Rybolt
Dennis W. Rybolt, Beecher, IL US
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20110052756 | CHEWING GUM MANUFACTURE - A chewing gum sheet is formed without substantial use of a powdered non-stick agent by extruding a slab having a tacky surface of heated chewing gum composition onto a moving conveyor; cooling the slab on the conveyor sufficiently to cool the surface of the slab; and passing the slab from the conveyor through at least one cooled roller to form a chewing gum sheet with predetermined dimensions. | 03-03-2011 |
Jeff A. Rybolt, Fort Wayne, IN US
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20100209666 | Rough Porous Constructs - One aspect of the present invention provides methods comprising applying a material that comprises aspherical metallic particles onto at least one surface of a porous construct, thereby forming a coating on the construct. The present disclosure also provides implants that are produced in accordance with the disclosed methods. In another aspect, there are provided methods for processing a green body comprising a powder mixture in which a metal powder and a space filler assume respective positions, comprising applying a material that comprises aspherical metallic particles to at least one surface of the green body, thereby forming a coating on the green body. Such methods may further comprise sintering the green body, thereby forming an implant. The present invention also provides implants that are produced in accordance with such methods. The application of the presently disclosed porous coating products to one or more of the outer surfaces of bodies for use as orthopedic implants increases friction between such implants and bone while providing a network of interconnected pores for secure fixation of the implant to bone by the ingrowth of bone tissue. | 08-19-2010 |
Jeffrey A. Rybolt, Fort Wayne, IN US
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20090326670 | ACETABULAR PROSTHESIS SYSTEM - An acetabular prosthesis system configured to be coupled to a surgically-prepared acetabulum includes an acetabular shell, an augment component, and a fastener configured to couple the acetabular shell and the augment component together. | 12-31-2009 |
20110029092 | PROSTHESIS WITH SURFACES HAVING DIFFERENT TEXTURES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE PROSTHESIS - A joint prosthesis system is suitable for cemented fixation. The system has two metal implant components and a bearing. One of the metal implant components has an articulation surface for articulation with the bearing. The other metal implant component has a mounting surface for supporting the bearing. One of the metal implant components includes a solid metal portion and a porous metal portion. The porous metal portion has surfaces with different characteristics, such as roughness, to improve bone fixation, ease removal of the implant component in a revision surgery, reduce soft tissue irritation, improve the strength of a sintered bond between the solid and porous metal portions, or reduce or eliminate the possibility of blood traveling through the porous metal portion into the joint space. A method of making the joint prosthesis is also disclosed. The invention may also be applied to discrete porous metal implant components, such as augment. | 02-03-2011 |
20110068500 | MOLD DESIGN AND POWDER MOLDING PROCESS - Provided are molds comprising a substantially concave portion, and a cap portion that is configured for removable attachment to the substantially concave portion and comprises a mandrel formed from a substantially rigid material, wherein the cap portion and the substantially concave portion, when attached, define an internal space having a three-dimensional shape. Among other benefits, the disclosed devices and methods of using such devices provide more uniform and repeatable compaction than conventional molds, and can be used to produce compacted structures having more dimensionally accurate and repeatable surface features, thereby yielding a better, more optimal near net shaped part. | 03-24-2011 |
20110264232 | Acetabular Prosthesis System - An acetabular prosthesis system configured to be coupled to a surgically-prepared acetabulum includes an acetabular shell, an augment component, and a fastener configured to couple the acetabular shell and the augment component together. | 10-27-2011 |
20140277547 | MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY OF PEGS TO PROSTHESIS - An orthopaedic prosthesis for cementless fixation has a solid metal base and porous metal pegs extending out from the base. The pegs are mechanically, rather than metallurgically, fixed to the base. A process for making such a prosthesis is also disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
Jeffrey A. Rybolt, Fort Wayn, IN US
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20090292365 | Implants With Roughened Surfaces - Provided are methods for processing a green body that includes compacted metal powder, comprising impacting the green body with a particulate material for a time and under conditions effective to displace a portion of the metal powder from the green body. The present methods can be used to prepare green bodies that have “roughened” surfaces and that can be used to make orthopedic implants displaying low movement relative to bone when installed in situ, which corresponds to higher stability upon implantation and decreases the time required for biological fixation of the implant. Also provided are implants comprising a metallic matrix, and methods comprising surgically installing an implant prepared from a “surface roughened” green body in accordance with the present invention. | 11-26-2009 |
Mark Rybolt, Bedford, IA US
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20120146653 | Trailer Light Testing Apparatus - A trailer light tester for supplying DC current to at least one circuit in a trailer where a seven pin female connector is rigidly and securely attached to a side or rear panel of the trailer light tester wherein, when the seven pin female connector which is rigidly and securely attached to the light tester is connected to the seven pin male connector which is rigidly and securely attached to the front end of the body of a truck trailer, the light tester is rigidly and securely attached to and is fully supported by the seven pin connector attached to the body of the truck trailer and projects out from the front end of the truck trailer body without requiring any additional support. | 06-14-2012 |