Patents by Inventor Billy KINANE

Billy KINANE 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).

  • Method and apparatus for fixation
    Patent number: 11523853
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fixation devices. Certain embodiments provide a fixation device for insertion into bone. The fixation device includes a body comprising threads along an outer surface of the body. The fixation device includes one or more blades movably coupled to the body. The one or more blades are configured to move between at least a first position and a second position. In the first position, the one or more blades are retracted into the body. In the second position, the one or more blades are deployed out of the body for insertion into the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Materialise N.V.
    Inventors: Billy Kinane, Inge Famaey, Dieter Vangeneugden, Nils Faber
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIXATION
    Publication number: 20210038275
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fixation devices. Certain embodiments provide a fixation device for insertion into bone. The fixation device includes a body comprising threads along an outer surface of the body. The fixation device includes one or more blades movably coupled to the body. The one or more blades are configured to move between at least a first position and a second position. In the first position, the one or more blades are retracted into the body. In the second position, the one or more blades are deployed out of the body for insertion into the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Materialise N.V.
    Inventors: Billy KINANE, Inge FAMAEY, Dieter VANGENEUGDEN, Nils FABER