Patents by Inventor Werner Blank

Werner Blank 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING BONE FRACTURES, AND/OR FOR FORTIFYING AND/OR AUGMENTING BONE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF COMPOSITE IMPLANTS, AND NOVEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WHICH MAY BE USED FOR MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20220361928
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'AGOSTINO, Werner Blank, Elizabeth NELSON, Charles Hegedus, Sandip Agarwal, Robert S. Whitehouse, Arthur Watterson
  • Method and apparatus for treating bone fractures, and/or for fortifying and/or augmenting bone, including the provision and use of composite implants, and novel composite structures which may be used for medical and non-medical applications
    Patent number: 11484627
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: 206 ORTHO, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Robert S. Whitehouse, Arthur Watterson, Joseph P. Lane, Ian D. McRury, Samantha Marchetti, Nikole Seil, Werner Blank, Charles Hegedus
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING BONE FRACTURES, AND/OR FOR FORTIFYING AND/OR AUGMENTING BONE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF COMPOSITE IMPLANTS, AND NOVEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WHICH MAY BE USED FOR MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20220111118
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'AGOSTINO, Werner Blank, Elizabeth NELSON, Charles Hegedus, Sandip Agarwal, Robert S. Whitehouse
  • Method and apparatus for treating bone fractures, and/or for fortifying and/or augmenting bone, including the provision and use of composite implants, and novel composite structures which may be used for medical and non-medical applications
    Patent number: 11207109
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: 206 ORTHO, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Robert S. Whitehouse, Arthur Watterson, Werner Blank, Charles Hegedus, Sandip Agarwal, Elizabeth Nelson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING BONE FRACTURES, AND/OR FOR FORTIFYING AND/OR AUGMENTING BONE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF COMPOSITE IMPLANTS, AND NOVEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WHICH MAY BE USED FOR MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20210308264
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: 206 Ortho, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'AGOSTINO, Werner BLANK, Charles HEGEDUS, Sandip AGARWAL, Elizabeth NELSON
  • Method and apparatus for treating bone fractures, and/or for fortifying and/or augmenting bone, including the provision and use of composite implants, and novel composite structures which may be used for medical and non-medical applications
    Patent number: 11058796
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: 206 ORTHO, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Werner Blank, Charles Hegedus, Sandip Agarwal, Elizabeth Nelson, Robert S. Whitehouse
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING BONE FRACTURES, AND/OR FOR FORTIFYING AND/OR AUGMENTING BONE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF COMPOSITE IMPLANTS, AND NOVEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WHICH MAY BE USED FOR MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20200315672
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Robert S. Whitehouse, Arthur Watterson, Joseph P. Lane, Ian D. McRury, Samantha Marchetti, Nikole Seil, Werner Blank, Charles Hegedus
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING BONE FRACTURES, AND/OR FOR FORTIFYING AND/OR AUGMENTING BONE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF COMPOSITE IMPLANTS, AND NOVEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WHICH MAY BE USED FOR MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20200305936
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Robert S. Whitehouse, Arthur Watterson, Werner Blank, Charles Hegedus, Sandip Agarwal, Elizabeth Nelson
  • Method and apparatus for treating bone fractures, and/or for fortifying and/or augmenting bone, including the provision and use of composite implants, and novel composite structures which may be used for medical and non-medical applications
    Patent number: 10525168
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: 206 ORTHO, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Robert S. Whitehouse, Arthur Watterson, Joseph P. Lane, Ian D. McRury, Samantha Marchetti, Nikole Seil, Werner Blank, Charles Hegedus
  • Method and apparatus for treating bone fractures, and/or for fortifying and/or augmenting bone, including the provision and use of composite implants, and novel composite structures which may be used for medical and non-medical applications
    Patent number: 10525169
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: 206 ORTHO, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Robert S. Whitehouse, Arthur Watterson, Werner Blank, Charles Hegedus, Sandip Agarwal, Elizabeth Nelson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING BONE FRACTURES, AND/OR FOR FORTIFYING AND/OR AUGMENTING BONE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF COMPOSITE IMPLANTS, AND NOVEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WHICH MAY BE USED FOR MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20190314557
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Robert S. Whitehouse, Arthur Watterson, Joseph P. Lane, Ian D. McRury, Samantha Marchetti, Nikole Seil, Werner Blank, Charles Hegedus
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING BONE FRACTURES, AND/OR FOR FORTIFYING AND/OR AUGMENTING BONE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF COMPOSITE IMPLANTS, AND NOVEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WHICH MAY BE USED FOR MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20190269823
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Werner Blank, Charles Hegedus, Sandip Agarwal, Elizabeth Nelson, Robert S. Whitehouse
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING BONE FRACTURES, AND/OR FOR FORTIFYING AND/OR AUGMENTING BONE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF COMPOSITE IMPLANTS, AND NOVEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WHICH MAY BE USED FOR MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20190117848
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: 206 ORTHO, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Robert S. Whitehouse, Arthur Watterson, Werner Blank, Charles Hegedus, Sandip Agarwal, Elizabeth Nelson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING BONE FRACTURES, AND/OR FOR FORTIFYING AND/OR AUGMENTING BONE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF COMPOSITE IMPLANTS, AND NOVEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WHICH MAY BE USED FOR MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170239396
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: 206 ORTHO, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Robert S. Whitehouse, Andrew J. Carter, Arthur Watterson, Joseph P. Lane, Ian D. McRury, Samantha Beauregard, Nikole Seil, Werner Blank, Charles Hegedus, Sandip Agarwal
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING BONE FRACTURES, AND/OR FOR FORTIFYING AND/OR AUGMENTING BONE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF COMPOSITE IMPLANTS, AND NOVEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WHICH MAY BE USED FOR MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20160346435
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Robert S. Whitehouse, Andrew J. Carter, Arthur Watterson, Joseph P. Lane, Ian D. McRury, Samantha Beauregard, Nikole Seil, Werner Blank, Charles Hegedus
  • Zirconium urethane catalysts
    Patent number: 5965686
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel metal organocomplexes as catalysts for the reaction of compounds with isocyanate and hydroxy functional groups to form urethane and/or polyurethane and the process employing such catalysts. More particularly, the present invention is directed to novel complexes of zirconium or hafnium with diketones or alkylacetoacetoates. These novel catalysts are useful for the production of urethanes and polyurethanes which are important in many industrial applications, such as: coatings, foams, adhesives, sealants, and reaction injection molding (RIM) plastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: King Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Blank, Zhiqiang Alex He, Marie Emmanuelle Picci, John James Florio
  • Zirconium urethane catalysts
    Patent number: 5846897
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel metal organocomplexes as catalysts for the reaction of compounds with isocyanate and hydroxy functional groups to form urethane and/or polyurethane and the process employing such catalysts. More particularly, the present invention is directed to novel complexes of zirconium or hafnium with diketones or alkylacetoacetoates. These novel catalysts are useful for the production of urethanes and polyurethanes which are important in many industrial applications, such as: coatings, foams, adhesives, sealants, and reaction injection molding (RIM) plastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: King Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Blank, Zhiqiang Alex He, Marie Emmanuelle Picci, John James Florio