Patents by Inventor David Knize

David Knize 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).

  • Brow lift implant and method
    Patent number: 8409296
    Abstract: A substantially flat implant for repositioning a patient's eyebrow that may allow for a gradient lift across the eyebrow. The implant may be geometrically non-symmetrical, and/or may have non-symmetric physical properties. The implant may include a foot portion that extends along a first longitudinal axis and has a length, and a vertical strip portion that extends outwardly from the foot portion along a second longitudinal axis. The strip portion has a length and a width that is smaller than the length of the foot. The second longitudinal axis is offset from the center of the length of the foot portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: David Knize, Ilya S. Koyfman, J. Jenny Yuan, Michael Hoffman, Donald G. Hill
  • BROW LIFT IMPLANT AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110144750
    Abstract: A substantially flat implant for repositioning a patient's eyebrow that may allow for a gradient lift across the eyebrow. The implant may be geometrically non-symmetrical, and/or may have non-symmetric physical properties. The implant may include a foot portion that extends along a first longitudinal axis and has a length, and a vertical strip portion that extends outwardly from the foot portion along a second longitudinal axis. The strip portion has a length and a width that is smaller than the length of the foot. The second longitudinal axis is offset from the center of the length of the foot portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: David Knize, Ilya S. Koyfman, J. Jenny Yuan, Michael Hoffman, Donald G. Hill