United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 6)
Name of Issuer: The Langer Biomechanics Group, Inc.
Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.02 Par Value
CUSIP Number: 515707107
Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications:
Douglas T. Granat, 155 Pfingsten Road, Suite 360, Deerfield,
Illinois 60015
847-405-9700
Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement:
April 18, 1997
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1. Name of Reporting Person Trigran Investments, L.P.
IRS No. 36-3778244
2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
3. SEC Use Only
4. Source of Funds WC
5. Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
N/A
6. Citizenship or Place of Organization Illinois
7. Sole Voting Power See Item 5(b)
8. Shared Voting Power See Item 5(b)
9. Sole Dispositive Power See Item 5(b)
10. Shared Dispositive Power See Item 5(b)
11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 530,753
12. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11)
Excludes Certain Shares [ ]
13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 20.5%
14. Type of Reporting Person PN
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1. Name of Reporting Person Kenneth Granat
IRS No. ###-##-####
2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
3. SEC Use Only
4. Source of Funds N/A
5. Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
N/A
6. Citizenship or Place of Organization United States
7. Sole Voting Power See Item 5(b)
8. Shared Voting Power See Item 5(b)
9. Sole Dispositive Power See Item 5(b)
10. Shared Dispositive Power See Item 5(b)
11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 60,000
12. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11)
Excludes Certain Shares [ ]
13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 2.3%
14. Type of Reporting Person IN
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1. Name of Reporting Person The Granat Family Limited Partnership
IRS No. 36-3995726
2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
3. SEC Use Only
4. Source of Funds PF
5. Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
N/A
6. Citizenship or Place of Organization Illinois
7. Sole Voting Power See Item 5(b)
8. Shared Voting Power See Item 5(b)
9. Sole Dispositive Power See Item 5(b)
10. Shared Dispositive Power See Item 5(b)
11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 30,000
12. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11)
Excludes Certain Shares [ ]
13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 1.2%
14. Type of Reporting Person PN
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AMENDMENT NO. 6
TO
SCHEDULE 13D
Item 1 Security and Issuer
Common Stock, par value $.02 per share
The Langer Biomechanics Group, Inc. (the "Issuer")
450 Commack Road
Deer Park, NY 11729
Except as expressly stated below, there have been no material changes
in the facts and statements set forth in Schedule 13D, filed April 17,
1993, as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed February 8, 1995, as
amended by Amendment No. 2, filed June 7, 1995, as amended by
Amendment No. 3, filed October 26, 1995, as amended by Amendment
No. 4, filed April 9, 1996, and as amended by Amendment No. 5, filed
January 15, 1997, with respect to the Common Stock, par value $.02
per share, of The Langer Biomechanics Group, Inc. (Where no material
change has occurred with respect to items 2-8, inclusive, or a part
thereof, of the Schedule 13D, as amended by Amendment No. 1, Amendment
No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, and Amendment No. 5, such
particular item or respective part thereof is omitted from this
Amendment No. 6.)
Schedule 13D, as amended by Amendment No.1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment
No. 3, Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5, together with Amendment
No. 6, is sometimes referred to herein as Schedule 13D, as amended.
Item 5 Interest in the Securities of the Issuer
(a) The aggregate number and percentage of the common stock
(including options to purchase common stock) of the Issuer
beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as of the date
of this filing is 620,753 shares or 24.0% as follows:
% of Class of
Shares Beneficially Securities Identified
Person Owned as of 5/2/97 in Item 1
1 530,753 20.5%
2 60,000 2.3%
3 30,000 1.2%
(b) Person 1, through its general partner, Trigran Investments,
Inc., has sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of the
securities listed in (a) above for person 1.
Each of Douglas Granat, Kenneth Granat and Lawrence Oberman,
as officers of the general partner of Person 1, have shared
power to vote and shared power to dispose of the securities
listed in (a) above for person 1.
Person 2 has sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of
the securities listed in (a) above for Persons 2 and 3.
(c) Since February 18, 1997, the Persons filing this
Schedule 13D, as amended, have acquired the following shares
of Common Stock:
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Amount of Securities
Date of Acquired Price per
Person Transaction (Disposed) Share Transaction
1 4/18/97 24,000 1.66 Open Market Purchase
1 4/30/97 3,300 1.77 Open Market Purchase
1 4/30/97 2,000 1.71 Open Market Purchase
Note 1: Person 2 was granted options to purchase 40,000 shares of
Common Stock under Issuer's Plan on September 13, 1995. Options
to purchase 35,000 shares of Common Stock are currently exercisable
or will be exercisable within the next sixty days.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the
undersigned's knowledge, the undersigned certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete,
and correct.
Dated: May 2, 1997
TRIGRAN INVESTMENTS, L.P., an Illinois limited partnership
By: Trigran Investments, Inc., general partner
By: /s/ Douglas Granat, President
/s/ Kenneth Granat
THE GRANAT FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, an Illinois
limited partnership
By: /s/ Kenneth Granat, General Partner
