ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,492, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Mobius Technologies Inc. (Ketchum, Idaho).

"Cable knee brace system" was invented by Darren Fleming (Vista, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "It is the object of the invention to provide a knee bracing system that bolsters the body's natural ligaments to reduce the knees proneness to injury or re-injury. The invention is a cable system that acts much like the body's natural way that resists the forces that cause excessive joint movement and injury to the ACL and or MCL. As the leg travels through the range of motion the cables provide external hyper extension, bending, and rotation support ...