ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,319, issued on July 14, was assigned to Aspen Medical Products LLC (Irvine, Calif.).
"Orthopedic spine brace" was invented by Jane Price (Anaheim, Calif.), Harry Duane Romo (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), Erik Zimmer (Oceanside, Calif.) and Jozsef Horvath (Lake Forest, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an orthopedic spine brace is described. The brace features a back panel; a first and second lateral frame assembly; and a chest plate attachment. The first lateral frame assembly includes a first superior frame member and a first hinge coupled to both a first end of the first superior frame member...