Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Thompson

Daniel C. Thompson 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).

  • EXTENDED LIFE PROSTHETIC HIP JOINT
    Publication number: 20120203351
    Abstract: A prosthetic hard-on-hard orthopaedic hip joint comprising a femoral head with a diameter of approximately 40 mm and a dimpled surface, an acetabular cup with a diameter such that the diametric clearance is less than or equal to 50 ?m, a sphericity less than 10% of the diametric clearance, a composite surface roughness less than 20 nm, and a femoral stem integral to said femoral head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventor: Daniel C. Thompson