ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,266, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Bauerfeind AG (Zeulenroda-Triebes, Germany).
"Back support belt" was invented by Hans B. Bauerfeind (Zeulenroda-Triebes, Germany), Gerald Stier (Zeulenroda-Triebes, Germany) and Sandro Hebenstreit (Zeulenroda-Triebes, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a back support belt system, particularly to a back orthosis or reclination orthosis for the treatment and prevention of back disorders. The system has a pelvic belt and two independent left and right shoulder belts extending therefrom, and a guiding module associated with the shoulder belts."
The patent was filed on ...