Patents by Inventor Paul A. Vaughan
Paul A. Vaughan 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).
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Publication number: 20170296351Abstract: Vertebral cage assembly techniques are disclosed. In some embodiments a vertebral cage assembly may include a front wall that includes a first opening, a top wall that includes at least one top growth opening, and a bottom wall that includes at least one bottom growth opening. The vertebral cage assembly may be expandable in a lateral direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: Stanus Investments, Inc.Inventor: Paul A. VAUGHAN
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Patent number: 8821546Abstract: Techniques for anterior partial transpedicular stabilization are disclosed. The techniques may be realized as a vertebral stabilization assembly including a first vertebral screw having a shaft with a first end, a threaded portion, and an engaging portion, and a second vertebral screw having a shaft with a first end, a threaded portion, and an engaging portion, the threaded portions configured for threading engagement of the vertebral screw with a vertebral body of a first vertebra. The vertebral stabilization assembly may further include a beveled connecting member having a first end and a second end configured to be disposed adjacent to a first side portion of an anterior side of the first vertebra, the first end of the beveled connecting member configured to engage with the first vertebral screw and the second vertebral screw.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Stanus Investments, Inc.Inventor: Paul A. Vaughan
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Publication number: 20140234125Abstract: The disclosure relates to an in-hand operable compressor 200 for compressing syringeless filter devices 100. The compressor 200 includes a base 220 having a receiving well 222 adapted to receive a bottom portion of the uncompressed device 100, and a discrete top 210 having a receiving recess (212 FIG. 4) adapted to receive a top portion of the uncompressed device 100, said base and top being brought together in use by hand compression to cause compression of the device 100 located in the well and recess of the compressor. Surface formations 250 and 252 (FIG. 2) are complementary and inhibit misalignment of said well and recess during the in-hand compression.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Inventors: David Gwyn Treharne, Geraint Seymour, Navin Deepal Pathirana, Christopher Burrows, Neil John Williams, Aidan PAUL Vaughan, Robert William Richardson
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Publication number: 20140172025Abstract: Techniques for anterior partial transpedicular stabilization are disclosed. The techniques may be realized as a vertebral stabilization assembly including a first vertebral screw having a shaft with a first end, a threaded portion, and an engaging portion, and a second vertebral screw having a shaft with a first end, a threaded portion, and an engaging portion, the threaded portions configured for threading engagement of the vertebral screw with a vertebral body of a first vertebra. The vertebral stabilization assembly may further include a beveled connecting member having a first end and a second end configured to be disposed adjacent to a first side portion of an anterior side of the first vertebra, the first end of the beveled connecting member configured to engage with the first vertebral screw and the second vertebral screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Inventor: Paul A. VAUGHAN
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Publication number: 20110270315Abstract: Techniques for anterior partial transpedicular stabilization are disclosed. The vertebral stabilization assembly for stabilizing vertebrae including a first vertebral screw having a shaft with a first end, a threaded portion, and an engaging portion, and a second vertebral screw having a shaft with a first end, a threaded portion, and an engaging portion. The vertebral stabilization assembly may also include a third vertebral screw having a shaft with a first end, a threaded portion, and an engaging portion, and a fourth vertebral screw having a shaft with a first end, a threaded portion, and an engaging portion. The vertebral stabilization assembly may further include a beveled connecting member having a first end and a second end and the first end of the beveled connecting member is configured to engage with the first vertebral screw and the second vertebral screw and the second end of the connecting member configured to engage with the third vertebral screw and the fourth vertebral screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Inventor: Paul A. Vaughan
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Publication number: 20110162828Abstract: A plug is provided for use with a heat sink body and an electronic device. The plug includes a first plug member and a second plug member. The first plug member defines a socket therein. The second plug member is movable within the socket such that a bottom surface of the second plug member is maintained in a substantially parallel position with respect to a top surface of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Graham Charles KIRK, Kevin James Berry, Roger Kenyon Tomkinson, Stuart Connolly, Zeshan Jabar Hussain, John Albert Boocock, Paul Vaughan Cooper
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Patent number: 7713291Abstract: A vertebral stabilization assembly for stabilizing vertebrae is provided. The vertebral stabilization assembly includes a first and a second pedicle screw, a first and second connecting screw, and a connecting member. The first and second pedicle screws each have a shaft provided with a threaded portion operable for threading engagement of the first and second pedicle screws with a first and second vertebra, respectively, each shaft also has an engaging portion. The first and second connecting screws each have a first end adapted to be received by the engaging portions of the first and second pedicle screws, respectively. The connecting member has a first end connected to the first connecting screw and a second end connected to the second connecting screw for stabilization of the first and second vertebra. A guide member for placement of the connecting screw and method for anteriorly stabilizing vertebrae is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2004Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Vaughan Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Paul A. Vaughan
