Patents by Inventor Bernice Aboud

Bernice Aboud 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).

  • Sintered coatings for implantable prostheses
    Patent number: 8066770
    Abstract: The present invention concerns articles having an outer surface that bears at least two layers of metal particles, wherein the at least two layers comprise an outermost layer and an intermediate layer; the outermost layer consisting essentially of aspherical metallic particles having a mean particle size of 50 to 500 microns; and the intermediate layer consisting essentially of substantially spherical metallic particles having a mean particle size of from 50 to 500 microns. In some embodiments, the outer surface has a volume porosity of between about 20% to about 80%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kori Rivard, Bernice Aboud
  • Sintered Coatings For Implantable Prostheses
    Publication number: 20080300682
    Abstract: The present invention concerns articles having an outer surface that bears at least two layers of metal particles, wherein the at least two layers comprise an outermost layer and an intermediate layer; the outermost layer consisting essentially of aspherical metallic particles having a mean particle size of 50 to 500 microns; and the intermediate layer consisting essentially of substantially spherical metallic particles having a mean particle size of from 50 to 500 microns. In some embodiments, the outer surface has a volume porosity of between about 20% to about 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kori Rivard, Bernice Aboud