Patents by Inventor Alfred A. Alpini

Alfred A. Alpini 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 balloons with integrated non-distensible seals
    Patent number: 9126007
    Abstract: A catheter balloon with integral non-distending regions having a plurality of layers which wind around the balloon material and overlap to form an angle of between 45 and 90 degrees relative to each other upon inflation, and methods of making the non-distending regions are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred A. Alpini, Carey V. Campbell, Sherif A. Eskaros, David R. King, Joseph E. Korleski, James W. Mann, Lonzo C. McLaughlin, Kenneth R. Newcomb, Peter J. Roeber
  • CATHETER BALLOONS WITH INTEGRATED NON-DISTENSIBLE SEALS
    Publication number: 20140138017
    Abstract: A catheter balloon with integral non-distending regions having a plurality of layers which wind around the balloon material and overlap to form an angle of between 45 and 90 degrees relative to each other upon inflation, and methods of making the non-distending regions are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred A. Alpini, Carey V. Campbell, Sherif A. Eskaros, David R. King, Joseph E. Korleski, James W. Mann, Lonzo C. McLaughlin, Kenneth R. Newcomb, Peter J. Roeber
  • Catheter balloons with integrated non-distensible seals
    Patent number: 8636690
    Abstract: A catheter balloon with integral non-distending regions having a plurality of layers which wind around the balloon material and overlap to form an angle of between 45 and 90 degrees relative to each other upon inflation, and methods of making the non-distending regions are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred A. Alpini, Carey V. Campbell, Sherif Eskaros, David R. King, Joseph E. Korleski, Jr., James William Mann, Lonzo C. McLaughlin, Kenneth Newcomb, Peter J. Roeber
  • Non-shortening high angle wrapped balloons
    Patent number: 8585640
    Abstract: The present invention provides a balloon which achieves diameters greater than 6 mm for securement to a catheter. The balloon includes an elastomeric generally hollow pressure expandable body which exhibits essentially radial symmetry and constant length when expanded under an internally applied minimum working pressure from an uninflated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred A. Alpini, Michael Houghton, Kenneth Newcomb, Jeffrey Towler
  • Non-Shortening High Angle Wrapped Balloons
    Publication number: 20100262178
    Abstract: The present invention provides a balloon which achieves diameters greater than 6 mm for securement to a catheter. The balloon includes an elastomeric generally hollow pressure expandable body which exhibits essentially radial symmetry and constant length when expanded under an internally applied minimum working pressure from an uninflated state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Alfred A. Alpini, Michael Houghton, Kenneth Newcomb, Jeffrey Towler
  • Non-shortening high angle wrapped balloons
    Patent number: 7785290
    Abstract: The present invention provides a balloon which achieves diameters greater than 6 mm for securement to a catheter. The balloon includes an elastomeric generally hollow pressure expandable body which exhibits essentially radial symmetry and constant length when expanded under an internally applied minimum working pressure from an uninflated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred A. Alpini, Michael Houghton, Kenneth Newcomb, Jeffrey Towler
  • Catheter balloons with integrated non-distensible seals
    Publication number: 20100049123
    Abstract: A catheter balloon with integral non-distending regions having a plurality of layers which wind around the balloon material and overlap to form an angle of between 45 and 90 degrees relative to each other upon inflation, and methods of making the non-distending regions are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Alfred A. Alpini, Carey V. Campbell, Sherif Eskaros, David R. King, Joseph E. Korleski, JR., James William Mann, Lonzo C. McLaughlin, Kenneth Newcomb, Peter J. Roeber
  • Catheter balloons with integrated non-distensible seals
    Publication number: 20080125711
    Abstract: A catheter balloon with integral non-distending regions having a plurality of layers which wind around the balloon material and overlap to form an angle of between 45 and 90 degrees relative to each other upon inflation, and methods of making the non-distending regions are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Alfred A. Alpini, Carey V. Campbell, Sherif Eskaros, David R. King, Joesph E. Korleski, James William Mann, Lonzo C McLaughlin, Kenneth Newcomb, Peter J. Roeber
  • Non-shortening high angle wrapped balloons
    Publication number: 20080097301
    Abstract: The present invention provides a balloon which achieves diameters greater than 6 mm for securement to a catheter. The balloon includes an elastomeric generally hollow pressure expandable body which exhibits essentially radial symmetry and constant length when expanded under an internally applied minimum working pressure from an uninflated state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Alfred A. Alpini, Michael Houghton, Kenneth Newcomb, Jeffrey Towler