Patents by Inventor Chambliss Harrod

Chambliss Harrod 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: 20240050137
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes a plate holder and an awl. The plate holder has a first end and a second end with an engagement feature at the second end that is engageable with a bone plate. The awl is releasably engaged to the plate holder and includes a locking mechanism adjustable from a first setting to a second setting and a tip. When the locking mechanism is in the first setting, the awl is fixed relative to the plate holder and the tip is disposed within the plate holder. When the locking mechanism is in the second setting, the awl is axially translatable relative to the plate holder such that the tip of the awl extends out of the second end of the plate holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Horia Artaki, Joseph Michael Meyer, Pauline Patricia Hutton, Joshua David Rubin, Christopher Chambliss Harrod, Stephen Tolhurst
  • Patent number: 11793558
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes a plate holder and an awl. The plate holder has a first end and a second end with an engagement feature at the second end that is engageable with a bone plate. The awl is releasably engaged to the plate holder and includes a locking mechanism adjustable from a first setting to a second setting and a tip. When the locking mechanism is in the first setting, the awl is fixed relative to the plate holder and the tip is disposed within the plate holder. When the locking mechanism is in the second setting, the awl is axially translatable relative to the plate holder such that the tip of the awl extends out of the second end of the plate holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Horia Artaki, Joseph Michael Meyer, Pauline Patricia Hutton, Joshua David Rubin, Chambliss Harrod, Stephen Tolhurst
  • Publication number: 20210059726
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes a plate holder and an awl. The plate holder has a first end and a second end with an engagement feature at the second end that is engageable with a bone plate. The awl is releasably engaged to the plate holder and includes a locking mechanism adjustable from a first setting to a second setting and a tip. When the locking mechanism is in the first setting, the awl is fixed relative to the plate holder and the tip is disposed within the plate holder. When the locking mechanism is in the second setting, the awl is axially translatable relative to the plate holder such that the tip of the awl extends out of the second end of the plate holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander Horia Artaki, Joseph Michael Meyer, Pauline Patricia Hutton, Joshua David Rubin, Chambliss Harrod, Stephen Tolhurst