Patents by Inventor Ronald Konkle

Ronald Konkle 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).

  • Apparatus for producing a biomimetic coating on a medical implant
    Publication number: 20090220675
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing a biomimetic coating on an implantable article is provided. The apparatus includes an outer reactor for containing a biomimetic coating solution and an inner reactor arranged within the outer reactor. The inner reactor is smaller than the outer reactor so as to define a space between the inner and outer reactors. The apparatus also includes a pump system for circulating the biomimetic coating solution. The pump system is arranged to operate in the space between the inner and outer reactors. The inner reactor includes a flow control system that is selectively operable to control the flow of biomimetic coating solution between the outer and inner reactors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Panjian Li, Elizabeth A. Hippensteel, Hai-Bo Wen, Ronald Konkle
  • Apparatus for producing a biomimetic coating on a medical implant
    Publication number: 20050196519
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing a biomimetic coating on an implantable article is provided. The apparatus includes an outer reactor for containing a biomimetic coating solution and an inner reactor arranged within the outer reactor. The inner reactor is smaller than the outer reactor so as to define a space between the inner and outer reactors. The apparatus also includes a pump system for circulating the biomimetic coating solution. The pump system is arranged to operate in the space between the inner and outer reactors. The inner reactor includes a flow control system that is selectively operable to control the flow of biomimetic coating solution between the outer and inner reactors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Panjian Li, Elizabeth Hippensteel, Hai Wen, Ronald Konkle