Patents by Inventor Nicholas T. Wilkins

Nicholas T. Wilkins 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).

  • Prosthetic implants
    Patent number: 10052186
    Abstract: A prosthetic implant includes an anterior surface, configured for at least partial contact with an underside of a patient's facial soft tissue. A posterior surface is oppositely placed to the anterior surface. The posterior surface is configured for at least partial contact with a patient's facial bony tissue when the anterior surface is in at least partial contact with the patient's facial soft tissue. An implant body is defined by the anterior and posterior surfaces and extends transversely therebetween. A selected portion of the posterior surface has a texture that mechanically differs from a texture of a majority of the anterior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: OSTEOSYMBIONICS LLC, THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Francis A. Papay, Jessie San, Nicholas T. Wilkins, Cameron J. Fordyce
  • PROSTHETIC IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20150105858
    Abstract: A prosthetic implant includes an anterior surface, configured for at least partial contact with an underside of a patient's facial soft tissue. A posterior surface is oppositely placed to the anterior surface. The posterior surface is configured for at least partial contact with a patient's facial bony tissue when the anterior surface is in at least partial contact with the patient's facial soft tissue. An implant body is defined by the anterior and posterior surfaces and extends transversely therebetween. A selected portion of the posterior surface has a texture that mechanically differs from a texture of a majority of the anterior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Francis A. Papay, Jessie San, Nicholas T. Wilkins, Cameron J. Fordyce