Ortho Pedal
Ortho Pedal is the trade name of a crank arm shortener known to the medical field. A crank arm shortener is the device filed under US Patent: Bicycle crank arm shortener US 5743546 A.[1]
Ortho-Pedal, LLC is a registered business in the state of Pennsylvania, and owns the trademark to "Ortho Pedal".
In the News
In Spring 2016, Ortho-Pedal, LLC engaged with the Widener University Small Business Development Center. Seniors in Widener's MGT-451 Senior Project class worked with Ortho-Pedal, LLC for 15 weeks. The project was titled "Gearing Up for Growth: An Updated Business Plan” prepared for the Widener University School of Business Administration by students Samuel Billbrough, Louis Crispi, Douglas Fisher, Jie Liang, William Morgan, Ian Prahar-Ryals, and Ryan Raiker, (Faculty Advisor: Professor Peter Hornberger, SBDC Advisor: Qadree Counsel (Graduate Assistant) and Mr. Lenin Agudo (Primary Consultant), Entrepreneur/Sponsor: Mr. William Moseley and Mrs. Pamela Moseley, Project Board of Directors: Dr. Annetta Fortune, Dr. Jerry Hionis, Jr., Dr. Arthur Schwartz, and Dr. Ross Steinman)[2] At the end of the semester, the information was presented and a final business plan to was presented to Ortho-Pedal, LLC owner: Bill Moseley, to Widener faculty, administrators and other students. Their efforts paid off as Moseley has since increased sales by 300% as of September 2016.[3]
References
- "Crank arm shortener patent" Retrieved on 27 April 2017.
- "Widener Senior Project Day Schedule" Retrieved on 27 April 2017.
- "Students as Consultants" Retrieved on 27 April 2017.