Patents by Inventor Robert Clinton Boyd

Robert Clinton Boyd 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).

  • Spine stabilization system
    Patent number: 9295494
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization system includes a connecting rod, a rod bending device, and a plurality of bone screws. The connecting rod includes an elongate round portion, an elongate head portion and a neck portion connecting the elongate round portion with the elongate head portion. The rod bending device includes an elongate body defining an aperture configured and dimensioned to receive the connecting rod therethrough in a single orientation. The bone screws include a housing portion and a screw shaft distally extending from the housing portion. The housing portion includes an inner housing and an outer housing slidably surrounding at least a portion of the inner housing. The inner housing defines a slot configured and dimensioned to releasably secure the elongate round portion of the connecting rod therein. The outer housing is movable relative to the inner housing between an unlocked state and a locked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Strauss, Scott Jones, Jennifer Moore, Michael Barrus, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Robert Clinton Boyd
  • SPINE STABILIZATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130144342
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization system includes a connecting rod, a rod bending device, and a plurality of bone screws. The connecting rod includes an elongate round portion, an elongate head portion and a neck portion connecting the elongate round portion with the elongate head portion. The rod bending device includes an elongate body defining an aperture configured and dimensioned to receive the connecting rod therethrough in a single orientation. The bone screws include a housing portion and a screw shaft distally extending from the housing portion. The housing portion includes an inner housing and an outer housing slidably surrounding at least a portion of the inner housing. The inner housing defines a slot configured and dimensioned to releasably secure the elongate round portion of the connecting rod therein. The outer housing is movable relative to the inner housing between an unlocked state and a locked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: K2M, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Strauss, Scott Jones, Jennifer Moore, Michael Barrus, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Robert Clinton Boyd