US Patent Issued to FORM5 PROSTHETICS on Sept. 8 for "Handlebar adapter device" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,021, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to FORM5 PROSTHETICS INC. (Westerville, Ohio).

"Handlebar adapter device" was invented by Aaron Westbrook (New Albany, Ohio), Lindsey Austin (Lewis Center, Ohio), Jay Perkins (Pickerington, Ohio) and Gavin Fancher (New Albany, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for operating a vehicle involving handlebars using a residual arm. A user places a residual arm in a socket of the device, and the user may move the socket to translate force to a handlebar containment unit to cause movement of a handlebar. A handlebar channel of the handlebar containment unit receives and secures a portion of the...