Patents by Inventor Bruce Rittenour

Bruce Rittenour 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).

  • MARKED GUIDEWIRES
    Publication number: 20150374957
    Abstract: This invention is directed towards a guidewire comprising an elongated core having a proximal section and a distal section. One or the other of the proximal or distal sections of the guidewire have a hydrophobic coating. The hydrophobic coating comprises hydrophobic ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc. d/b/a Lake Region Medical
    Inventors: Chris Minar, Bruce Rittenour
  • Medical devices with aromatic polyimide coating
    Patent number: 7627382
    Abstract: Medical devices that include on at least some portion thereof an aromatic polyimide of the structure: wherein R is a tetravalent aromatic radical, preferably containing at least one ring of six carbon atoms, said ring characterized by benzenoid unsaturation, the four carbonyl groups being attached directly to separate carbon atoms in a ring and each pair of carbonyl groups being attached to adjacent carbon atoms in a ring of the R radical; and wherein R? is a divalent benzenoid radical selected from the group consisting of wherein R? is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene chain having 1-3 carbon atoms, R?? and R?? are selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl. In one embodiment the medical device is a coated lead body. Coated guide wires are a further embodiment. Methods of application are a further embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Minar, Andrew Senn, William Whealon, Bruce Rittenour
  • Medical devices with aromatic polyimide coating
    Publication number: 20060271135
    Abstract: Medical devices that include on at least some portion thereof an aromatic polyimide of the structure: wherein R is a tetravalent aromatic radical, preferably containing at least one ring of six carbon atoms, said ring characterized by benzenoid unsaturation, the four carbonyl groups being attached directly to separate carbon atoms in a ring and each pair of carbonyl groups being attached to adjacent carbon atoms in a ring of the R radical; and wherein R? is a divalent benzenoid radical selected from the group consisting of wherein R? is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene chain having 1-3 carbon atoms, wherein R?? and R?? are selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl. In one embodiment the medical device is a coated lead body. Coated guide wires are a further embodiment. Methods of application are a further embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Minar, Andrew Senn, William Whealon, Bruce Rittenour
  • Marked guidewires
    Publication number: 20050148902
    Abstract: This invention is directed towards a guidewire comprising an elongated core having a proximal section and a distal section. One or the other of the proximal or distal sections of the guidewire have a hydrophobic coating. The hydrophobic coating comprises hydrophobic ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Minar, Bruce Rittenour