Patents by Inventor Mark E. Apgar

Mark E. Apgar 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).

  • Longitudinally adjustable bone plates and method for use thereof
    Patent number: 6364881
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone plate having at least two and up to ten ringed eyelets for receiving anchoring bone screws in a modified ball-and-socket joint. The eyelets are longitudinally aligned and joined to neighboring eyelets by curvilinear, bendable ribs extending between pairs of eyelets. The ribs are of a longer length than the distance between the external surfaces of adjacent rings which allows the longitudinal spacing of the rings to be increased or decreased by bending the ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Interpore Cross International
    Inventors: Mark E. Apgar, Kyle Hayes
  • Longitudinally adjustable bone plates and method for use thereof
    Patent number: 5984925
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone plate having at least two and up to ten rimmed eyelets for receiving anchoring bone screws in a modified ball-and-socket joint. The eyelets are longitudinally aligned and joined to neighboring eyelets by curvilinear, bendable ribs extending between pairs of eyelets. The ribs are of a longer length than the distance between the external surfaces of adjacent rings which allows the longitudinal spacing of the rings to be increased or decreased by bending the ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Cross Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark E. Apgar