Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Tompkins

Jeffrey Tompkins 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).

  • Favored angle pedicle screw with one or more oblique bore sections for preventing stress concentrations
    Patent number: 11864799
    Abstract: A favored angle screw assembly and a rod receiver body for a favored angle pedicle screw assembly. The favored angle screw assembly includes a pedicle screw and the rod receiver body. The rod receiver body includes a tubular wall having a first end with a first opening, a second end with a second opening, and a bore extending from the first opening to the second opening. The bore features a first bore section adjacent to the first opening, a second bore section adjacent the second opening, and a third bore section having a first end adjacent to the first bore section and a second end adjacent to the seat surface. The third bore section defines a transition surface that conforms to a side wall of an oblique three-dimensional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Aesculap Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Park, Jeffrey Tompkins
  • Favored Angle Pedicle Screw With One or More Oblique Bore Sections For Preventing Stress Concentrations
    Publication number: 20230200858
    Abstract: A favored angle screw assembly and a rod receiver body for a favored angle pedicle screw assembly. The favored angle screw assembly includes a pedicle screw and the rod receiver body. The rod receiver body includes a tubular wall having a first end with a first opening, a second end with a second opening, and a bore extending from the first opening to the second opening. The bore features a first bore section adjacent to the first opening, a second bore section adjacent the second opening, and a third bore section having a first end adjacent to the first bore section and a second end adjacent to the seat surface. The third bore section defines a transition surface that conforms to a side wall of an oblique three-dimensional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Aesculap Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Park, Jeffrey Tompkins
  • SAFETY BELT COMPLIANCE INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20120112900
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for operating a wireless signal indicating safety belt compliance. The wireless signal may in turn cause a visual indicator that is ascertainable from a position external to the vehicle to indicate safety belt compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: James Garofalo, Marlo Rae Trainhan, Edward Joseph Pavone, Troy Jeffrey Tompkins, Dina Marie Tompkins