William W Kim

US Patent:

49368532, Jun 26, 1990

Filed:

Jan 11, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/295845

Inventors:

Dennis F. Fabian - Short Hills NJ
William C. Kim - Los Angeles CA
Rick W. Basset - Los Fresnos TX
Michael A. Jacobs - Baltimore MD

Assignee:

Kirschner Medical Corporation - Timonium MD

International Classification:

A61F 238

US Classification:

623 20

Abstract:

The present invention relates to an implantable knee joint prosthesis which is designed to replace the engaging surfaces of the femur and tibia of a dysfunctional human knee joint. In its most general form, the invention comprises an implantable knee joint prosthesis having a tibial stem portion, a tibial tray portion, an interchangeable modular articulating surface member which is removably attached to the tibial tray portion, and a femoral portion adapted to cooperatively bear upon the articulating surface. The invention also features a dual locking mechanism which attaches the articulating surface to the tibial tray portion by means of a locking lip and flange arrangement together with a locking screw which fits into the tibial stem portion.

US Patent:

20230029010, Jan 26, 2023

Filed:

Jul 14, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/375120

Inventors:

WILLIAM KIM - MCKINNEY TX, US

International Classification:

A23K 20/28
A23K 20/10
A23K 20/24
A23K 50/30

Abstract:

A functional feed additive which may promote metabolism in livestock without the use of separate antibiotics, antibacterial agents and growth hormones, thereby increasing autoimmune cells to maximize the autoimmunity of livestock against various diseases, and which makes it possible to obtain meat containing increased amounts of unsaturated fatty acids beneficial to the human body and which has an effect of significantly reducing the complex odor of livestock excrement by removing ammonia gas (NH) generated from livestock excrement.