Patents by Inventor Thomas Rutledge

Thomas Rutledge 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).

  • Patent number: 11931083
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for bone stabilization, especially proximal humeral stabilization. The stabilization system may include a bone plate having an elongated portion extending along a longitudinal axis and an enlarged head portion extending from the elongated portion. The stabilization system may include an intramedullary nail having an upper portion and a lower portion extending from the upper portion, the upper portion and the lower portion including a plurality of holes. A plurality of fasteners may be configured to extend through one or more of the plurality of through holes in the bone plate and/or one or more of the plurality of holes in the intramedullary nail and into the bone. The plate and nail may each be used alone or in combination together to stabilize a fracture in a long bone, such as a humerus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Evan Langdale, Andrew Davison, Stephanie Wolfe, Henry Rutledge, Thomas Shinn, Barclay Davis
  • Patent number: 10960256
    Abstract: A workout bench is disclosed that has rectanguloid front and rear containers each connected with two opposing rectanguloid side containers therebetween. The front and rear containers are least partially open. Each side container is open at an outward, lateral side thereof. The containers are each flush at their top, bottom, and lateral sides. The containers each define an internal storage volume therein, with the front and rear containers accessible from their partially open top sides. The workout bench also has a benchtop pivotally fixed with the front container, with a selectively movable brace for holding the benchtop at one of a plurality of predefined angular positions with respect to the top sides of the containers. A plurality of feet project away from the bottom sides of at least two of the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventors: John Robert Donnelly, Tyler Steven William Danen, David Thomas Rutledge
  • Publication number: 20190240528
    Abstract: A workout bench is disclosed that has rectanguloid front and rear containers each connected with two opposing rectanguloid side containers therebetween. The front and rear containers are least partially open. Each side container is open at an outward, lateral side thereof. The containers are each flush at their top, bottom, and lateral sides. The containers each define an internal storage volume therein, with the front and rear containers accessible from their partially open top sides. The workout bench also has a benchtop pivotally fixed with the front container, with a selectively movable brace for holding the benchtop at one of a plurality of predefined angular positions with respect to the top sides of the containers. A plurality of feet project away from the bottom sides of at least two of the containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: FITBENCH
    Inventors: John Robert Donnelly, Tyler Steven William Danen, David Thomas Rutledge
  • Patent number: 10092791
    Abstract: A workout bench is disclosed that has rectanguloid front and rear containers each connected with two opposing rectanguloid side containers therebetween. The front and rear containers are least partially open. Each side container is open at an outward, lateral side thereof. The containers are each flush at their top, bottom, and lateral sides. The containers each define an internal storage volume therein, with the front and rear containers accessible from their partially open top sides. The workout bench also has a benchtop pivotally fixed with the front container, with a selectively movable brace for holding the benchtop at one of a plurality of predefined angular positions with respect to the top sides of the containers. A plurality of feet project away from the bottom sides of at least two of the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FITBENCH LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Donnelly, Tyler Steven William Danen, David Thomas Rutledge
  • Publication number: 20180236298
    Abstract: A workout bench is disclosed that has rectanguloid front and rear containers each connected with two opposing rectanguloid side containers therebetween. The front and rear containers are least partially open. Each side container is open at an outward, lateral side thereof. The containers are each flush at their top, bottom, and lateral sides. The containers each define an internal storage volume therein, with the front and rear containers accessible from their partially open top sides. The workout bench also has a benchtop pivotally fixed with the front container, with a selectively movable brace for holding the benchtop at one of a plurality of predefined angular positions with respect to the top sides of the containers. A plurality of feet project away from the bottom sides of at least two of the containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: John Robert Donnelly, Tyler Steven William Danen, David Thomas Rutledge
  • Publication number: 20070234511
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a door stop pin assembly including a pin and a base pad. The pin has a concave spherical recess. And, the base pad has an open end and a closed end such that the open end has a convex spherical portion in contact with the concave spherical recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Rutledge, Robert Atkinson
  • Publication number: 20050134856
    Abstract: Apparatus is provided to conduct an automated foam pick operation on a production bottling line, to withdraw a biased sample of suspect bottles based on abnormal foam characteristics, which sample is then directed to an automated full bottle inspection operation that is set to monitor bottles at a statistically validated sampling rate. A method for conducting automated foam picking and candling in tandem operations is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventor: Thomas Rutledge
  • Publication number: 20050061619
    Abstract: The present invention provides a very simple and inexpensive device and system for mechanically detecting and, optionally ejecting non-standard bottles and other articles from a line composed of standard and non-standard bottles traveling on a conveyor. The device can be quickly adjusted as required to detect bottles based on various physical differences between the types of bottles such as diameter, buffer zones, neck diameters, shoulder heights, etc. The device is inexpensive, requires little space or maintenance and can be adapted to handle many types of non-standard bottles. It can also be used to sort articles based on those physical differences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventor: Thomas Rutledge
  • Patent number: 4100761
    Abstract: A movable ice receptacle for use in a refrigeration apparatus having a refrigerated cabinet defining a space within which the receptacle is normally disposed and which is selectively closed by a movable closure. The receptacle is mounted for selective disposition in a rearward ice storage position and a forward ice access position. The mounting of the receptacle is such that, when the closure is moved to an open position, the receptacle is correspondingly repositioned forwardly from the storage position to the access position. The receptacle may be gravity biased toward the forward ice access position and urged against the bias thereof by structure associated both with the closure and the receptacle to move the receptacle to the rearward storage position as an incident of the closure being disposed in the space-closing position. The mounting structure may be arranged to swingably mount the receptacle for movement in an arc. The storage position may be at a level above the level of the access position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1978
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: William John Linstromberg, Charles Thomas Rutledge
  • Patent number: D831762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: FITBENCH LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Donnelly, Tyler Steven William Danen, David Thomas Rutledge
  • Patent number: D871528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Inventors: John Robert Donnelly, Tyler Steven William Danen, David Thomas Rutledge