Patents by Inventor Gordon R. Young

Gordon R. Young 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).

  • CANAL SIZER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20150100061
    Abstract: An instrument for measuring the medullary canal of a long bone in order to determine the proper size for a stem centralizer is provided. The instrument includes an elongated central portion defining opposed first and second ends and a contact portion. The contact portion extends from the first end or the second end of the elongated central portion. The contact portion has a contact area for contact with the medullary canal and defines a relief area for providing clearance between the instrument and the medullary canal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: THOMAS M VANASSE, ANDREW M JACOBS, GORDON R YOUNG, CHARLES W JAGGERS
  • Canal sizer and associated method
    Patent number: 8945131
    Abstract: An instrument for measuring the medullary canal of a long bone in order to determine the proper size for a stem centralizer is provided. The instrument includes an elongated central portion defining opposed first and second ends and a contact portion. The contact portion extends from the first end or the second end of the elongated central portion. The contact portion has a contact area for contact with the medullary canal and defines a relief area for providing clearance between the instrument and the medullary canal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas M. Vanasse, Andrew M. Jacobs, Gordon R. Young, Charles W. Jaggers
  • CANAL SIZER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20100131022
    Abstract: An instrument for measuring the medullary canal of a long bone in order to determine the proper size for a stem centralizer is provided. The instrument includes an elongated central portion defining opposed first and second ends and a contact portion. The contact portion extends from the first end or the second end of the elongated central portion. The contact portion has a contact area for contact with the medullary canal and defines a relief area for providing clearance between the instrument and the medullary canal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: THOMAS M. VANASSE, Andrew M. Jacobs, Gordon R. Young, Charles W. Jaggers
  • Removable tie down clamp for a pickup truck canopy
    Patent number: D337934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Inventor: Gordon R. Young