Patents by Inventor Rolf Froidevaux

Rolf Froidevaux 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).

  • Insert press and related method
    Patent number: 9833339
    Abstract: An insert press that has a threaded shaft with a distal end is disclosed. An insert driver is disposed at the distal end of the threaded shaft. The insert press also includes a press housing that provides a bore through which the threaded shaft extends. The bore is transformable from a first condition in which the threaded shaft is threadably translatable in the bore to a second condition in which the threaded shaft is non-threadably translatable in the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: ZIMMER, INC.
    Inventors: Rolf Froidevaux, Paul Borries
  • INSERT PRESS AND RELATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20150230939
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure provides an insert press that has a threaded shaft with a distal end. An insert driver is disposed at the distal end of the threaded shaft. The insert press also includes a press housing that provides a bore through which the threaded shaft extends. The bore is transformable from a first condition in which the threaded shaft is threadably translatable in the bore to a second condition in which the threaded shaft is non-threadably translatable in the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Rolf Froidevaux, Paul Borries