Patents by Inventor Joseph Petrzelka

Joseph 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: 8568417
    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: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Charles River Engineering Solutions and Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Petrzelka, Manas Menon, Suresh Agarwal, Dimitris Chatzigeorgiou, Michelle Lustrino, Clara Stefanov-Wagner
  • Articulating Tool and Methods of Using
    Publication number: 20110152867
    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: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Joseph Petrzelka, Manas Menon, Suresh Agarwal, Dimitris Chatzigeorgiou, Michelle Lustrino, Clara Stefanov-Wagner