Patents by Inventor REED ESTES

REED ESTES 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).

  • Hinged microfracture awls
    Patent number: 9808264
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a hinged microfracture awl includes a handle, and a shaft that extends through and from the handle, the shaft being pivotally mounted to the handle with a hinge, wherein a distal end of the shaft includes a sharp tip adapted to pierce bone and a proximal end of the shaft includes an impact head adapted to be struck by a striking tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignees: THE UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION, SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Reed Estes, Patrick Schexnailder, Robert Hergenrother
  • HINGED MICROFRACTURE AWLS
    Publication number: 20170079667
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a hinged microfracture awl includes a handle, and a shaft that extends through and from the handle, the shaft being pivotally mounted to the handle with a hinge, wherein a distal end of the shaft includes a sharp tip adapted to pierce bone and a proximal end of the shaft includes an impact head adapted to be struck by a striking tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: REED ESTES, PATRICK SCHEXNAILDER, ROBERT HERGENROTHER