Patents by Inventor Justin Earl Bird

Justin Earl Bird 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).

  • Publication number: 20230094575
    Abstract: This disclosure describes spinal implants with anchoring elements including an aperture for delivery of injectable materials. In one aspect, a spinal implant includes a body defining one or more injection ports and one or more channels, the one or more injection ports configured to receive flowable material and to provide the flowable material to the one or more channels; and one or more anchoring elements protruding from a surface of the body, the one or more anchoring elements each defining an aperture coupled to the one or more channels and configured to receive the flowable material from the one or more channels and to provide/output the flowable material from the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Justin Earl BIRD, Nicolas M. CORDARO, Jeffrey M. BRITTAN
  • Publication number: 20200138121
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a handkerchief system and a method to use it that are effective in preventing the soiling of an individual's hand or hands during coughing, sneezing or blowing his or her nose due to seeping of infected particles and liquids that are expelled while coughing, sneezing or blowing or wiping his or her nose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Justin Earl Bird
  • Publication number: 20200060414
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to devices, systems and methods that are effective in preventing the soiling of an individual's hand or hands during coughing, sneezing or blowing his or her nose, and that are also effective in substantially preventing contamination of the environment by infectious particles and infectious liquids that are released due to means of dispersion that include but are not limited to coughing, sneezing, or blowing one's nose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: Justin Earl Bird
  • Publication number: 20190254363
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device worn around the neck of an individual and comprises a concealed face mask for use in covering one's mouth to prevent the aerosolization of infectious droplets during coughing or sneezing. is disclosed. This device houses an impervious face mask that, during use, is properly positioned over the mouth and nose to most effectively trap infectious particles. When not in use, the device folds on itself, collapsing the face mask and protecting the individual's skin. The device is designed so that the individual can cover one's mouth and nose in order to contain expelled particles during coughing and sneezing without contaminating the surrounding air or the individual's hands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Justin Earl Bird