Patents by Inventor B. Thomas Roberts

B. Thomas Roberts 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).

  • Thoracic graft having yarn modifications
    Patent number: 10292809
    Abstract: An endoluminal prosthesis (110) for a curved vessel includes a tubular graft defining a lumen between a proximal end and a distal end, the tubular graft comprising a proximal section (114) and a second section distal (116) of the proximal section, where a proximal end of the second section is adjacent to a distal end of the proximal section. The proximal section includes a first biocompatible material having pliable textile strands aligned in a first direction interwoven with pliable textile strands aligned in a second direction. The second section includes a second biocompatible material having textile strands aligned in a first direction interwoven with textile strands aligned in a second direction, where the proximal section is more pliable than the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Shyam S V Kuppurathanam, B. Thomas Roberts
  • THORACIC GRAFT HAVING YARN MODIFICATIONS
    Publication number: 20120253452
    Abstract: An endoluminal prosthesis (110) for a curved vessel includes a tubular graft defining a lumen between a proximal end and a distal end, the tubular graft comprising a proximal section (114) and a second section distal (116) of the proximal section, where a proximal end of the second section is adjacent to a distal end of the proximal section. The proximal section includes a first biocompatible material having pliable textile strands aligned in a first direction interwoven with pliable textile strands aligned in a second direction. The second section includes a second biocompatible material having textile strands aligned in a first direction interwoven with textile strands aligned in a second direction, where the proximal section is more pliable than the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Shyam SV Kuppurathanam, B. Thomas Roberts