Patents by Inventor Douglas P. Kiester

Douglas P. Kiester 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).

  • Apparatus and method for a high speed rotation-to-rotation oscillation converter for surgical use
    Patent number: 8006578
    Abstract: A converter for use in a high speed rotationally oscillating surgical burring device comprises an output shaft, and a rotationally oscillating secondary drive rotor coupled to the output shaft. The secondary drive rotor is arranged and configured with a size and mass to minimize its angular momentum. A unidirectionally rotating primary drive rotor is provided. A linearly reciprocating transmission converts unidirectional rotation to bidirectional rotational oscillation coupling the primary and secondary drive rotors. The transmission is arranged and configured with a size and mass to minimize its linear momentum. An input shaft is coupled to the rotating primary drive rotor to which a unidirectional rotational force is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Inventor: Douglas P. Kiester
  • Apparatus And Method For A High Speed Rotation-To-Rotation Oscillation Converter For Surgical Use
    Publication number: 20080234716
    Abstract: A converter for use in a high speed rotationally oscillating surgical burring device comprises an output shaft, and a rotationally oscillating secondary drive rotor coupled to the output shaft. The secondary drive rotor is arranged and configured with a size and mass to minimize its angular momentum. A unidirectionally rotating primary drive rotor is provided. A linearly reciprocating transmission converts unidirectional rotation to bidirectional rotational oscillation coupling the primary and secondary drive rotors. The transmission is arranged and configured with a size and mass to minimize its linear momentum. An input shaft is coupled to the rotating primary drive rotor to which a unidirectional rotational force is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Douglas P. Kiester