Patents by Inventor John D. Ballard

John D. Ballard 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).

  • Publication number: 20240180569
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the systems, methods, and devices are provided for controlled operation of an intravascular lithotripsy (“IVL”) system for breaking up calcified lesions in an anatomical conduit. More specifically, control arrangements are disclosed concerning managing and/or providing electrical energy to generate an electrical arc between a set of spaced-apart electrodes disposed within a fluid-fillable member, wherein the IVL system may be powered by an AC power source and/or a DC power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: John R. Ballard, Jason W. Staab, Austin P. Petronack, J. Samuel Batchelder, Jacob T. Williams, Donald D. Hanson, Thomas D. Brindley, Scott P. Boeshart, Jeffrey T. Moriarty
  • Publication number: 20240156476
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the systems, methods, and devices are provided for controlled operation of an intravascular lithotripsy system for breaking up calcified lesions in an anatomical conduit. More specifically, control arrangements are disclosed concerning managing and/or providing electrical energy to generate an electrical arc between a set of spaced-apart electrodes disposed within a fluid-filled member configured to contain a conductive fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Jason W. Staab, Austin P. Petronack, John R. Ballard, J. Samuel Batchelder, Jacob T. Williams, Donald D. Hanson, Thomas D. Brindley, Scott P. Boeshart, Jeffrey T. Moriarty
  • Publication number: 20240156477
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the systems, methods, and devices are provided for controlled operation of an intravascular lithotripsy system for breaking up calcified lesions in an anatomical conduit. More specifically, control arrangements are disclosed concerning managing and/or providing electrical energy to generate an electrical arc between a set of spaced-apart electrodes disposed within fluid-fillable member are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: John R. Ballard, Jason W. Staab, Austin P. Petronack, J. Samuel Batchelder, Jacob T. Williams, Donald D. Hanson, Thomas D. Brindley, Scott P. Boeshart, Jeffrey T. Moriarty
  • Publication number: 20240156478
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the systems, methods, and devices are provided for controlled operation of an intravascular lithotripsy (“IVL”) system for breaking up calcified lesions in an anatomical conduit. More specifically, control arrangements are disclosed concerning managing and/or providing and/or assessing the electrical energy needed to generate an electrical arc between a set of spaced-apart electrodes disposed within a fluid-fillable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: John R. Ballard, Jason W. Staab, Austin P. Petronack, J. Samuel Batchelder, Jacob T. Williams, Donald D. Hanson, Thomas D. Brindley, Scott P. Boeshart, Jeffrey T. Moriarty
  • Patent number: 11957369
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the systems, methods and devices are provided for breaking up calcified lesions in an anatomical conduit. More specifically, an electrical arc is generated between two spaced-apart electrodes disposed within a fluid-filled balloon, creating a subsonic pressure wave. In some embodiments, the electrodes comprise a plurality of points or extensions that allow the electrical arc to form at any one of the plurality of points to, among other things, extend the electrode life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Nextern Innovation, LLC
    Inventors: Sam Batchelder, John R. Ballard, Robert D'Agostino, Michael P. Brenzel, Jacon W. Staab
  • Patent number: 7774359
    Abstract: System and method for notifying a user of an occurrence of a defined condition in a process. The process includes a plurality of event records associated with the process; each of the plurality of event records includes a plurality of data fields having data relating to the process. A subset of the plurality of event records is defined where the subset relates to the defined condition. The data in the defined subset is updated at a predetermined time interval. The user is notified when the updated data of the defined subset indicates that the defined condition has occurred. The subset may alternatively be defined as a function of a current time, a last run time and the defined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gueorgui B. Chkodrov, Ahmed M. S. A. W. Moustafa, David S. Taniguchi, John D. Ballard, Richard Z. Jason
  • Patent number: 7237184
    Abstract: A method for promoting properties for processing a message in a business automation system includes the steps of receiving a message which has a plurality of parts where each part has associated properties; identifying the associated properties to be promoted; extracting the information of the promoted property; storing the information of the promoted property in a memory; and processing the message by accessing the information of the promoted property from the memory instead of directly from the message. The method may further include correlating a received message with an earlier processed message by using a correlation method utilizing a strong naming convention to generate a correlation identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John D. Ballard, Wei-Lun Lo, Bimal K. Mehta