Patents by Inventor Robert W. Weakley

Robert W. Weakley 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).

  • LAMINOPLASTY IMPLANTS DEVICES
    Publication number: 20190254720
    Abstract: Laminoplasty plates are engageable to at least one portion of a divided lamina to maintain a desired spacing relative to the spinal canal. The laminoplasty plates include a spacer portion having a first end and a second end that spans a gap formed by at least one of a divided lamina portion. The laminoplasty plates can include a lamina engagement portion at one end for engagement with the divided lamina portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: William B. Null, Robert W. Weakley, Gregory C. Marik, John G. Heller, Jeffrey C. Wang
  • Laminoplasty devices and methods
    Patent number: 10314621
    Abstract: Laminoplasty plates are engageable to at least one portion of a divided lamina to maintain a desired spacing relative to the spinal canal. The laminoplasty plates include a spacer portion having a first end and a second end that spans a gap formed by at least one of a divided lamina portion. The laminoplasty plates can include a lamina engagement portion at one end for engagement with the divided lamina portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Null, Robert W. Weakley, Gregory C. Marik, John G. Heller, Jeffrey C. Wang
  • LAMINOPLASTY DEVICES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140135845
    Abstract: Laminoplasty plates are engageable to at least one portion of a divided lamina to maintain a desired spacing relative to the spinal canal. The laminoplasty plates include a spacer portion having a first end and a second end that spans a gap formed by at least one of a divided lamina portion. The laminoplasty plates can include a lamina engagement portion at one end for engagement with the divided lamina portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: William B. Null, Robert W. Weakley, Gregory C. Marik, John G. Heller, Jeffrey C. Wang
  • Laminoplasty plate with flanges
    Patent number: 8105366
    Abstract: Laminoplasty plates are engageable to at least one portion of a divided lamina to maintain a desired spacing relative to the spinal canal. The laminoplasty plates include a spacer portion having a first end and a second end that spans a gap formed by at least one of a divided lamina portion. The laminoplasty plates can include a lamina engagement portion at one end for engagement with the divided lamina portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Null, Robert W. Weakley, Gregory C. Marik, John G. Heller, Jeffrey C. Wang
  • Laminoplasty devices and methods
    Publication number: 20090210012
    Abstract: Laminoplasty plates are engageable to at least one portion of a divided lamina to maintain a desired spacing relative to the spinal canal. The laminoplasty plates include a spacer portion having a first end and a second end that spans a gap formed by at least one of a divided lamina portion. The laminoplasty plates can include a lamina engagement portion at one end for engagement with the divided lamina portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: William B. Null, Robert W. Weakley, Gregory C. Marik, John G. Heller, Jeffrey C. Wang
  • Laminoplasty devices and methods
    Publication number: 20040030388
    Abstract: Laminoplasty plates are engageable to at least one portion of a divided lamina to maintain a desired spacing relative to the spinal canal. The laminoplasty plates include a spacer portion having a first end and a second end that spans a gap formed by at least one of a divided lamina portion. The laminoplasty plates can include a lamina engagement portion at one end for engagement with the divided lamina portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: William B. Null, Robert W. Weakley, Gregory C. Marik, John G. Heller, Jeffrey C. Wang