Patents by Inventor Daniel H. Goodman

Daniel H. Goodman 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).

  • Orthopaedic joints providing enhanced lubricity
    Patent number: 9585757
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, prosthetic joint components having textured surface(s) for improving lubrication and increasing the useful life of the prosthetic joint components. The textured surface includes solid features configured to stably contain a biological fluid or a synthetic biological fluid therebetween or therewithin for a non-zero residence time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Alexander H. Slocum, Jr., Adam T. Paxson, Jonathan David Smith, Daniel H. Goodman, Kripa K. Varanasi
  • ORTHOPAEDIC JOINTS PROVIDING ENHANCED LUBRICITY
    Publication number: 20160213477
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, prosthetic joint components having textured surface(s) for improving lubrication and increasing the useful life of the prosthetic joint components. The textured surface includes solid features configured to stably contain a biological fluid or a synthetic biological fluid therebetween or therewithin for a non-zero residence time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander H. Slocum, Jr., Adam T. Paxson, Jonathan David Smith, Daniel H. Goodman, Kripa K. Varanasi
  • Orthopaedic Joints Providing Enhanced Lubricity
    Publication number: 20150066152
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, prosthetic joint components having textured surface(s) for improving lubrication and increasing the useful life of the prosthetic joint components. The textured surface includes solid features configured to stably contain a biological fluid or a synthetic biological fluid therebetween or therewithin for a non-zero residence time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Alexander H. Slocum, JR., Adam T. Paxson, Jonathan David Smith, Daniel H. Goodman, Kripa K. Varanasi