Patents by Inventor Alan Thomas Peacock

Alan Thomas Peacock 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).

  • Titanium alloy hip prosthesis
    Patent number: 6306175
    Abstract: A femoral component as herein before described for an artificial hip joint made out of an alloy containing titanium, wherein at least a major load bearing portion of which has been subjected to bombardment by a beam of nitrogen or other light ions having energies in the range of 10 Kev to 200 Kev until a surface fluence of between 1 and 8×1017 ions/cm2 has been implanted. An apparatus for processing such components is described also.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: AEA Technology plc
    Inventors: Geoffrey Dearnaley, Alan Thomas Peacock