Patents by Inventor Daniel Kermit Hill

Daniel Kermit Hill 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).

  • Catheter with unitary component
    Patent number: 7534224
    Abstract: A unitary component having a tip portion integrally formed with an expandable sleeve portion. Other aspects of the present invention are related to a catheter incorporating a unitary component. Still other aspects of the present invention will be apparent upon reading the remainder of the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Gregory Triebes, Michael Allen Kenowski, Donald J. McMichael, Netty Dawn DiViesti, Daniel Kermit Hill
  • Process for producing unitary component and a catheter having a unitary component
    Publication number: 20040103987
    Abstract: The present invention relates a process for making a unitary component which may be used with catheters. More specifically, one embodiment of this invention relates to a process for producing a unitary component having a tip integrally formed with a means for expansion. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of producing a catheter having a unitary component wherein the tip of the unitary component is integrally formed with a means for expansion. Other aspects of the present invention will be apparent upon reading the remainder of the disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Gregory Triebes, Michael Allen Kenowski, Donald J. McMichael, Netty Dawn DiViesti, Daniel Kermit Hill
  • Process for securing a tip member to a catheter during production of the tip member
    Publication number: 20040103518
    Abstract: A process for producing a catheter having a head, a shaft, a distal end, and a tip member wherein the tip member is secured onto the distal end of the catheter during production of the tip member. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a process for producing a catheter. The process including providing a catheter with a proximal end, a shaft, an interior, an exterior, and a distal end; and producing a balloon member having a proximal end and a distal end; wherein the distal end of the balloon member is attached to the distal end of the catheter during production of the balloon member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Gregory Triebes, Michael Allen Kenowski, Donald J. McMichael, Netty Dawn DiViesti, Daniel Kermit Hill
  • Catheter with unitary component
    Publication number: 20040106900
    Abstract: A unitary component having a tip portion integrally formed with an expandable sleeve portion. Other aspects of the present invention are related to a catheter incorporating a unitary component. Still other aspects of the present invention will be apparent upon reading the remainder of the disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Gregory Triebes, Michael Allen Kenowski, Donald J. McMichael, Netty Dawn DiViesti, Daniel Kermit Hill