Patents by Inventor C. Kenneth French
C. Kenneth French 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).
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Publication number: 20180008447Abstract: A bariatric clamp may include substrate members overmolded in polymer forming first and second elongated portions, a bight portion having a flexible hinge, one or more inflatable portions disposed at least partially along interior sections of the first and second elongated portions; and a port coupled to at least one of the inflatable portions and configured to adjust inflation of the inflatable portions. The inflatable portions are provided to assist in retaining the clamp in a closed position to partition the stomach and to adjust a pressure of the clamp when partitioning the stomach.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: Advanced Bariatric Technology, LLCInventors: Moises Jacobs, Jesús R. Armenteros, C. Kenneth French
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Publication number: 20170360447Abstract: A surgical clamp may have two elongated members with a bight portion that joins the two elongated members at a proximal end of the clamp and that may bias the two elongated members in an open position at a distal end. The bight portion may have one or more engagement features, such as a slotted aperture or other engagement or coupling feature. A clasp mechanism at the distal end of the clamp may have a male or first component disposed on or adjacent one of the two elongated members and a female or second component disposed on or adjacent the other of the two elongated members at the distal end of the clamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: Advanced Bariatric Technology, LLCInventors: Jesús R. Armenteros, Moises Jacobs, C. Kenneth French, Garrett Barker
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Patent number: 9808257Abstract: A surgical clamp may have two elongated members with a bight portion that joins the two elongated members at a proximal end of the clamp and that may bias the two elongated members in an open position at a distal end. The bight portion may have one or more engagement features, such as a slotted aperture or other engagement or coupling feature. A clasp mechanism at the distal end of the clamp may have a male or first component disposed on or adjacent one of the two elongated members and a female or second component disposed on or adjacent the other of the two elongated members at the distal end of the clamp.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Advanced Bariatric Technology, LLCInventors: Jesús R. Armenteros, Moises Jacobs, C. Kenneth French, Garrett Barker
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Patent number: 9719274Abstract: Some embodiments of the present door handles include a housing, a hand sanitizer delivery system coupled to the housing, the hand sanitizer delivery system having a reservoir configured to contain hand sanitizer, a nozzle in selective fluid communication with the reservoir, and a pump configured to communicate hand sanitizer from the reservoir to the nozzle, and a first lever movably coupled to the housing, where the housing is configured to be mounted to a door having a movable latch such that movement of the first lever a first distance in a first direction actuates the door latch, and where the hand sanitizer delivery system can be actuated independently of the door latch. In some embodiments, the housing is configured to be mounted to the door such that movement of the first lever a second distance, smaller than the first distance, in the first direction actuates the hand sanitizer delivery system.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: SETON HEALTHCARE FAMILYInventors: James Allred, C. Kenneth French
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Publication number: 20160230418Abstract: Some embodiments of the present door handles include a housing, a hand sanitizer delivery system coupled to the housing, the hand sanitizer delivery system having a reservoir configured to contain hand sanitizer, a nozzle in selective fluid communication with the reservoir, and a pump configured to communicate hand sanitizer from the reservoir to the nozzle, and a first lever movably coupled to the housing, where the housing is configured to be mounted to a door having a movable latch such that movement of the first lever a first distance in a first direction actuates the door latch, and where the hand sanitizer delivery system can be actuated independently of the door latch. In some embodiments, the housing is configured to be mounted to the door such that movement of the first lever a second distance, smaller than the first distance, in the first direction actuates the hand sanitizer delivery system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: James ALLRED, C. Kenneth FRENCH
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Publication number: 20160058594Abstract: A bariatric clamp may include substrate members overmolded in polymer forming first and second elongated portions with insert portions, and a bight portion having a flexible hinge wherein the inserts are engaged via a magnetic force to retain the clamp in a closed position to partition the stomach. In another embodiment, the bariatric clamp may include substrate members overmolded in polymer forming first and second elongated portions and a bight portion having a flexible hinge, wherein the first and second elongated portions are curved to conform to a curvature of a patient's stomach. In another embodiment, the bariatric clamp may include substrate members overmolded in polymer forming first and second elongated portions each having one or more suture portions formed via one or more recesses formed in the substrate members.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Jesús R. Armenteros, C. Kenneth French, Moises Jacobs
