Patents by Inventor Clint Kehres

Clint Kehres 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: 20140371746
    Abstract: An instrument assembly includes a handle and an instrument. The handle includes an inner member and an outer member. The inner member includes a rod and a tip, and the outer member defines a cannulation configured to receive the inner member. In one example, the instrument includes a protrusion, the tip defines a first pocket configured to receive the protrusion, and the cannulation includes a second pocket. When the protrusion is positioned in the first pocket and the outer member is positioned on the inner member with the second pocket spaced apart from the tip, the handle is adjustable at a desired angle relative to the instrument. When the protrusion is positioned in the first pocket and the second pocket engages the tip, the second pocket is configured to compress the tip radially inward such that the first pocket engages the protrusion and locks the handle at the desired angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Clint Kehres, Daniel Fritzinger
  • Patent number: 8834484
    Abstract: An instrument assembly can include a handle and an instrument. The handle can include an inner member and an outer member. The inner member can include a rod and a first tip. The outer member can include a second tip and can define a cannulation. The instrument can define a pocket configured to receive the second tip of the outer member. The handle can be adjustable at a desired angle relative to the instrument when the second tip of the outer member is disposed in the pocket and the first tip of the inner member is positioned in the cannulation spaced apart from the second tip. The first tip can be configured to expand the second tip radially outward such that the second tip engages the pocket and locks the handle at the desired angle when the first tip is positioned in the cannulation in engagement with the second tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Clint Kehres, Daniel Fritzinger
  • Publication number: 20130123793
    Abstract: An instrument assembly can include a handle and an instrument. The handle can include an inner member and an outer member. The inner member can include a rod and a first tip. The outer member can include a second tip and can define a cannulation. The instrument can define a pocket configured to receive the second tip of the outer member. The handle can be adjustable at a desired angle relative to the instrument when the second tip of the outer member is disposed in the pocket and the first tip of the inner member is positioned in the cannulation spaced apart from the second tip. The first tip can be configured to expand the second tip radially outward such that the second tip engages the pocket and locks the handle at the desired angle when the first tip is positioned in the cannulation in engagement with the second tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP.
    Inventors: Clint Kehres, Daniel Fritzinger