ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,485, issued on July 15, was assigned to G Force Braces LLC (Manchester, N.H.).

"Therapy boot with pockets for ice pack and compression bladder" was invented by Douglas M. Goumas (Bedford, N.H.), David Scott Westbrook (Nevada, Texas), Michael N. Bordieri Jr. (Katonah, N.Y.) and Danielle N. Calvello (Katonah, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention comprises a therapy boot for treatment of the ankle or lower leg. The therapy boot comprises a hard outer shell with an open anterior portion, a base portion, a posterior portion, and two oppositely disposed side portions extending from the base portion and connected to the...