Patents by Inventor Tony Copeland

Tony Copeland 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).

  • Cervical distraction device
    Publication number: 20060058720
    Abstract: A cervical traction device includes a base, a cervical force application member, and a motor operably attached to the cervical force application member. The motor preferably drives the cervical application member through a direct drive system in order to provide a force to a person's cervical vertebra. The cervical traction device may also include a linear actuator for elevating the person's head to direct the force applied to the cervical vertebra. When integrated on a vertebral distraction machine, the cervical traction device includes its own motor for applying force to the cervical vertebra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Carlos Becerra, Norman Smith, Markus Randel, Tony Copeland
  • Cervical distraction device
    Patent number: 6984217
    Abstract: A cervical traction device includes a base, a cervical force application member, and a motor operably attached to the cervical force application member. The motor preferably drives the cervical application member through a direct drive system in order to provide a force to a person's cervical vertebra. The cervical traction device may also include a linear actuator for elevating the person's head to direct the force applied to the cervical vertebra. When integrated on a vertebral distraction machine, the cervical traction device includes its own motor for applying force to the cervical vertebra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: North American Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Carlos Becerra, Norman A. Smith, Markus Randel, Tony Copeland
  • Cervical distraction device
    Publication number: 20050010152
    Abstract: A cervical traction device includes a base, a cervical force application member, and a motor operably attached to the cervical force application member. The motor preferably drives the cervical application member through a direct drive system in order to provide a force to a person's cervical vertebra. The cervical traction device may also include a linear actuator for elevating the person's head to direct the force applied to the cervical vertebra. When integrated on a vertebral distraction machine, the cervical traction device includes its own motor for applying force to the cervical vertebra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Carlos Becerra, Norman Smith, Markus Randel, Tony Copeland