace, the actuation strap producing a force on the limb via the brace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: William N. Thomas