Patents by Inventor Paul B. Hudson

Paul B. Hudson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • 3D printed monoblock orthopaedic surgical implant with customized patient-specific augment
    Patent number: 11944549
    Abstract: An acetabular shell component includes a solid substrate, a porous outer layer coupled to the solid substrate, a porous inner layer coupled to the solid substrate, and an inner bearing coupled to the porous inner layer. One or more adjuncts extend outward from the porous outer layer. Each adjunct includes an outer surface that defines a customized patient-specific negative contour shaped to conform to a positive contour of a patient's bone. A method for manufacturing the acetabular shell component using an additive manufacturing process is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan C. Keefer, Bernice A. Gatrell, Andrew M. Hudson, Christel M. Wagner, Catherine Santis, Daniel N. Huff, Paul B. Sade, Sr.
  • Intermediate for prostaglandins and process for preparing the intermediate
    Patent number: 4229592
    Abstract: The compound of the formula ##STR1## has been found to be an important and practical intermediate with the proper stereo-isomerism for the preparation of numerous prostaglandin derivatives. It can easily be converted to 4.alpha.-acetoxy-2-cyclopentenone by a variety of processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Assignee: Kansas University Endowment Association
    Inventors: Lester A. Mitscher, George W. Clark, III, Paul B. Hudson