Patents by Inventor René de Jong

René de Jong 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: 20220401223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prosthesis for movably coupling os metacarpale I of a hand to a second metacarpal bone of the hand, which prosthesis includes a first and a second element. The first element includes a first attachment member, which first attachment member is configured for attachment to os metacarpale I, and the second element comprises a second attachment member, which second attachment member is configured for attachment to the second metacarpal bone, which first and second element are movable relative to each other. The second metacarpal bone is os metacarpale II of the hand and the second attachment member is configured to be arranged from the radial side of os metacarpale II. The invention also relates to a combination of a prosthesis according to the invention and at least one fastening means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: Tjeerd René De Jong
  • Patent number: 6277896
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a plastic object may include the steps of: (a) providing an injection moulding device with a mould that includes two mould parts which in a closed position define a mould cavity; (b) providing foaming means for causing foaming in the mould cavity of plastic injected into the mould cavity; (c) providing blocking means for temporarily rendering the foaming means effectively inactive; (d) energizing the blocking means; (e) choosing as plastic a mixture of two plastics, wherein the first plastic is a non-type A plastic and the second plastic is a type A plastic that constitutes a maximum of roughly 30 percent by mass of the mixture, wherein the type A plastic is a plastic with high melt strength compatible with the first plastic, for instance HMS PP which is high-melt-strength polypropylene; (f) causing a formed object to cool to a chosen temperature, opening the mould cavity and removing the cooled object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Corell Resin Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis Willem Roth, Johan Boshuis, Franciscus Egbertus Richters, Andreas Bernardus Eidhof, Christiaan Antonius Jagers, René de Jong