Patents by Inventor Caroline Frederix

Caroline Frederix 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).

  • INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS MADE FROM THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL HAVING GRADUATED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20150045890
    Abstract: An intervertebral disc prosthesis comprises a structure having a rigid upper plate, a rigid lower plate, and a core inserted between said plates, the structure being made from thermoplastic material, the core further comprising a thermoplastic monomaterial having graduated elastic and damping properties. According to one alternative, the core is composed of an elastomeric central nucleus surrounded by one or more rings which are referred to as rings having ranks j relative to the core, and which are more rigid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE LILLE 1 SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES, CENTRE NATIONALE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Lefebvre, Roland Seguela, Caroline Frederix, Richard Assaker