Patents by Inventor Katrina Robin Keller

Katrina Robin Keller 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: 20240130865
    Abstract: An expandable implant includes an upper plate configured to receive a first anchoring member, the upper support comprising a first end, a second end, a first side extending between the first end and the second end, the upper plate configured to receive the first anchoring member such that a first center-line trajectory of the first anchoring member is angled toward the first side. The implant further comprising a lower support coupled to the upper support, the lower support comprising a lower plate configured to receive a second anchoring member such that a second center-line trajectory of the second anchoring member is angled towards the first side. The implant further comprising a control member configured to control relative movement between the upper support and the lower support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Katrina Robin Keller, Madeline Wolters
  • Patent number: 11857432
    Abstract: An expandable implant includes an upper plate configured to receive a first anchoring member, an upper support mechanically coupled to the upper plate, a lower plate configured to receive a second anchoring member, and a lower support mechanically coupled to the lower plate. The implant further includes a control member including a shaft and configured to control movement between the upper support and the lower support, a front portion configured engage the upper support and the lower support and further configured to receive the head of the control member, and a rear portion configured engage the upper support and the lower support and further configured to engage a portion of the shaft, wherein turning the control member causes the front portion to move in a direction towards the rear portion, such that the upper support moves relative to the lower support in a direction away from the lower support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Life Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Katrina Robin Keller, Madeline Wolters
  • Publication number: 20210315707
    Abstract: An expandable implant includes an upper plate configured to receive a first anchoring member, an upper support mechanically coupled to the upper plate, a lower plate configured to receive a second anchoring member, and a lower support mechanically coupled to the lower plate. The implant further includes a control member including a shaft and configured to control movement between the upper support and the lower support, a front portion configured engage the upper support and the lower support and further configured to receive the head of the control member, and a rear portion configured engage the upper support and the lower support and further configured to engage a portion of the shaft, wherein turning the control member causes the front portion to move in a direction towards the rear portion, such that the upper support moves relative to the lower support in a direction away from the lower support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: LIFE SPINE, INC.
    Inventors: Katrina Robin Keller, Madeline Wolters