Patents by Inventor Edward Reeves

Edward Reeves 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).

  • Surgical instrument
    Publication number: 20060122491
    Abstract: A surgical instrument comprises a base member adapted to be attached to a bone, a guide adjustably connected to the base member, a first marker removably attached to the base member and a second marker removably attached to the guide. In navigated surgery, the first and second markers enable the position of the guide to be determined relative to the position of the base member and bone, to which it is attached. The guide may have a planar cutting surface for guiding a blade or a circular aperture for guiding a drill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: David Murray, Edward Reeves, William Thomas
  • Calibration method for transmission control clutches
    Patent number: 5842375
    Abstract: The hydraulically operated clutch elements of a powershift transmission have hold pressures and fast-fill times which are calibrated as a function of the rotation speed of an internal component of the transmission. The engine speed remains substantially constant and no or substantially no torque is transmittted to the output shaft of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: William Edward Reeves, Kevin Lee Vaughters, George William Detrick, III, Norval Thomas Gruver, Briton Todd Eastman