Patents by Inventor Brian C. Lentz

Brian C. Lentz 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).

  • Inflatable imbibed polymer devices
    Patent number: 10881840
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stretchable material suitable for use in an inflatable medical device. The stretchable material has at least one reinforcing polymer layer with a top and bottom side forming a porous matrix which is imbibed with a sealing material to infiltrate and substantially seal spaces of the porous matrix and extend beyond the reinforcing polymer layer to form a surface coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex R. Hobson, Michael Houghton, David R. King, Joseph E. Korleski, Jr., Brian C. Lentz, Kenneth Newcomb, Peter J. Roeber, John Streeter
  • INFLATABLE IMBIBED POLYMER DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180154121
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stretchable material suitable for use in an inflatable medical device. The stretchable material has at least one reinforcing polymer layer with a top and bottom side forming a porous matrix which is imbibed with a sealing material to infiltrate and substantially seal spaces of the porous matrix and extend beyond the reinforcing polymer layer to form a surface coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Alex R. Hobson, Michael Houghton, David R. King, Joseph E. Korleski, JR., Brian C. Lentz, Kenneth Newcomb, Peter J. Roeber, John Streeter
  • Inflatable imbibed polymer devices
    Patent number: 9878133
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stretchable material suitable for use in an inflatable medical device. The stretchable material has at least one reinforcing polymer layer with a top and bottom side forming a porous matrix which is imbibed with a sealing material to infiltrate and substantially seal spaces of the porous matrix and extend beyond the reinforcing polymer layer to form a surface coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex R. Hobson, Michael Houghton, David R. King, Joseph E. Korleski, Jr., Brian C. Lentz, Kenneth Newcomb, Peter J. Roeber, John Streeter
  • INFLATABLE IMBIBED POLYMER DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160317717
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stretchable material suitable for use in an inflatable medical device. The stretchable material has at least one reinforcing polymer layer with a top and bottom side forming a porous matrix which is imbibed with a sealing material to infiltrate and substantially seal spaces of the porous matrix and extend beyond the reinforcing polymer layer to form a surface coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Alex R. Hobson, Michael Houghton, David R. King, Joseph E. Korleski, JR., Brian C. Lentz, Kenneth Newcomb, Peter J. Roeber, John Streeter
  • Inflatable Imbibed Polymer Devices
    Publication number: 20160038649
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stretchable material suitable for use in an inflatable medical device. The stretchable material has at least one reinforcing polymer layer with a top and bottom side forming a porous matrix which is imbibed with a sealing material to infiltrate and substantially seal spaces of the porous matrix and extend beyond the reinforcing polymer layer to form a surface coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Alex R. Hobson, Michael Houghton, David R. King, Joseph E. Korleski, JR., Brian C. Lentz, Kenneth Newcomb, Peter J. Roeber, John Streeter
  • Inflatable imbibed polymer devices
    Patent number: 9180279
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stretchable material suitable for use in an inflatable medical device. The stretchable material has at least one reinforcing polymer layer with a top and bottom side forming a porous matrix which is imbibed with a sealing material to infiltrate and substantially seal spaces of the porous matrix and extend beyond the reinforcing polymer layer to form a surface coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex R. Hobson, Michael Houghton, David R. King, Joseph E. Korleski, Jr., Brian C. Lentz, Kenneth Newcomb, Peter J. Roeber, John Streeter
  • Inflatable imbibed polymer devices
    Publication number: 20080125710
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stretchable material suitable for use in an inflatable medical device. The stretchable material has at least one reinforcing polymer layer with a top and bottom side forming a porous matrix which is imbibed with a sealing material to infiltrate and substantially seal spaces of the porous matrix and extend beyond the reinforcing polymer layer to form a surface coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Alex R. Hobson, Michael Houghton, David R. King, Joseph E. Korleski, Brian C. Lentz, Kenneth Newcomb, Peter J. Roeber, John Streeter