Patents by Inventor Brant Maines

Brant Maines 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).

  • Suit For Athletic Activities
    Publication number: 20180035727
    Abstract: A suit wearable by a human user includes a torso section, two arm sections extending from an upper portion of the torso section, and two leg sections extending from a lower portion of the torso section. At least one of an arm section and a leg section includes at least one exterior surface region that is uneven and having at least one of a different surface friction property and a different surface roughness property in relation to at least one exterior surface region of the torso section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Cumiskey, Kevin Fallon, Chris Laughman, Diaa Abbas, Brian Smith, Wendell Baker, Brant Maines, Bruce Davis
  • Apparatus and method for temporarily clamping a tubular graft to a prosthetic cardiac valve
    Publication number: 20060095117
    Abstract: An apparatus for temporarily clamping a tubular graft to a prosthetic cardiac valve includes a tube having a proximal end and a distal end and a clamping line partially disposed within the tube and having a secured end fastened to the tube and a free end extending from the tube. The clamping line forms a loop extending from the proximal end of the tube that is adapted to expand as the free end is advanced into the tube and is contracted as the free end is withdrawn from the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Carl Popelar, Brant Maines, Norma Gonzalez, David Mester