Patents by Inventor Art Miller

Art Miller 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).

  • Straightening and centerless grinding of wire for use with medical devices
    Patent number: 8113916
    Abstract: The invention includes methods of manufacturing shafts to be used in medical devices. In particular, methods are disclosed to improve straightness and profile of wire used to form guidewires. The wire is preferably twist-straightened with a desired twist orientation, followed by grinding a desired profile on an apparatus having a spin configuration that is aligned in the same direction as the twist orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Art Miller, Charles B. Sjostrom
  • Straightening and centerless grinding of wire for use with medical devices
    Publication number: 20040142643
    Abstract: The invention includes methods of manufacturing shafts to be used in medical devices. In particular, methods are disclosed to improve straightness and profile of wire used to form guidewires. The wire is preferably twist-straightened with a desired twist orientation, followed by grinding a desired profile on an apparatus having a spin configuration that is aligned in the same direction as the twist orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Art Miller, Charles B. Sjostrom