Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Petrzelka

Joseph E. Petrzelka 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).

  • Articulating tool and methods of using
    Patent number: 11033306
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of an articulating tool having a head that articulates and is capable of maintaining an angle for drilling or placing a fastener into a bone. The articulating tool includes a housing, an articulating head, a rotatable drive shaft, and a driver tip connected to the distal shaft portion. The articulating tool may be constructed and arranged to move between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position and the second position the articulating head and the rotatable drive shaft are at different angles with respect to the longitudinal axis of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Charles River Engineering Solutions and Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph E. Petrzelka, Manas C. Menon, Suresh K. Agarwal, Dimitris Chatzigeorgiou, Michelle E. Lustrino, Clara J. Stefanov-Wagner
  • ARTICULATING TOOL AND METHODS OF USING
    Publication number: 20180325567
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of an articulating tool having a head that articulates and is capable of maintaining an angle for drilling or placing a fastener into a bone. The articulating tool includes a housing, an articulating head, a rotatable drive shaft, and a driver tip connected to the distal shaft portion. The articulating tool may be constructed and arranged to move between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position and the second position the articulating head and the rotatable drive shaft are at different angles with respect to the longitudinal axis of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph E. PETRZELKA, Manas C. MENON, Suresh K. AGARWAL, Dimitris CHATZIGEORGIOU, Michelle E. LUSTRINO, Clara J. STEFANOV-WAGNER
  • Articulating tool and methods of using
    Patent number: 9924986
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of an articulating tool having a head that articulates and is capable of maintaining an angle for drilling or placing a fastener into a bone. The articulating tool includes a housing, an articulating head, a rotatable drive shaft, and a driver tip connected to the distal shaft portion. The articulating tool may be constructed and arranged to move between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position and the second position the articulating head and the rotatable drive shaft are at different angles with respect to the longitudinal axis of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Charles River Engineering Solutions and Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph E. Petrzelka, Manas C. Menon, Suresh K. Agarwal, Dimitris Chatzigeorgiou, Michelle E. Lustrino, Clara J. Stefanov-Wagner
  • ARTICULATING TOOL AND METHODS OF USING
    Publication number: 20140052194
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of an articulating tool having a head that articulates and is capable of maintaining an angle for drilling or placing a fastener into a bone. The articulating tool includes a housing, an articulating head, a rotatable drive shaft, and a driver tip connected to the distal shaft portion. The articulating tool may be constructed and arranged to move between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position and the second position the articulating head and the rotatable drive shaft are at different angles with respect to the longitudinal axis of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Charles River Engineering Solutions and Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph E. Petrzelka, Manas C. Menon, Suresh K. Agarwal, Dimitris Chatzigeorgiou, Michelle E. Lustrino, Clara J. Stefanov-Wagner