ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,486, issued on Nov. 25.
"Functional cosmetic prosthetic finger" was invented by Terry Lee Nelson (Clear Lake, Iowa), Dylan Lee Petersen (Clear Lake, Iowa), Angie Lee Moore (Clear Lake, Iowa) and Staci Ann Andrea (Clear Lake, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for providing a functional cosmetic prosthetic finger, that can especially be used for a missing pinky finger down to the knuckle of the missing pinky finger. The prosthetic finger can include three stacked members that are each pivotally attached to one another. The top member can include a single side ring, and the lower member can include a pair...