Patents by Inventor Walt H. Bassett

Walt H. Bassett 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: 20190254873
    Abstract: A device drains aqueous humor from an eye. The device includes an inlet conduit positioned at least partially within an anterior chamber. The device includes a housing coupled to the inlet conduit. The housing includes a cavity in fluid communication with the inlet conduit. The inlet conduit includes an inlet passageway allowing aqueous humor to flow from the anterior chamber to the cavity. The device includes an outlet conduit coupled to the housing at a proximal end and in fluid communication with the cavity. The outlet conduit includes an outlet passageway allowing the aqueous humor to flow from the cavity at the proximal end to an external ocular surface via an outlet opening at the distal end. The device includes an anti-clogging element coupled to the outlet conduit and configured to prevent or remove an obstruction of the outlet conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Lucinda J. Camras, Rolf Erik Ypma, Walt H. Bassett
  • Patent number: 4981898
    Abstract: A composition comprising a blend of a polyester resin and a polycarbonate resin are provided with a transesterification reaction hindering amount of a metaphosphate fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Walt H. Bassett