Patents by Inventor Richard V. Zile

Richard V. Zile 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).

  • Cannulated self-tapping bone screw
    Patent number: 4950270
    Abstract: A fluted and cannulated self-tapping bone screw which can be guided into proper position using a guide pin that slidably fits in the cannula of the bone screw. The flutes have cutting edges centered on axial centerline of the cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim Corporation
    Inventors: Jerald A. Bowman, Richard V. Zile