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Patent number: 9023105Abstract: A system and method for correcting misshaped ears using a molding device having one or more braces supporting a scaphal mold. The one or more braces and the scaphal mold are adapted to retain the helix and the helical rim of a misshaped ear within a space defined between the one or more braces and the scaphal mold, and to maintain a substantially correct anatomical shape of the helix and the helical rim.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Inventors: Henry Stephenson Byrd, C. Kenneth French, Garrett Barker
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Patent number: 8948581Abstract: A warming unit and method for warming an infusion medium prior to introducing the medium into a patient's body. The apparatus includes an outer casing, inlet and outlet tubes secured to the outer casing, a fluid conduit for transporting the infusion medium through the warming unit, and a heating element disposed proximate to the fluid conduit for warming the infusion medium flowing therethrough. The warming unit can form part of a system, which further includes a controller for controlling various functions of and separate from the warming unit, a reservoir containing the infusion medium, and a power source for powering the warming unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2013Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Thermacore Technologies, Inc.Inventors: C. Kenneth French, Garrett Barker, Wyatt Earp
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Patent number: 8852277Abstract: A system and method for correcting misshaped ears using a molding device having one or more braces supporting a scaphal mold. The one or more braces and the scaphal mold are adapted to retain the helix and the helical rim of a misshaped ear within a space defined between the one or more braces and the scaphal mold, and to maintain a substantially correct anatomical shape of the helix and the helical rim.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Inventors: Henry Stephenson Byrd, C. Kenneth French, Garrett Barker
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Publication number: 20140074131Abstract: A surgical clamp may have two elongated members with a bight portion that joins the two elongated members at a proximal end of the clamp and that may bias the two elongated members in an open position at a distal end. The bight portion may have one or more engagement features, such as a slotted aperture or other engagement or coupling feature. A clasp mechanism at the distal end of the clamp may have a male or first component disposed on or adjacent one of the two elongated members and a female or second component disposed on or adjacent the other of the two elongated members at the distal end of the clamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Advanced Bariatric Technology, LLCInventors: Jesús R. Armenteros, Moises Jacobs, C. Kenneth French, Garrett Barker
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Publication number: 20140046345Abstract: A bariatric clamp may include substrate members overmolded in polymer forming first and second elongated portions, a bight portion having a flexible hinge, a fastener portion, and an engagement portion for retaining the clamp in a closed position to partition the stomach. A method for installing may include creating an opening in a patient's abdominal cavity to access the stomach, removing tissue connected to the stomach adjacent areas the clamp is to be positioned, positioning the clamp in an open position wherein first ends of the first and second elongated portions are open relative to one another, inserting the clamp into the abdominal cavity in the open position and the first and second elongated portions of the clamp separately pass through the opening in the abdominal cavity, positioning the first and second elongated portions adjacent first and second sides of the stomach, and closing the clamp to partition the stomach.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Advanced Bariatric Technology, LLCInventors: Jesús R. Armenteros, Moises Jacobs, C. Kenneth French
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Publication number: 20130252190Abstract: A warming unit and method for warming an infusion medium prior to introducing the medium into a patient's body. The apparatus includes an outer casing, inlet and outlet tubes secured to the outer casing, a fluid conduit for transporting the infusion medium through the warming unit, and a heating element disposed proximate to the fluid conduit for warming the infusion medium flowing therethrough. The warming unit can form part of a system, which further includes a controller for controlling various functions of and separate from the warming unit, a reservoir containing the infusion medium, and a power source for powering the warming unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: THERMACORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: C. Kenneth FRENCH, Garrett Barker, Wyatt Earp
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Patent number: 8529585Abstract: A surgical clamp in certain embodiments may be configured to operate with a surgical installation tool. The clamp may have two elongated members with a bight portion that joins the two elongated members at a proximal end of the clamp and that may bias the two elongated members in an open position at a distal end. The bight portion may have one or more engagement features, such as a slotted aperture or other engagement or coupling feature. A clasp mechanism at the distal end of the clamp may have a male or first component disposed on or adjacent one of the two elongated members and a female or second component disposed on or adjacent the other of the two elongated members at the distal end of the clamp. The installation tool may include an elongated member with a proximal end and a distal end that has an engagement feature to engage the clamp, such as at the bight portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Advanced Bariatric Technology, LLCInventors: Moises Jacobs, Jesus R. Armenteros, Garrett Barker, C. Kenneth French
