Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Michael

Thomas J. Michael 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).

  • Implant insertion tool for implanting an acetabular component and associated surgical method
    Patent number: 11963886
    Abstract: An implant insertion tool for use during a surgical procedure to implant an acetabular cup component into a surgically-prepared acetabulum of a patient's hip includes a metallic elongated shaft, a removable polymeric grip, and a locking nut to secure the grip to the elongated shaft. Such a modular design allows the implant insertion tool to be dissembled prior to sterilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Wogoman, Timothy J. Michael, Allen W. Robinson
  • Mobile Platform for Legal Process
    Publication number: 20180075555
    Abstract: A machine based system for a legal process is provided that includes a memory and a processor. The memory may store settlement authority, and the processor may accept input on whether a settlement offer was accepted. The processor may cause the decision on whether the settlement offer was accepted to be stored in the memory. A display may be included that that displays the settlement authority. A camera may be used to capture an image of a document that is stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas J Michael, JR., Amy D. Lathers, Thomas J. Michael
  • Mobile Platform for Legal Process
    Publication number: 20150046349
    Abstract: A machine based system for a legal process is provided that includes a memory and a processor. The memory may store settlement authority, and the processor may accept input on whether a settlement offer was accepted. The processor may cause the decision on whether the settlement offer was accepted to be stored in the memory. A display may be included that that displays the settlement authority. A camera may be used to capture an image of a document that is stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas J. Michael, JR., Amy D. Lathers, Thomas J. Michael
  • Composting process for the production of mushroom cultivation substrates
    Patent number: 4848026
    Abstract: A process of preparing a mushroom growth medium from a cellulosic material is provided in which the cellulosic material used in the solid-state fermentation process is chemically ammoniated. The chemical ammoniation step reduces composting time, particularly preconditioning time, while providing a compost and a mushroom bed material comparable to that achieved by commercial composting processes, which do not use ammoniated straw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Monterey Mushrooms, Inc.
    Inventors: Nigel S. Dunn-Coleman, Thomas J. Michaels