Patents by Inventor Hidemasa Yoneda

Hidemasa Yoneda 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).

  • Patent number: 10980582
    Abstract: Provided is a locking plate system for treatment of a distal radius fracture including a locking plate (4) that is a flat laminate of intermediate molding materials that includes carbon fibers as a reinforcing material and thermoplastic resin as a matrix; a screw anchor (5) having a shaft portion (10) which has a principal thread (13) achieving a self-tapping action formed thereon and an outer circumference of a head portion of the screw anchor (5) which has an auxiliary thread (13) achieving a self-tapping action tapped thereon; and a through-hole (6) in the radius locking plate (4), which allows the radius main body (3) and the fractured bone piece (2) to be threadably fixed to the radius locking plate (4) and having a diameter that is oversized relative to the principal thread (11), and that is undersized relative to the auxiliary thread (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: NIPRO CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hitoshi Hirata, Tatsuya Hara, Hidemasa Yoneda, Shunichi Bandoh
  • Publication number: 20170231673
    Abstract: Provided is a locking plate system for treatment of a distal radius fracture, including a locking plate (4) that is a flat laminate of intermediate molding materials that includes carbon fibers as a reinforcing material and thermoplastic resin as a matrix; a screw anchor (5) having a shaft portion (10) which has a principal thread (13) achieving a self-tapping action formed thereon and an outer circumference of a head portion of the screw anchor (5) which has an auxiliary thread (13) achieving a self-tapping action tapped thereon; and a through-hole (6) in the radius locking plate (4), which allows the radius main body (3) and the fractured bone piece (2) to be threadably fixed to the radius locking plate (4) and having a diameter that is oversized relative to the principal thread (11), and that is undersized relative to the auxiliary thread (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Hitoshi Hirata, Tatsuya Hara, Hidemasa Yoneda, Shunichi Bandoh