Patents by Inventor Laura Melton Kalvass

Laura Melton Kalvass 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).

  • System for coating a stent
    Patent number: 10232401
    Abstract: A systems and method for reducing coating defects on a stent may involve a support apparatus comprising wire cage for carrying a stent. The support apparatus may have no structure that extends inside the stent. A support apparatus may include a plurality of wires that pass through the stent but do not pass through the midplane of the stent. A support apparatus may contact only the proximal ends of the stent. The method may involve keeping the stent in motion during a spray coating process to prevent the stent from having a point remain in continuous contact with a support apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular
    Inventors: Stephen D. Pacetti, Laura Melton Kalvass
  • Method for coating a stent
    Patent number: 9415416
    Abstract: A systems and method for reducing coating defects on a stent may involve a support apparatus comprising wire cage for carrying a stent. The support apparatus may have no structure that extends inside the stent. A support apparatus may include a plurality of wires that pass through the stent but do not pass through the midplane of the stent. A support apparatus may contact only the proximal ends of the stent. The method may involve keeping the stent in motion during a spray coating process to prevent the stent from having a point remain in continuous contact with a support apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Pacetti, Laura Melton Kalvass
  • SYSTEM FOR COATING A STENT
    Publication number: 20140041580
    Abstract: A systems and method for reducing coating defects on a stent may involve a support apparatus comprising wire cage for carrying a stent. The support apparatus may have no structure that extends inside the stent. A support apparatus may include a plurality of wires that pass through the stent but do not pass through the midplane of the stent. A support apparatus may contact only the proximal ends of the stent. The method may involve keeping the stent in motion during a spray coating process to prevent the stent from having a point remain in continuous contact with a support apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Pacetti, Laura Melton Kalvass
  • METHOD FOR COATING A STENT
    Publication number: 20140037833
    Abstract: A systems and method for reducing coating defects on a stent may involve a support apparatus comprising wire cage for carrying a stent. The support apparatus may have no structure that extends inside the stent. A support apparatus may include a plurality of wires that pass through the stent but do not pass through the midplane of the stent. A support apparatus may contact only the proximal ends of the stent. The method may involve keeping the stent in motion during a spray coating process to prevent the stent from having a point remain in continuous contact with a support apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Pacetti, Laura Melton Kalvass
  • System for coating a stent
    Patent number: 8573148
    Abstract: A systems and method for reducing coating defects on a stent may involve a support apparatus comprising wire cage for carrying a stent. The support apparatus may have no structure that extends inside the stent. A support apparatus may include a plurality of wires that pass through the stent but do not pass through the midplane of the stent. A support apparatus may contact only the proximal ends of the stent. The method may involve keeping the stent in motion during a spray coating process to prevent the stent from having a point remain in continuous contact with a support apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Pacetti, Laura Melton Kalvass