Patents by Inventor Brad Dacus

Brad Dacus 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).

  • Medical devices and methods for forming medical devices containing a build plate
    Patent number: 12220863
    Abstract: Medical devices, such as implants, and corresponding methods of manufacturing using an additive manufacturing technique, wherein the finished medical devices include a build plate retained therein, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the medical device includes a build plate having a plurality of peaks and a plurality of indentations, the plurality of peaks and the plurality of indentations together defining a surface roughness of an exterior surface of the build plate. The medical device may further include a first layer formed atop the exterior surface of the build plate, the first layer comprising a plurality of powder structures disposed over the plurality of peaks and the plurality of indentations. In some embodiments, an average peak distance between adjacent peaks of the plurality of peaks is less than an average width dimension of at least a portion of the plurality of powder structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG SMITH, NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED
    Inventors: Zachary John Beers Post, Vivek Pawar, Dawn Ryan McLean, Roger Ryan Dees, Jr., Brad Dacus, Sean Haddock
  • MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING MEDICAL DEVICES CONTAINING A BUILD PLATE
    Publication number: 20220168106
    Abstract: Medical devices, such as implants, and corresponding methods of manufacturing using an additive manufacturing technique, wherein the finished medical devices include a build plate retained therein, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the medical device includes a build plate having a plurality of peaks and a plurality of indentations, the plurality of peaks and the plurality of indentations together defining a surface roughness of an exterior surface of the build plate. The medical device may further include a first layer formed atop the exterior surface of the build plate, the first layer comprising a plurality of powder structures disposed over the plurality of peaks and the plurality of indentations. In some embodiments, an average peak distance between adjacent peaks of the plurality of peaks is less than an average width dimension of at least a portion of the plurality of powder structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Zachary John Beers Post, Vivek Pawar, Dawn Ryan McLean, Roger Ryan Dees, Jr., Brad Dacus, Sean Haddock