Patents by Inventor Tim Paul

Tim Paul 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).

  • Minimal shock set screw
    Patent number: 11058469
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to a reduced shock breakaway screw for use with medical implants and the like having improved solid wall geometry in the breakaway area between the upper and lower portions of the set screw. This improved geometry serves to slow down the fracturing process during shearing, thereby increasing the proportion of energy dissipated as heat from plastic deformation of the material to the amount of energy released as kinetic energy from elastic rebound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Ajay Mahajan, Jason King, Tim Paul
  • MINIMAL SHOCK SET SCREW
    Publication number: 20160367303
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to a reduced shock breakaway screw for use with medical implants and the like having improved solid wall geometry in the breakaway area between the upper and lower portions of the set screw. This improved geometry serves to slow down the fracturing process during shearing, thereby increasing the proportion of energy dissipated as heat from plastic deformation of the material to the amount of energy released as kinetic energy from elastic rebound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Ajay Mahajan, Jason King, Greg Norman, Tim Paul