Patents by Inventor Brian Heaton

Brian Heaton 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: 20220087712
    Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates an introducer sheath with a partially annealed metal frame. The introducer sheaths described herein include a hub coupled to a shaft. The shaft comprises a braided wire frame with (i) an annealed distal portion that prevents the braided wire frame from unraveling at a distal end, and (ii) a second portion that is unannealed; a jacket encompassing the braided wire frame; and a liner forming an inner wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: David Cise, Doug Hales, Alex Singleton, Brian Heaton
  • Publication number: 20180310957
    Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates an introducer sheath with a partially annealed metal frame. The introducer sheaths described herein include a hub coupled to a shaft. The shaft comprises a braided wire frame with (i) an annealed distal portion that prevents the braided wire frame from unraveling at a distal end, and (ii) a second portion that is unannealed; a jacket encompassing the braided wire frame; and a liner forming an inner wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: David Cise, Doug Hales, Alex Singleton, Brian Heaton
  • Patent number: D382674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Tropsport Acquisitions Inc.
    Inventors: Wilson Minnaar, Brian Heaton, Gina Tremblay