Patents by Inventor Jonathan Paul Beacon

Jonathan Paul Beacon 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).

  • Orthopaedic measurement and display system
    Patent number: 5935086
    Abstract: A knee joint laxity measuring and displaying apparatus includes a housing 1 and a strap holder 2 interfixed by rods 3 and connectible to the lower leg by straps 15 and 16. A clinometer 11 mounted in the housing 1 measures internal-external rotation of the tibia with reference to the vertical. Electrical circuitry including the clinometer 11 compares actual readings with a zero reading and displays the difference. In a more advanced form of the apparatus, flexion and/or glide and glide force are measured and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Beacon, Jacques Phillipe Laboureau, Raymond Clarence Chance Wadey