Patents by Inventor Tom P. M. G. Ponnet

Tom P. M. G. Ponnet 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).

  • Material and splint for orthopaedical, surgical and veterinary use and method of making same
    Patent number: 5500163
    Abstract: A thermoplastic material, mainly to be used for splints and supports in orthopaedical, surgical and veterinary practice, is proposed for the fixation of body parts, the material including a copolymer of .epsilon.-caprolactone, polyurethane, and ethylene-butylene-styrene mixed with triallylcyanurate and oleic acid-imide, the copolymer mixture being gamma irradiated after processing, such that a degree of cross-linking of the molecules and a partially crystalline configuration results in a molded material with reproducible flexibility, elasticity and reciprocal stretch properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Inventor: Tom P. M. G. Ponnet
  • Composite material for medical or paramedical particularly orthopaedic use and method for manufacturing it
    Patent number: 5151315
    Abstract: The composite material comprises a core of a thermoplastic composition containing 20 to 70 weight % caprolactone polyester polyurethane and 80 to 30 weight % polycaprolactone, and a coating of open-cell polyurethane foam with a thickness between 0.5 and 1.5 mm on each side of the core. The core may consist of three layers, the middle one having a lower caprolactone content than the others, and may comprise 1 to 40 weight % glass microspheres and a coloring agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Inventor: Tom P. M. G. Ponnet