Patents by Inventor Motoki Sonohata

Motoki Sonohata 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).

  • Patent number: 8162995
    Abstract: A bone plate having a rear face and opposing front face, adapted to be abutted on a bone, and a through hole extending between the front and rear faces, and attached to a bone to be set by applying the bone plate to the bone, and by screwing a screw into the bone through the through hole. The bone plate has a blind first dimple provided in at least one of the faces thereof other than the rear face. One acute gripping tip of a pair of bone forceps may be abutted on the bone, with the other acute griping tip of the bone forceps being engaged in the first dimple. The first dimple is configured so as to converge from an opening portion thereof on the dimple-provided face toward a bottom portion thereof, whereby the other acute gripping tip of the bone forceps can slide toward the bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Saga University
    Inventors: Motoki Sonohata, Takao Hotokebuchi, Masaru Kitajima
  • Publication number: 20090030467
    Abstract: A bone plate having a rear face and opposing front face, adapted to be abutted on a bone, and a through hole extending between the front and rear faces, and attached to a bone to be set by applying the bone plate to the bone, and by screwing a screw into the bone through the through hole. The bone plate has a blind first dimple provided in at least one of the faces thereof other than the rear face. One acute gripping tip of a pair of bone forceps may be abutted on the bone, with the other acute griping tip of the bone forceps being engaged in the first dimple. The first dimple is configured so as to converge from an opening portion thereof on the dimple-provided face toward a bottom portion thereof, whereby the other acute gripping tip of the bone forceps can slide toward the bottom portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Saga University
    Inventors: Motoki Sonohata, Takao Hotokebuchi, Masaru Kitajima