ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,983, issued on July 7, was assigned to OSSUR ICELAND EHF (Reykjavik, Iceland).
"Sleeve or liner for an article" was invented by Halldor Albertsson (Reykjavik, Iceland), Valgeir Petursson (Reykjavik, Iceland) and Sindri Pall Sigurdsson (Reykjavik, Iceland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sleeve or liner for a brace component in an orthopedic device, such that the brace component defines a peripheral contour and forms at least one unique feature. The sleeve or liner includes a main body having a peripheral contour arranged at least approximately to the peripheral contour and in size of the brace component. A predetermined pattern of fri...