US Patent Issued to RUBBER CITY BRACING on Aug. 5 for "Universal dynamic athletic ankle brace and add-on interior stirrup support system" (American, British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,981, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to RUBBER CITY BRACING COMPANY LLC (Akron, Ohio).

"Universal dynamic athletic ankle brace and add-on interior stirrup support system" was invented by Annunziato Amendola (Durham, N.C.), Anthony Perera (Cardiff, Great Britain), Bryan Den Hartog (Urbandale, Iowa), David B. Kay (Akron, Ohio), Nicholas Gomez (San Marcos, Calif.), Ian D. Kovacevich (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Nouphone J. Bansasine (Temecula, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rear-entry ankle brace includes an elastomeric component defining an inside elbow channel configured to span an ankle joint. A channel opening extends the length of...