Patents by Inventor Melisa Alanis

Melisa Alanis 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).

  • External Fixation Frame Reference Bodies and Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20240050129
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are reference bodies for an external fixation frame and methods for using reference bodies for external fixation frame placement and arrangement. An external fixation frame according to the present disclosure may include first and second support rings, one or more wires coupled to any of the first and second support rings, one or more struts extending between the first and second support rings, and a reference body including a plurality of markers. The reference body may contact the one or more wires or the one or more struts. The plurality of markers may be arranged in a pattern to identify an orientation of the external fixation frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Gretchen Shah, Subash K. Mannanal, Melisa Alanis, William Bragg, Jesse Moore, Christopher Robinson