Patents by Inventor Brett J. Wham

Brett J. Wham 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).

  • Patent number: 11826052
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, methods, and systems as relating to occlusion. In certain instances, the apparatuses, methods, and systems may include a device for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body. The device may include a unitary frame having a face portion that includes a center frame portion a plurality of elongate members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Center, Aaron D. Fox, Nathan C. Korey, Edward E. Shaw, Nicholas S. Webster, Brett J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Publication number: 20220401105
    Abstract: A device for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body, the device comprising: a frame having a plurality of elongate members, the frame including: a substantially uniform proximal end of the frame having (i) a center frame portion arranged at the proximal end and (ii) face portions of the plurality of elongate members extending from the center frame portion and including a curved pattern arranged substantially within a first plane approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the frame; a body portion; a membrane coupled to at least the substantially uniform proximal end of the frame; and a coating arranged on at least a portion of the membrane configured to minimize the thrombogenic response of blood contact with the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Aaron D. Fox, Nathan C. Korey, Keith O. Rust, James D. Silverman, Brett J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20220054143
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, methods, and systems as relating to occlusion. In certain instances, the apparatuses, methods, and systems may include a device for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body. The device may include a unitary frame having a face portion that includes a center frame portion a plurality of elongate members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Charles J. Center, Aaron D. Fox, Nathan C. Korey, Edward E. Shaw, Nicholas S. Webster, Brett J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Publication number: 20220031442
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body including a frame having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. In certain instances, the frame includes a waist portion angled relative to the longitudinal axis and one or more anchors arranged along the waist portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Aaron D. Fox, Nicholas S. Webster, Brett J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Patent number: 11173023
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body including a frame having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. In certain instances, the frame includes a waist portion angled relative to the longitudinal axis and one or more anchors arranged along the waist portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron D. Fox, Nicholas S. Webster, Brett J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Patent number: 11129622
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, methods, and systems as relating to occlusion. In certain instances, the apparatuses, methods, and systems may include a device for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body. The device may include a unitary frame having a face portion that includes a center frame portion a plurality of elongate members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Center, Aaron D. Fox, Nathan C. Korey, Edward E. Shaw, Nicholas S. Webster, Brett J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Publication number: 20190110880
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body including a frame having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. In certain instances, the frame includes a waist portion angled relative to the longitudinal axis and one or more anchors arranged along the waist portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron D. Fox, Nicholas S. Webster, Brett J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Patent number: 8294292
    Abstract: An irrigation power system is provided for use with a conventional irrigation conduit having water flow therethrough as a source of hydro energy. In order to convert the hydro energy of the water flow to electrical energy, a power generation module is provided along the irrigation conduit. The electrical energy provided by the power generation module is then provided to a power conditioner to alter the electrical energy to produce a predetermined current. The predetermined current is then sent to a storage device for later use. An irrigation system component then communicates with the storage device to receive electrical power for selective operation of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin M. Irwin, Carlos Antonio Lopez Abundis, David Addai-Gyansa, JeanPaul Vitali Bell, Jonathan Heitzinger, Juan Carlos Lopez, Scott A. McLeod, John Stuart Saenz, Christopher J. Sandy, Dustin Robert Stone, Brett J. Wham
  • Publication number: 20100270803
    Abstract: An irrigation power system is provided for use with a conventional irrigation conduit having water flow therethrough as a source of hydro energy. In order to convert the hydro energy of the water flow to electrical energy, a power generation module is provided along the irrigation conduit. The electrical energy provided by the power generation module is then provided to a power conditioner to alter the electrical energy to produce a predetermined current. The predetermined current is then sent to a storage device for later use. An irrigation system component then communicates with the storage device to receive electrical power for selective operation of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Kevin M. Irwin, Carlos Antonio Lopez Abundis, David Adai-Gyansa, JeanPaul Vitali Bell, Jonathan Heitzinger, Juan Carlos Lopez, Scott A. McLeod, John Stuart Saenz, Christopher J. Sandy, Dustin Robert Stone, Brett J. Wham