Patents by Inventor Noel Harrison

Noel Harrison 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).

  • Publication number: 20150250507
    Abstract: A dynamic hip screw comprises plate and a lag screw. The plate comprises a central ring portion from which a pair of oppositely directed wings extend, the plate having a concave medial surface and a convex lateral surface. The wings curve away from an axis transverse to a central axis of the ring portion. Each of the wings twists about the central axis as they extend away from the ring portion so that they extend in opposite directions away from the transverse axis. The lag screw comprises a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end for insertion into a bone. The distal end comprises a threaded section on which a main thread having a first thread depth is formed. A plurality of threads are defined on a leading surface of the main thread, each thread having a thread depth which is a fraction of the first thread depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Noel Harrison, Derek Bennett, Pat McDonnell
  • Patent number: 8888862
    Abstract: A bone implant comprises a core 10 having an integral anchoring structure 12 at its surface. The structure 12 comprises an array of upwardly extending mutually spaced pointed claw-like teeth 14 for digging into bone to which the implant is to be attached, and a network of pores 16 underlying the array and communicating with the exterior of the surface via openings 18 between the teeth, the pores allowing for the circulation of nutrients to promote bone growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Inventors: Patrick McDonnell, Noel Harrison
  • Publication number: 20100298950
    Abstract: A bone implant comprises a core 10 having an integral anchoring structure 12 at its surface. The structure 12 comprises an array of upwardly extending mutually spaced pointed claw-like teeth 14 for digging into bone to which the implant is to be attached, and a network of pores 16 underlying the array and communicating with the exterior of the surface via openings 18 between the teeth, the pores allowing for the circulation of nutrients to promote bone growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: National University of Ireland, Galway, Established by Charter dated 1908
    Inventors: Patrick McDonnell, Noel Harrison