IP Library Granted Patent US 1,136,194
Granted Patent S1
US 1,136,194 · App. 29/802,925 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Prosthetic socket

Inventors: Eric Stephen Duma (Wilton, NY); Jason Curtis Schoen (Clifton Park, NY); Karin Cecilia Backlin Schaffer (Loudonville, NY)
Assignee: Precision Valve & Automation, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,136,194
App. No.
29/802,925
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a prosthetic socket, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2021
From: DUMA, ERIC STEPHEN; SCHOEN, JASON CURTIS; SCHAFFER, KARIN CECILIA BACKLIN
To: PRECISION VALVE & AUTOMATION, INC.
Reel/Frame 057125/0655 →
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