ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,760, issued on June 10, was assigned to Protect3d Inc. (Durham, N.C.).

"Adjustable brace and processes for making and using same" was invented by Clark Harrison Bulleit (Tampa, Fla.), Kevin Andrew Gehsmann (Greensboro, N.C.), Timothy John Skapek (Dallas), Brian Rock (Raleigh, N.C.) and Jaeah Yoo (Durham, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable brace for stabilizing a body part of a patient and a method of fabricating such a brace is provided. In some embodiments, the adjustable brace comprises a first stabilizer having a first exterior surface, a first interior surface, a first thickness, and a plurality of first stabilizer...