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Patent number: 8491510Abstract: A system and method for correcting misshaped ears using a base section defining an opening dimensioned to accommodate the passage of the ear through the opening and a top section releasably engageable with the base section defining a compartment therebetween. A first stint can be arranged on an anterior surface of the base section to maintain a desired anatomic shape of the ear essentially in an area of the antihelix and the superior limb of the triangular fossa. A second stint can be placed in an area of the scapha of the ear to maintain a desired contour of the scaphal area. A conchal stint can be placed in the concha to maintain a desired anatomic shape of the concha. The top section can be engaged to maintain a desired amount of stabilizing pressure on the ear, the first stint, the second stint, and conchal stint.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Beacon Medical LimitedInventors: Henry Stephenson Byrd, C. Kenneth French, Garrett Barker
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Patent number: 8467671Abstract: A warming unit and method for warming an infusion medium prior to introducing the medium into a patient's body. The apparatus includes an outer casing, inlet and outlet tubes secured to the outer casing, a fluid conduit for transporting the infusion medium through the warming unit, and a heating element disposed proximate to the fluid conduit for warming the infusion medium flowing therethrough. The warming unit can form part of a system, which further includes a controller for controlling various functions of and separate from the warming unit, a reservoir containing the infusion medium, and a power source for powering the warming unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2006Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Thermacore Technologies, Inc.Inventors: C. Kenneth French, Garrett Barker, Wyatt Earp
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Publication number: 20120185043Abstract: A system and method for correcting misshaped ears using a molding device having one or more braces supporting a scaphal mold. The one or more braces and the scaphal mold are adapted to retain the helix and the helical rim of a misshaped ear within a space defined between the one or more braces and the scaphal mold, and to maintain a substantially correct anatomical shape of the helix and the helical rim.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Henry Stephenson Byrd, C. Kenneth French, Garrett Barker
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Publication number: 20120136291Abstract: A system and method for correcting misshaped ears using a base section defining an opening dimensioned to accommodate the passage of the ear through the opening and a top section releasably engageable with the base section defining a compartment therebetween. A first stint can be arranged on an anterior surface of the base section to maintain a desired anatomic shape of the ear essentially in an area of the antihelix and the superior limb of the triangular fossa. A second stint can be placed in an area of the scapha of the ear to maintain a desired contour of the scaphal area. A conchal stint can be placed in the concha to maintain a desired anatomic shape of the concha. The top section can be engaged to maintain a desired amount of stabilizing pressure on the ear, the first stint, the second stint, and conchal stint.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2012Publication date: May 31, 2012Inventors: Henry Stephenson Byrd, C. Kenneth French, Garrett Barker
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Patent number: 8167942Abstract: A system and method for correcting misshaped ears using a molding device having one or more braces supporting a scaphal mold. The one or more braces and the scaphal mold are adapted to retain the helix and the helical rim of a misshaped ear within a space defined between the one or more braces and the scaphal mold, and to maintain a substantially correct anatomical shape of the helix and the helical rim.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2009Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Inventors: Henry Stephenson Byrd, C. Kenneth French, Garrett Barker
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Patent number: 8136530Abstract: A system and method for correcting misshaped ears using a base section defining an opening dimensioned to accommodate the passage of the ear through the opening and a top section releasably engageable with the base section defining a compartment therebetween. A first stint can be arranged on an anterior surface of the base section to maintain a desired anatomic shape of the ear essentially in an area of the antihelix and the superior limb of the triangular fossa. A second stint can be placed in an area of the scapha of the ear to maintain a desired contour of the scaphal area. A conchal stint can be placed in the concha to maintain a desired anatomic shape of the concha. The top section can be engaged to maintain a desired amount of stabilizing pressure on the ear, the first stint, the second stint, and conchal stint.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Inventors: Henry Stephenson Byrd, C. Kenneth French, Garrett Barker
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Publication number: 20110190791Abstract: A surgical clamp in certain embodiments may be configured to operate with a surgical installation tool. The clamp may have two elongated members with a bight portion that joins the two elongated members at a proximal end of the clamp and that may bias the two elongated members in an open position at a distal end. The bight portion may have one or more engagement features, such as a slotted aperture or other engagement or coupling feature. A clasp mechanism at the distal end of the clamp may have a male or first component disposed on or adjacent one of the two elongated members and a female or second component disposed on or adjacent the other of the two elongated members at the distal end of the clamp. The installation tool may include an elongated member with a proximal end and a distal end that has an engagement feature to engage the clamp, such as at the bight portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: ADVANCED BARIATRIC TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventors: Moises Jacobs, Jesus R. Armenteros, Garrett Barker, C. Kenneth French