Patents by Inventor Anthony Nigel Kirkbride

Anthony Nigel Kirkbride 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).

  • Biomaterial and bone implant for bone repair and replacement
    Patent number: 6302913
    Abstract: This invention relates to a biomaterial useful in bone repair and replacement, and to implants for cranofacial, orthopaedic, and especially dental applications. The implants have a unique geometric configuration, their surfaces defining concavities having a shape and dimensions which induce or enhance the rate and/or amount of bone growth at the implant site. The biomaterial preferably has a specific porous configuration and the implant may be at least coated with such a biomaterial of hydroxyapatite, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Implico B.V.
    Inventors: Ugo Ripamonti, Anthony Nigel Kirkbride
  • Biomaterial and bone implant for bone repair and replacement
    Patent number: 6117172
    Abstract: This invention relates to a biomaterial useful in bone repair and replacement, and to implants for cranofacial, orthopaedic, and especially dental applications. The implants have a unique geometric configuration, their surfaces defining concavities having a shape and dimensions which induce or enhance the rate and/or amount of bone growth at the implant site. The biomaterial preferably has a specific porous configuration and the implant may be at least coated with such a biomaterial of hydroxyapatite, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Implico B.V.
    Inventors: Ugo Ripamonti, Anthony Nigel Kirkbride