Patents by Inventor Blake O’Briant

Blake O’Briant 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).

  • Publication number: 20250205035
    Abstract: A packaging system includes a packaging container and a packaging element. The packaging container include a first half having a base surface and an outer wall defining an inset receiving area, a second half sized and configured to couple to the first half in a locking relationship, and a coupling element extending from the base surface of the first half. The packaging element includes a central coupling body defining an opening sized and configured to receive the coupling element of the packaging container therethrough and a plurality of secondary coupling elements each coupled to an outer perimeter of the central coupling body. A plurality of surgical elements are each coupled to one of the plurality of secondary coupling elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2025
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis Pearce Branthover, Blake O'Briant, Zach Christensen
  • Patent number: 12336899
    Abstract: A packaging system includes a packaging container and a packaging element. The packaging container include a first half having a base surface and an outer wall defining an inset receiving area, a second half sized and configured to couple to the first half in a locking relationship, and a coupling element extending from the base surface of the first half. The packaging element includes a central coupling body defining an opening sized and configured to receive the coupling element of the packaging container therethrough and a plurality of secondary coupling elements each coupled to an outer perimeter of the central coupling body. A plurality of surgical elements are each coupled to one of the plurality of secondary coupling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis Pearce Branthover, Blake O'Briant, Zach Christensen
  • Publication number: 20240033064
    Abstract: A packaging system includes a packaging container and a packaging element. The packaging container include a first half having a base surface and an outer wall defining an inset receiving area, a second half sized and configured to couple to the first half in a locking relationship, and a coupling element extending from the base surface of the first half. The packaging element includes a central coupling body defining an opening sized and configured to receive the coupling element of the packaging container therethrough and a plurality of secondary coupling elements each coupled to an outer perimeter of the central coupling body. A plurality of surgical elements are each coupled to one of the plurality of secondary coupling elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis Pearce Branthover, Blake O'Briant, Zach Christensen
  • Patent number: 11819399
    Abstract: A packaging system includes a packaging container and a packaging element. The packaging container include a first half having a base surface and an outer wall defining an inset receiving area, a second half sized and configured to couple to the first half in a locking relationship, and a coupling element extending from the base surface of the first half. The packaging element includes a central coupling body defining an opening sized and configured to receive the coupling element of the packaging container therethrough and a plurality of secondary coupling elements each coupled to an outer perimeter of the central coupling body. A plurality of surgical elements are each coupled to one of the plurality of secondary coupling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis Pearce Branthover, Blake O'Briant, Zach Christensen
  • Publication number: 20230010618
    Abstract: A packaging system includes a packaging container and a packaging element. The packaging container include a first half having a base surface and an outer wall defining an inset receiving area, a second half sized and configured to couple to the first half in a locking relationship, and a coupling element extending from the base surface of the first half. The packaging element includes a central coupling body defining an opening sized and configured to receive the coupling element of the packaging container therethrough and a plurality of secondary coupling elements each coupled to an outer perimeter of the central coupling body. A plurality of surgical elements are each coupled to one of the plurality of secondary coupling elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis Pearce Branthover, Blake O’Briant, Zach Christensen
  • Patent number: 7236323
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing combined radial and timing multislot self-servowrite propagation is disclosed. Radial bursts are combined with each timing mark and requires only three recovery/read-write spacing allocations per sector. The channel operates without requiring the writing of any bursts between reading radial bursts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Blake O. Finstad, Gary A. Herbst, Kishan K. Kumbia, Mark D. Schultz, Scott A. Thomas, Satoshi Yamamoto