Patents by Inventor Jeffery K. Taylor

Jeffery K. Taylor 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).

  • Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces
    Publication number: 20040223676
    Abstract: Diamond bearings and bearing components are disclosed. Some embodiments of the bearings and bearing components include polycrystalline diamond compacts sintered under high pressure and high temperature to create a diamond table chemically and mechanically bonded to a substrate, the diamond table presenting a durable and thermally stable load bearing and articulation surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Bill J. Pope, Jeffery K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope, Dean C. Blackburn, Michael A. Vail
  • Diamond-surfaced femoral head for use in a prosthetic joint
    Patent number: 6800095
    Abstract: Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and finishing the same, and related information are disclosed, including a diamond-surfaced femoral head for use in a prosthetic joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Diamicron, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill J. Pope, Jeffery K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope, Dean C. Blackburn, Michael A. Vail, Kenneth M. Jensen
  • Prosthetic hip joint having a polycrystalline diamond articulation surface and a plurality of substrate layers
    Patent number: 6793681
    Abstract: Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and finishing the same, and related information are disclosed, including a prosthetic hip joint having a polycrystalline diamond articulation surface and a plurality of substrate layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Diamicron, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill Jordan Pope, Jeffery K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope, Dean C. Blackburn, Michael A. Vail
  • Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces
    Patent number: 6655845
    Abstract: Diamond bearings and bearing components are disclosed. Some embodiments of the bearings and bearing components include polycrystalline diamond compacts sintered under high pressure and high temperature to create a diamond table chemically and mechanically bonded to a substrate, the diamond table presenting a durable and thermally stable load bearing and articulation surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Diamicron, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill J. Pope, Jeffery K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope, II, Dean C. Blackburn, Michael A. Vail
  • Nozzles, and components thereof and methods for making the same
    Publication number: 20030189114
    Abstract: Various nozzles, components of nozzles, and methods, materials and devices for making them are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: Diamicron, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Michael A. Vail, Clayton Frank Gardinier
  • Methods for making bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces
    Publication number: 20030019106
    Abstract: Method for making diamond bearings and diamond bearing components. Some methods include sintering diamond feedstock and a substrate under high pressure and high temperature to create a sintered polycrystalline diamond compact with a non-planar bearing and articulation surface. Various machining, grinding and polishing methods for finishing the compact are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Diamicron, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill J. Pope, Jeffery K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope, Dean C. Blackburn, Michael A. Vail