ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,035, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Silver Spring, Md.).

"Versatile articulated dynamic response ankle foot orthosis" was invented by Jeffrey G Fay (Silver Spring, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An articulated dynamic ankle foot orthotic device that includes a proximal cuff having an inner static cuff component and an outer dynamic cuff component. A flexible material secures the inner static cuff component to the outer static cuff component."

The patent was filed on Jan. 30, 2024, under Application No. 18/426,423.

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