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Patent number: 7713290Abstract: A vertebral stabilization assembly for stabilizing vertebrae is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the assembly comprises a first vertebral screw having a shaft with a threaded portion and an engaging portion and a second vertebral screw having a shaft with a threaded portion and an engaging portion. The assembly also comprises a first connecting screw having a first end configured to be engaged by the engaging portion of the first vertebral screw, and a second connecting screw having a first end configured to be engaged by the engaging portion of the second vertebral screw. The assembly further comprises a first horizontal connecting member configured to be coupled to the first vertebral screw and the first connecting screw, and a second horizontal connecting member configured to be coupled to the second vertebral screw and the second connecting screw.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Vaughan Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Paul A. Vaughan
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Patent number: 7645280Abstract: A vertebral stabilization assembly for stabilizing vertebrae is provided. The vertebral stabilization assembly includes a first and a second pedicle screw, a first and second connecting screw, and a connecting member. The first and second pedicle screws each have a shaft provided with a threaded portion operable for threading engagement of the first and second pedicle screws with a first and second vertebra, respectively, each shaft also has an engaging portion. The first and second connecting screws each have a first end adapted to be received by the engaging portions of the first and second pedicle screws, respectively. The connecting member has a first end connected to the first connecting screw and a second end connected to the second connecting screw for stabilization of the first and second vertebra. A guide member for placement of the connecting screw and method for anteriorly stabilizing vertebrae is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Vaughan Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Paul A. Vaughan
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Publication number: 20090118764Abstract: Techniques for anterior partial transpedicular stabilization for cervical spine are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, techniques may be realized as a vertebral stabilizing assembly comprising a first vertebral screw having a shaft with a threaded portion and an engaging portion, a second vertebral screw having a shaft with a threaded portion and an engaging portion, and a beveled connecting member configured to be coupled to the first vertebral screw and the second vertebral screw. The threaded portion of the first vertebral screw may be configured for threading engagement with a vertebral body of a first vertebra along a first plane, and the threaded portion of the second vertebral screw may be configured for threading engagement with a vertebral body of the first vertebra along a second plane. The first vertebral screw may cross the second vertebral screw but the first vertebral screw may not intersect the second vertebral screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2007Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: Stanus Investments, Inc.Inventor: Paul A. VAUGHAN
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Patent number: 7098029Abstract: The invention relates to food and beverage products which are useful in control of obesity. The food or beverage comprises or is made by a transgenic plant or parts thereof comprising a nucleic acid molecule, the nucleic acid molecule encoding a C-terminal growth hormone fragment which has the ability to modulate lipid metabolism. The transgenic plant may be used in a production of a fermented food or beverage product, or may be a part of an edible plant, such as a fruit or vegetable, including but not limited to tomato, banana, and potato.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2000Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Metabolic Pharmaceuticals LimitedInventors: Christopher Ian Belyea, Frank Man-Woon Ng, Paul Vaughan
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Patent number: 7087056Abstract: A vertebral stabilization assembly for stabilizing vertebrae is provided. The vertebral stabilization assembly includes a first and a second pedicle screw, a first and second connecting screw, and a connecting member. The first and second pedicle screws each have a shaft provided with a threaded portion operable for threading engagement of the first and second pedicle screws with a first and second vertebra, respectively, each shaft also has an engaging portion. The first and second connecting screws each have a first end adapted to be received by the engaging portions of the first and second pedicle screws, respectively. The connecting member has a first end connected to the first connecting screw and a second end connected to the second connecting screw for stabilization of the first and second vertebra. A guide member for placement of the connecting screw and method for anteriorly stabilizing vertebrae is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2004Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: Vaughan Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Paul A. Vaughan
