Patents by Inventor Benjamin Heard

Benjamin Heard 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: 20250360010
    Abstract: A method of extracting an implant from a vessel includes inserting an extraction device into the vessel. The extraction device includes a hollow body having a cylindrical portion and a bellowed portion. An inner diameter of the bellowed portion increases toward an end of the hollow body. The method also includes sliding the extraction device over an outer surface of the implant such that the hollow body slides between a vessel wall and the implant to move the implant from a deployed position to a non-deployed position within the hollow body. The method can also include removing the extraction device and the implant from the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2025
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Applicant: Hjarta Care, LLC
    Inventors: BRIAN THORSON, KELLIE R. BROWN, BENJAMIN HEARD
  • Patent number: 12396871
    Abstract: A device for extracting an endovascular stent graft from a vessel including a cylindrical body and an opening formed in the cylindrical body. The cylindrical body has a first open end, a second open end, and a sidewall surrounding a hollow bore of the cylindrical body. The opening is formed in the sidewall between the first open end and the second open end forming a first ring portion at the first open end and a second ring portion at the second open end. Additionally, a diameter of the first open end is greater than a diameter of the second open end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: HJARTA CARE, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Thorson, Kellie R. Brown, Benjamin Heard
  • Publication number: 20220296401
    Abstract: A device for extracting an endovascular stent graft from a vessel including a cylindrical body and an opening formed in the cylindrical body. The cylindrical body has a first open end, a second open end, and a sidewall surrounding a hollow bore of the cylindrical body. The opening is formed in the sidewall between the first open end and the second open end forming a first ring portion at the first open end and a second ring portion at the second open end. Additionally, a diameter of the first open end is greater than a diameter of the second open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: BRIAN THORSON, KELLIE R. BROWN, BENJAMIN HEARD
  • Publication number: 20100030927
    Abstract: A method and system in which one or more hardware accelerators are directly accessible via a direct memory access controller (DMAC) including an internal mechanism. In some embodiments, the internal mechanism may include a local interconnect in the DMAC. In other embodiments, a DMAC structure includes a mechanism that provides for streaming data through hardware accelerators and allows for simultaneous reads and writes among multiple endpoint pairs transferring data. For added flexibility and increased independence from a microprocessor, a DMAC may include a command decoder that discovers, decodes and interprets commands in a data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventor: Benjamin Heard