Patents by Inventor Jerome Hester

Jerome Hester 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: 11969200
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to devices, systems, and methods of shaping, shrinking, opening, dilating, stiffening, or otherwise modifying a Eustachian tube and its surrounding tissue in order to improve the Eustachian tube's function. For example, patients with blocked, closed, or hypertrophic Eustachian tubes may be able to achieve improved function including easier equalization of pressure between the inner ear and environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Aerin Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Hester, Andrew Frazier, Gregory Ng, Scott J. Wolf
  • Publication number: 20210052318
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to devices, systems, and methods of shaping, shrinking, opening, dilating, stiffening, or otherwise modifying a Eustachian tube and its surrounding tissue in order to improve the Eustachian tube's function. For example, patients with blocked, closed, or hypertrophic Eustachian tubes may be able to achieve improved function including easier equalization of pressure between the inner ear and environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jerome Hester, Andrew Frazier, Gregory Ng, Scott J. Wolf
  • Patent number: 10864035
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to devices, systems, and methods of shaping, shrinking, opening, dilating, stiffening, or otherwise modifying a Eustachian tube and its surrounding tissue in order to improve the Eustachian tube's function. For example, patients with blocked, closed, or hypertrophic Eustachian tubes may be able to achieve improved function including easier equalization of pressure between the inner ear and environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Aerin Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Hester, Andrew Frazier, Gregory Ng, Scott J. Wolf
  • Patent number: 10716701
    Abstract: The invention relates to devices and methods for monitoring, diagnosing and/or treating sleep apnea. Devices of the invention comprise a mouthpiece having a filter assembly and a microchip. Devices of the invention may also comprise a nasal splint having a filter assembly and a microchip. The invention also relates to a system comprising devices of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: ALLREST TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Robert S De Heer, Jerome Hester, Juan Ramon Zarco
  • Publication number: 20190290865
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for delivering an anesthetic agent to a target tissue in a nasal cavity of a patient. The apparatus includes an elongated shaft with a proximal end and a distal end. The apparatus also includes an absorbent plug coupled to the distal end of the elongated shaft. The absorbent plug is configured to occupy a first volume in a compressed state and a second volume in an uncompressed state. The absorbent plug is configured to store an anesthetic agent and deliver the anesthetic agent to the target tissue in the nasal cavity by contacting the target tissue. The apparatus also includes a sheath at least partially covering the absorbent plug. The sheath retains the absorbent plug in the compressed state when positioned at least partially over the absorbent plug, and removal of the sheath allows for the absorbent plug to expand to the uncompressed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Fahey, William Jason Fox, Jerome Hester, Mojgan Saadat, Vahid Saadat
  • Publication number: 20170312118
    Abstract: The invention relates to devices and methods for monitoring, diagnosing and/or treating sleep apnea. Devices of the invention comprise a mouthpiece having a filter assembly and a microchip. Devices of the invention may also comprise a nasal splint having a filter assembly and a microchip. The invention also relates to a system comprising devices of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: ALLREST TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Robert S. DE HEER, Jerome HESTER, Juan Ramon ZARCO
  • Publication number: 20170252089
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to devices, systems, and methods of shaping, shrinking, opening, dilating, stiffening, or otherwise modifying a Eustachian tube and its surrounding tissue in order to improve the Eustachian tube's function. For example, patients with blocked, closed, or hypertrophic Eustachian tubes may be able to achieve improved function including easier equalization of pressure between the inner ear and environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Aerin Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Hester, Andrew Frazier, Gregory Ng, Scott J. Wolf