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Publication number: 20060149243Abstract: A vertebral stabilization assembly for stabilizing vertebrae is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the assembly comprises a first vertebral screw having a shaft with a threaded portion and an engaging portion and a second vertebral screw having a shaft with a threaded portion and an engaging portion. The assembly also comprises a first connecting screw having a first end configured to be engaged by the engaging portion of the first vertebral screw, and a second connecting screw having a first end configured to be engaged by the engaging portion of the second vertebral screw. The assembly further comprises a first horizontal connecting member configured to be coupled to the first vertebral screw and the first connecting screw, and a second horizontal connecting member configured to be coupled to the second vertebral screw and the second connecting screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2006Publication date: July 6, 2006Inventor: Paul Vaughan
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Publication number: 20050267473Abstract: A vertebral stabilization assembly for stabilizing vertebrae is provided. The vertebral stabilization assembly includes a first and a second vertebral screw, a first and second connecting screw, and a connecting member. The first and second vertebral screws each have a shaft provided with a threaded portion operable for threading engagement of the first and second vertebral screws with a first and second vertebra, respectively. Each shaft also has an engaging portion. The first and second connecting screws each have a first end adapted to be received by the engaging portions of the first and second pedicle screws, respectively. The connecting member has a first end connected to the first connecting screw and a second end connected to the second connecting screw for stabilization of the first and second vertebra. A method for stabilizing a lower vertebra and an upper vertebra from an anterior side of the vertebrae using a vertebral stabilization assembly is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Inventor: Paul Vaughan
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Publication number: 20050240183Abstract: A vertebral stabilization assembly for stabilizing vertebrae is provided. The vertebral stabilization assembly includes a first and a second pedicle screw, a first and second connecting screw, and a connecting member. The first and second pedicle screws each have a shaft provided with a threaded portion operable for threading engagement of the first and second pedicle screws with a first and second vertebra, respectively, each shaft also has an engaging portion. The first and second connecting screws each have a first end adapted to be received by the engaging portions of the first and second pedicle screws, respectively. The connecting member has a first end connected to the first connecting screw and a second end connected to the second connecting screw for stabilization of the first and second vertebra. A guide member for placement of the connecting screw and method for anteriorly stabilizing vertebrae is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventor: Paul Vaughan
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Publication number: 20050203522Abstract: A vertebral stabilization assembly for stabilizing vertebrae is provided. The vertebral stabilization assembly includes a first and a second pedicle screw, a first and second connecting screw, and a connecting member. The first and second pedicle screws each have a shaft provided with a threaded portion operable for threading engagement of the first and second pedicle screws with a first and second vertebra, respectively, each shaft also has an engaging portion. The first and second connecting screws each have a first end adapted to be received by the engaging portions of the first and second pedicle screws, respectively. The connecting member has a first end connected to the first connecting screw and a second end connected to the second connecting screw for stabilization of the first and second vertebra. A guide member for placement of the connecting screw and method for anteriorly stabilizing vertebrae is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2005Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventor: Paul Vaughan
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Patent number: 6899714Abstract: A vertebral stabilization assembly for stabilizing vertebrae is provided. The vertebral stabilization assembly includes a first and a second pedicle screw, a first and second connecting screw, and a connecting member. The first and second pedicle screws each have a shaft provided with a threaded portion operable for threading engagement of the first and second pedicle screws with a first and second vertebra, respectively, each shaft also has an engaging portion. The first and second connecting screws each have a first end adapted to be received by the engaging portions of the first and second pedicle screws, respectively. The connecting member has a first end connected to the first connecting screw and a second end connected to the second connecting screw for stabilization of the first and second vertebra. A guide member for placement of the connecting screw and method for anteriorly stabilizing vertebrae is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2002Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: Vaughan Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Paul A. Vaughan
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Patent number: D705819Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: GE Healthcare UK LimitedInventors: Geraint Seymour, Neil John Williams, Aidan Paul Vaughan, Christopher Burrows, Robert William Richardson
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Patent number: D707720Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: GE Healthcare UK LimitedInventors: Christopher Burrows, Michael John Smith, Aidan Paul Vaughan, Neil John Williams, David Gwyn Treharne
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Patent number: D731619Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: GE Healthcare UK LimitedInventors: Michael John Smith, Aidan Paul Vaughan, Christopher Burrows