Patents
US 9532886 B2: Additive manufacturing produced prosthetic foot
- Granted
- 2017-01-03
- Filed
- 2015-12-21 application 14976703
- Type
- Utility · 3 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A prosthetic foot structure includes a primary foot member and a heel member. The primary foot member has a heel portion, a toe portion with a pair of toe sections separated by a gap, and an elongated intermediate portion configured as an arch extending downward from the heel portion toward the toe portion. The heel member includes a hollow cylindrical spring wall extending downward from the heel portion of the primary foot member. The primary foot member and the heel member are portions of a unitary body of material formed by additive manufacturing.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170103.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio Willow Wood Company 21 patents | US company or organization | Rittman, OH | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Colvin | Hilliard, OH | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey A. Denune | Galloway, OH | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James W. Capper | Washington Court House, OH | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael L. Haynes | Columbus, OH | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F2/66 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | APOGEM CAPITAL LLC, AS AGENT signed 2026-07-16 | WILLOWWOOD GLOBAL LLC MT. STERLING, OH | 75305/983 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-04-18 | Security interest Security interest Assignment of intellectual property security agreement | MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC signed 2022-04-01 | APOGEM CAPITAL LLC, AS SUCCESSOR AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 59724/506 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-01-20 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS AGENT signed 2021-12-02 | WILLOWWOOD GLOBAL LLC MT. STERLING, OH | 58786/492 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-12-02 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | WILLOWWOOD GLOBAL LLC signed 2021-12-02 | MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 58274/806 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-06-05 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | WILLOWWOOD GLOBAL LLC signed 2019-06-05 | MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 49376/71 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-06-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | THE OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY signed 2019-06-01 | WILLOWWOOD GLOBAL LLC MT.STERLING, OH | 49352/264 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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