Patents by Inventor Brad Wheeler

Brad Wheeler 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).

  • Conduit identification tags
    Patent number: 10465823
    Abstract: An identifier for a conduit includes a first tag having a body with a first aperture formed therein for receiving the conduit and a first identifying feature, and a second tag having a body with a second aperture formed therein for receiving the conduit and a second identifying feature that matches the first identifying feature. The first tag is attached to the conduit adjacent one end, the second tag is attached to the conduit adjacent another end, and the ends are identified as ends of the same conduit by the matching first and second identifying features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: John Finnell, Jeff Quinn, Brad Wheeler
  • CONDUIT IDENTIFICATION TAGS
    Publication number: 20170227147
    Abstract: An identifier for a conduit includes a first tag having a body with a first aperture formed therein for receiving the conduit and a first identifying feature, and a second tag having a body with a second aperture formed therein for receiving the conduit and a second identifying feature that matches the first identifying feature. The first tag is attached to the conduit adjacent one end, the second tag is attached to the conduit adjacent another end, and the ends are identified as ends of the same conduit by the matching first and second identifying features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: John Finnell, Jeff Quinn, Brad Wheeler
  • Expandable arthroplasty plates
    Patent number: 8845641
    Abstract: A device (20) used during a medical procedure to engage a cross-section of a bone is disclosed herein. The device is selectively expandable to correspond to the cross-section of the bone. Once the device is properly sized, the device is used as a sizing tool to select the proper size of an implant or as a surgical guide for preparing the bone with a surgical instrument, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Wheeler, Adam M. Griner, Vincent A. Webster, Rebecca Parrott, Shaun R. Cronin, Bart C. Benedict
  • EXPANDABLE ARTHROPLASTY PLATES
    Publication number: 20110264154
    Abstract: A device (20) used during a medical procedure to engage a cross-section of a bone is disclosed herein. The device is selectively expandable to correspond to the cross-section of the bone. Once the device is properly sized, the device is used as a sizing tool to select the proper size of an implant or as a surgical guide for preparing the bone with a surgical instrument, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: ZIMMER, INC.
    Inventors: Brad Wheeler, Adam M. Griner, Vincent A. Webster, Rebecca Parrott, Shaun R. Cronin, Bart C. Benedict