US Patent Issued to Nanyang Technological University on June 10 for "Brace for a body joint and method of manufacturing thereof" (Singaporean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,759, issued on June 10, was assigned to Nanyang Technological University (Singapore).

"Brace for a body joint and method of manufacturing thereof" was invented by Seok Po Phillis Teng (Singapore), Chor Hiong Tee (Singapore), Pui Wah Kong (Singapore), Anthony Bert (Singapore) and Kah Fai Leong (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brace including at least a first and second anchor regions; and a mechanical metamaterial region between the first anchor region and the second anchor region. The mechanical metamaterial region including a mesh structure having a two-stage elastic deformation profile, including a first stage which cros...