Patents by Inventor Timothy E. Hopkins

Timothy E. Hopkins 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).

  • Publication number: 20200261126
    Abstract: A bone screw extender reattachment system including an elongated reattachment rod having a proximal and a distal end. The distal end of the elongated reattachment rod includes a tip configured to attach to a head of a bone screw. The elongated reattachment rod is configured so that a screw extender assembly having an inner sleeve, an outer housing and an extender head can slide over the reattachment rod. The bone screw extender reattachment system also includes a tension plunger having a plunger-type head and an elongated shaft configured to slide over the reattachment rod so as to communicate with the screw extender assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
    Inventors: Timothy E. Hopkins, Larry T. McBride
  • Patent number: 10675065
    Abstract: A bone screw extender reattachment system including an elongated reattachment rod having a proximal and a distal end. The distal end of the elongated reattachment rod includes a tip configured to attach to a head of a bone screw. The elongated reattachment rod is configured so that a screw extender assembly having an inner sleeve, an outer housing and an extender head can slide over the reattachment rod. The bone screw extender reattachment system also includes a tension plunger having a plunger-type heed and an elongated shaft configured to slide over the reattachment rod so as to communicate with the screw extender assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy E. Hopkins, Larry T. McBride
  • Publication number: 20160100866
    Abstract: A bone screw extender reattachment system including an elongated reattachment rod having a proximal and a distal end. The distal end of the elongated reattachment rod includes a tip configured to attach to a head of a bone screw. The elongated reattachment rod is configured so that a screw extender assembly having an inner sleeve, an outer housing and an extender head can slide over the reattachment rod. The bone screw extender reattachment system also includes a tension plunger having a plunger-type heed and an elongated shaft configured to slide over the reattachment rod so as to communicate with the screw extender assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy E. Hopkins, Larry T. McBride
  • Patent number: 9241743
    Abstract: A bone screw extender reattachment system including an elongated reattachment rod having a proximal and a distal end. The distal end of the elongated reattachment rod includes a tip configured to attach to a head of a bone screw. The elongated reattachment rod is configured so that a screw extender assembly having an inner sleeve, an outer housing and an extender head can slide over the reattachment rod. The bone screw extender reattachment system also includes a tension plunger having a plunger-type head and an elongated shaft configured to slide over the reattachment rod so as to communicate with the screw extender assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy E. Hopkins, Larry T. McBride
  • Publication number: 20130103039
    Abstract: A bone screw extender reattachment system including an elongated reattachment rod having a proximal and a distal end. The distal end of the elongated reattachment rod includes a tip configured to attach to a head of a bone screw. The elongated reattachment rod is configured so that a screw extender assembly having an inner sleeve, an outer housing and an extender head can slide over the reattachment rod. The bone screw extender reattachment system also includes a tension plunger having a plunger-type head and an elongated shaft configured to slide over the reattachment rod so as to communicate with the screw extender assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy E. Hopkins, Larry T. McBride
  • Patent number: 7172755
    Abstract: Polymers containing amino acid and/or polypeptide moieties in their backbones or pendant to their backbones are made by metathesis. A method of making an amino acid or polypeptide containing polymer includes the steps of: providing a amino acid, amino alcohol, or polypeptide-containing monomer; forming a reaction mixture by contacting the monomer with an agent capable of catalyzing the polymerization of the monomer into a polymer; and placing the reaction mixture under conditions that result in the formation of the polymer in reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Wagener, Timothy E. Hopkins, James H. Pawlow, Fernando J. Gomez
  • Patent number: 6680051
    Abstract: Polymers containing amino acid and/or polypeptide moieties in their backbones or pendant to their backbones are made by metathesis. A method of making an amino acid or polypeptide containing polymer includes the steps of: providing a amino acid, amino alcohol, or polypeptide-containing monomer; forming a reaction mixture by contacting the monomer with an agent capable of catalyzing the polymerization of the monomer into a polymer; and placing the reaction mixture under conditions that result in the formation of the polymer in reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Wagener, Timothy E. Hopkins, James H. Pawlow, Fernando J. Gomez
  • Publication number: 20030139556
    Abstract: Polymers containing amino acid and/or polypeptide moieties in their backbones or pendant to their backbones are made by metathesis. A method of making an amino acid or polypeptide containing polymer includes the steps of: providing a amino acid, amino alcohol, or polypeptide-containing monomer; forming a reaction mixture by contacting the monomer with an agent capable of catalyzing the polymerization of the monomer into a polymer; and placing the reaction mixture under conditions that result in the formation of the polymer in reaction mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Wagener, Timothy E. Hopkins, James H. Pawlow, Fernando J. Gomez
  • Publication number: 20020071823
    Abstract: Polymers containing amino acid and/or polypeptide moieties in their backbones or pendant to their backbones are made by metathesis. A method of making an amino acid or polypeptide containing polymer includes the steps of: providing a amino acid, amino alcohol, or polypeptide-containing monomer; forming a reaction mixture by contacting the monomer with an agent capable of catalyzing the polymerization of the monomer into a polymer; and placing the reaction mixture under conditions that result in the formation of the polymer in reaction mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Wagener, Timothy E. Hopkins, James H. Pawlow, Fernando J. Gomez