Patents by Inventor William D. Patterson

William D. Patterson 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: 9585755
    Abstract: Orthopedic fracture repair implants, systems and methods are disclosed. Implants include one or more of biocompatible sleeves and struts. The implants, systems and methods are applied to bone fractures, such as segmentation fractures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: John Rose, James K. Rains, William D. Patterson, Mark T. Lewis, Gene E. Austin
  • Publication number: 20150250593
    Abstract: Orthopedic fracture repair implants, systems and methods are disclosed. Implants include one or more of biocompatible sleeves and struts. The implants, systems and methods are applied to bone fractures, such as segmentation fractures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: John Rose, James K. Rains, William D. Patterson, Mark T. Lewis, Gene E. Austin
  • Publication number: 20120095463
    Abstract: Systems for bone fracture repair are disclosed. One system includes a biocompatible putty that may be packed about a bone fracture to provide full loadbearing capabilities within days. The disclosed putties create an osteoconductive scaffold for bone regeneration and degrade over time to harmless resorbable byproducts. Fixation devices for contacting an endosteal wall of an intramedullary (IM) canal of a fractured bone are also disclosed. One such fixation device includes a woven elongated structure fabricated from resorbable polymer filaments. The woven elongated structure has resilient properties that allow the woven structure to be radially compressed and delivered to the IM canal using an insertion tube. When the insertion tube is removed, the woven structure expands towards its relaxed cross-sectional width to engage the endosteal wall. The woven elongated structure is impregnated with a resorbable polymer resin that cures in situ, or in the IM canal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: James K. Rains, John Rose, Alan William Bull, Nicola Macauley, David L. Brumfield, William D. Patterson, Graeme Howling
  • Publication number: 20040205523
    Abstract: A statistical process control chart includes a single display for the data and for an analysis of the data, e.g., in the form of one or more graphical charts. The chart can be implemented in a spreadsheet having multiple pages, including a page for entry of the data and a page implementing the single display. Space is also provided for entry of root causes and corrective action. The analysis performed on the data can include a Pareto analysis or a graph of an error rate in parts per million.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Alfred E. Miller, William D. Patterson, Terry J. Hostert