Patents by Inventor Nathan A. Hammond

Nathan A. Hammond 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).

  • Modular bone implant, tool, and method
    Patent number: 8241367
    Abstract: Modular bone implants, modes of assembly, and their method of use are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Zimmer, Inc., Zimmer Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Justin, E. Marlowe Goble, Thomas Wade Fallin, Nathan A. Hammond, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert A. Hodorek, Daniel Gerbec, Gordon Baker
  • MODULAR BONE IMPLANT, TOOL, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110066249
    Abstract: Modular bone implants, means of assembly, and their method of use are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Justin, E. Marlowe Goble, Thomas Wade Fallin, Nathan A. Hammond, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert A. Hodorek, Daniel Gerbec, Gordon Baker
  • Modular bone implant, tool, and method
    Patent number: 7857858
    Abstract: Modular bone implants, manner of assembly, and their method of use are presented. In one form thereof, a tibial component of a knee prosthesis is providing including a tray having substantially planar top and bottom surfaces and an extension forming an elongate body having a top end and a bottom end. One of the tray and extension includes an outwardly projecting boss, with the boss having an outer wall including a cylindrical portion and a tapered portion. The other of the tray and extension includes an inwardly extending bore forming a bore wall, the bore wall including a cylindrical portion and a tapered portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Zimmer Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Justin, E. Marlowe Goble, Thomas Wade Fallin, Nathan A. Hammond, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert A. Hodorek, Daniel Gerbec, Gordon Baker
  • GRAFT MATERIALS CONTAINING ECM COMPONENTS, AND METHODS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20080107750
    Abstract: Described are packaged, sterile medical graft products containing controlled levels of a growth factor such as Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 (FGF-2). Also described are methods of manufacturing medical graft products wherein processing, including sterilization, is controlled and monitored to provide medical graft products having modulated, known levels of a extracellular matrix factor, such as a growth factor, e.g. FGF-2. Preferred graft materials are extracellular matrix materials isolated from human or animal donors, particularly submucosa-containing extracellular matrix materials. Further described are ECM compositions that are or are useful for preparing gels, and related methods for preparation and use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Jason Hodde, David Ernst, Lal Ninan, Sherry Voytik-Harbin, Nathan Hammond
  • MODULAR BONE IMPLANT, TOOL, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20070162145
    Abstract: Modular bone implants, means of assembly, and their method of use are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Justin, E. Goble, Thomas Fallin, Nathan Hammond, Daniel Triplett, Robert Hodorek, Daniel Gerbec, Gordon Baker
  • Modular bone implant, tool, and method
    Patent number: 7182786
    Abstract: Modular bone implants include first and second components removably attached to one another. In one embodiment, the components include a rotational alignment mechanism within the junction between the components. In another embodiment, the components include fins on each component that align without touching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Zimmer Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Justin, E. Marlowe Goble, Thomas Wade Fallin, Nathan A. Hammond, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert A. Hodorek, Daniel Gerbec, Gordon Baker
  • Modular bone implant, tool, and method
    Publication number: 20030204263
    Abstract: Modular bone implants, means of assembly, and their method of use are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Daniel F. Justin, E. Marlowe Goble, Thomas Wade Fallin, Nathan A. Hammond, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert A. Hodorek, Daniel Gerbec, Gordon Baker
  • Fuser system with greased belt
    Patent number: 6157806
    Abstract: Wear of the belt (1) of a belt fuser is minimized by use of a high viscosity lubricant of perfluoropolytrimethylene oxide grease between the inside of the belt and the heater element 6. To avoid damage of the belt at turn on, the belt is heated to a predetermined temperature before force is applied to move the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Leo Elbert, Cory Nathan Hammond, Kevin Dean Schoedinger, Jerry Wayne Smith, Robert Glenn Smith