Patents by Inventor Ernust U. Conrad

Ernust U. Conrad 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).

  • Methods and apparatuses for attaching tissue to orthopaedic implants
    Patent number: 8177849
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for attaching tissue structures to orthopedic implants. In one exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal tibial implant. In another exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal femoral implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Meyers, Robert E. Montgomery, Douglas G. Branscome, Clarence M. Panchison, Kelly A. Timmons, Kimberly Les, Peter E. Darrigan, Lawrence F. Peek, Ernust U. Conrad, Peter S. Walker, Mary I. O'Connor, Gary D. Bos
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ATTACHING TISSUE TO ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20110009973
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for attaching tissue structures to orthopaedic implants. In one exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal tibial implant. In another exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal femoral implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: ZIMMER, INC.
    Inventors: John E. Meyers, Robert E. Montgomery, Dennis R. Aquilo, Douglas G. Branscome, Clarence M. Panchison, Kelly A. Timmons, Kimberly Les, Peter F. Choong, Peter E. Darrigan, Lawrence F. Peek, Luke Vaughan, Ernust U. Conrad, Jay S. Wunder, David H. Anderson, Kevin S. Cook, Peter S. Walker, G. Douglas Letson, Mary I. O'Connor, Gary D. Bos