Patents by Inventor Bill Fender

Bill Fender 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).

  • Implantable band with attachment mechanism having dissimilar material properties
    Publication number: 20050002984
    Abstract: An implantable band for placement around an anatomical passageway, such as the stomach or other lumen, has a strap made of material having at least one first material property, and has an attachment mechanism having material which has at least one second material property which is different from the first material property. The attachment mechanism may include plastically or elastically deformable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Randal Byrum, Jeffrey Wiley, Sean Conlon, Bill Fender, Mark Tsonton, Mark Ortiz, Adam Dunki-Jacobs