Patents by Inventor Pierre Milor

Pierre Milor 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).

  • Closure top driver depth limiter
    Patent number: 11559344
    Abstract: An apparatus to limit a seating depth of a fastener can include a cylindrical housing, a pin, a driver, and a biasing element. The cylindrical housing can include a proximal portion couplable to a tool, a distal portion engageable with a workpiece, and a bore extending from an opening on the distal portion towards the proximal portion along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The pin can be secured to the housing and can extend radially inward into the bore. The driver can be translatable within the bore of the housing and can extend beyond the opening on the distal portion to engage the fastener. The driver can include a slot that can be engageable with the pin to receive a torque from the pin and can rotate with the housing to transfer the torque to a fastener when the pin engages the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventors: Pierre Milor, Bruno Ichelmann, Kevin Flaquiere
  • CLOSURE TOP DRIVER DEPTH LIMITER
    Publication number: 20200397493
    Abstract: An apparatus to limit a seating depth of a fastener can include a cylindrical housing, a pin, a driver, and a biasing element. The cylindrical housing can include a proximal portion couplable to a tool, a distal portion engageable with a workpiece, and a bore extending from an opening on the distal portion towards the proximal portion along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The pin can be secured to the housing and can extend radially inward into the bore. The driver can be translatable within the bore of the housing and can extend beyond the opening on the distal portion to engage the fastener. The driver can include a slot that can be engageable with the pin to receive a torque from the pin and can rotate with the housing to transfer the torque to a fastener when the pin engages the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Pierre Milor, Bruno Ichelmann, Kevin Flaquiere
  • Closure top driver depth limiter
    Patent number: 10792084
    Abstract: An apparatus to limit a seating depth of a fastener can include a cylindrical housing, a pin, a driver, and a biasing element. The cylindrical housing can include a proximal portion couplable to a tool, a distal portion engageable with a workpiece, and a bore extending from an opening on the distal portion towards the proximal portion along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The pin can be secured to the housing and can extend radially inward into the bore. The driver can be translatable within the bore of the housing and can extend beyond the opening on the distal portion to engage the fastener. The driver can include a slot that can be engageable with the pin to receive a torque from the pin and can rotate with the housing to transfer the torque to a fastener when the pin engages the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Zimmer Spine S.A.S.
    Inventors: Pierre Milor, Bruno Ichelmann, Kevin Flaquiere
  • CLOSURE TOP DRIVER DEPTH LIMITER
    Publication number: 20180368902
    Abstract: An apparatus to limit a seating depth of a fastener can include a cylindrical housing, a pin, a driver, and a biasing element. The cylindrical housing can include a proximal portion couplable to a tool, a distal portion engageable with a workpiece, and a bore extending from an opening on the distal portion towards the proximal portion along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The pin can be secured to the housing and can extend radially inward into the bore. The driver can be translatable within the bore of the housing and can extend beyond the opening on the distal portion to engage the fastener. The driver can include a slot that can be engageable with the pin to receive a torque from the pin and can rotate with the housing to transfer the torque to a fastener when the pin engages the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Pierre Milor, Bruno Ichelmann, Kevin Flaquiere