Patents by Inventor Eric K. Wong

Eric K. Wong 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).

  • Bone treatment systems and methods
    Patent number: 11678922
    Abstract: A system for delivering bone cement into a bone is provided. The system can include a hydraulic system actuatable to deliver a bone cement mixture from a bone cement container, through a cannula and into a bone. The hydraulic system can have more than one pressure relief mechanism for decreasing pressure in the hydraulic system to cease delivery (e.g., substantially instantaneously) of the bone cement into the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: DFine, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Balbierz, Eric K. Wong
  • BONE TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200275966
    Abstract: A system for delivering bone cement into a bone is provided. The system can include a hydraulic system actuatable to deliver a bone cement mixture from a bone cement container, through a cannula and into a bone. The hydraulic system can have more than one pressure relief mechanism for decreasing pressure in the hydraulic system to cease delivery (e.g., substantially instantaneously) of the bone cement into the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel J. Balbierz, Eric K. Wong
  • Bone treatment systems and methods
    Patent number: 10568675
    Abstract: A system for delivering bone cement into a bone is provided. The system can include a hydraulic system actuatable to deliver a bone cement mixture from a bone cement container, through a cannula and into a bone. The hydraulic system can have more than one pressure relief mechanism for decreasing pressure in the hydraulic system to cease delivery (e.g., substantially instantaneously) of the bone cement into the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: DFine, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Balbierz, Eric K. Wong
  • BONE TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170209197
    Abstract: A system for delivering bone cement into a bone is provided. The system can include a hydraulic system actuatable to deliver a bone cement mixture from a bone cement container, through a cannula and into a bone. The hydraulic system can have more than one pressure relief mechanism for decreasing pressure in the hydraulic system to cease delivery (e.g., substantially instantaneously) of the bone cement into the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel J. Balbierz, Eric K. Wong
  • Air bearing slider having a relieved trailing edge
    Patent number: 5872684
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a slider having an alumina overcoat layer that is etched so as to be tapered, sloped, inclined, recessed, or faceted with respect to the air-bearing surfaces of the slider. The present invention also relates to a method for eliminating overcoat protrusions by etching away portions of the alumina overcoat layer at row level. Preferably, photolithographic techniques are used at row level to both etch the air-bearing surfaces of the slider and to etch away potential protrusion regions of the alumina overcoat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Glenn Hadfield, Cherngye Hwang, Andrew Chiuyan Ting, Eric K. Wong, Tanya M. Zook