Patents by Inventor Chris Tarapata
Chris Tarapata 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: 20230143477Abstract: A subcutaneous port assembly includes a base, a connector, a stem, a sealing element, and a locking member. The connector extends from a first end attached to the base to a distal end and includes an inner surface defining a socket having an inside diameter. The stem extends from the base and into the socket. The stem includes an outer surface having an outside diameter that is less than the inside diameter of the socket. The sealing element is disposed within the socket between the stem and the inner surface of the socket. The locking member has a plunger received within the socket from the distal end and having a terminal end facing the sealing element. The plunger is axially movable between a first position and a second position to selectively compress the sealing element within the socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedInventors: Ayesha Arzumand, Chris Tarapata, Marc Bellisario, Christel Hartshorn, Matthew J. Gunn, Chase Fetzer
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Patent number: 9441790Abstract: A gasket for a compressed gas cylinder arranged to operate with a gas cylinder having a neck with a top surface around a gas outlet and a side surface extending downwardly from the top surface. The gasket may include an upper portion arranged for positioning on the top surface of the cylinder and for making a seal with the top surface, and a lower portion extending downwardly from the upper portion and around the side surface of the neck of the cylinder, such that the lower portion is arranged to make a seal with the side surface of the gas cylinder. Face and gland seals may be established by the gasket with an opening that receives the gasket and an associated cylinder neck.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Coravin, Inc.Inventors: Chris Tarapata, Terrence K. Jones, Gregory Lambrecht
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Publication number: 20150083734Abstract: A gasket for a compressed gas cylinder arranged to operate with a gas cylinder having a neck with a top surface around a gas outlet and a side surface extending downwardly from the top surface. The gasket may include an upper portion arranged for positioning on the top surface of the cylinder and for making a seal with the top surface, and a lower portion extending downwardly from the upper portion and around the side surface of the neck of the cylinder, such that the lower portion is arranged to make a seal with the side surface of the gas cylinder. Face and gland seals may be established by the gasket with an opening that receives the gasket and an associated cylinder neck.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Coravin, Inc.Inventors: Chris Tarapata, Terrence K. Jones, Gregory Lambrecht
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Patent number: 8925756Abstract: A gasket for a compressed gas cylinder arranged to operate with a gas cylinder having a neck with a top surface around a gas outlet and a side surface extending downwardly from the top surface. The gasket may include an upper portion arranged for positioning on the top surface of the cylinder and for making a seal with the top surface, and a lower portion extending downwardly from the upper portion and around the side surface of the neck of the cylinder, such that the lower portion is arranged to make a seal with the side surface of the gas cylinder. Face and gland seals may be established by the gasket with an opening that receives the gasket and an associated cylinder neck.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Coravin, Inc.Inventors: Chris Tarapata, Terrence K. Jones, Gregory Lambrecht
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Publication number: 20140042703Abstract: A gasket for a compressed gas cylinder arranged to operate with a gas cylinder having a neck with a top surface around a gas outlet and a side surface extending downwardly from the top surface. The gasket may include an upper portion arranged for positioning on the top surface of the cylinder and for making a seal with the top surface, and a lower portion extending downwardly from the upper portion and around the side surface of the neck of the cylinder, such that the lower portion is arranged to make a seal with the side surface of the gas cylinder. Face and gland seals may be established by the gasket with an opening that receives the gasket and an associated cylinder neck.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Coravin, LLCInventors: Chris Tarapata, Terrence K. Jones, Gregory Lambrecht
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Publication number: 20120316648Abstract: An implant system for reinforcing an intervertebral disc and opposing endplate is provided wherein a flexible blocking member for blocking a defect is coupled to a first endplate anchor. An opposing endplate reinforcement member is coupled to a second endplate anchor and implanted in the opposing endplate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: INTRINSIC THERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventors: Gregory H. Lambrecht, Robert Kevin Moore, Jacob Einhorn, Sean Kavanaugh, Chris Tarapata, Thomas Boyajian
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Publication number: 20100204797Abstract: Methods for repairing a damaged or weakened intervertebral disc are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a method comprises delivering a support member within an intervertebral disc having an anular defect, anchoring an anchor to a vertebral body adjacent the intervertebral disc, connecting the anchor to the support member, and pulling the support member toward the anchor using the connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: INTRINSIC THERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventors: GREGORY H. LAMBRECHT, ROBERT KEVIN MOORE, JACOB EINHORN, SEAN KAVANAUGH, CHRIS TARAPATA, THOMAS BOYAJIAN
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Patent number: 7658765Abstract: Resilient surgical meshes that, in some aspects, can be compressed or otherwise configured, for minimally invasive delivery in the intervertebral discs are provided. According to one or more embodiments, the surgical mesh can be robust, fatigue resistant, stable and capable of withstanding the dynamic environment generic to intervertebral discs.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2004Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Gregory H. Lambrecht, Robert Kevin Moore, Jacob Einhorn, Sean Kavanaugh, Chris Tarapata, Thomas Boyajian
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Patent number: 7553329Abstract: Presented are new resilient sheet-like surgical meshes that may be compressed for minimally invasive delivery in the intervertebral discs. According to one or more embodiments, the surgical mesh can be robust, fatigue resistant, stable and capable of withstanding the dynamic environment generic to intervertebral discs.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2004Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Gregory H. Lambrecht, Robert Kevin Moore, Jacob Einhorn, Sean Kavanaugh, Chris Tarapata, Thomas Boyajian
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Publication number: 20050240269Abstract: Resilient surgical meshes that, in some aspects, can be compressed or otherwise configured, for minimally invasive delivery in the intervertebral discs are provided. According to one or more embodiments, the surgical mesh can be robust, fatigue resistant, stable and capable of withstanding the dynamic environment generic to intervertebral discs.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2004Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Gregory Lambrecht, Robert Moore, Jacob Einhorn, Sean Kavanaugh, Chris Tarapata, Thomas Boyajian
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Publication number: 20050234557Abstract: Presented are new resilient sheet-like surgical meshes that may be compressed for minimally invasive delivery in the intervertebral discs. According to one or more embodiments, the surgical mesh can be robust, fatigue resistant, stable and capable of withstanding the dynamic environment generic to intervertebral discs.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2004Publication date: October 20, 2005Inventors: Gregory Lambrecht, Robert Moore, Jacob Einhorn, Sean Kavanaugh, Chris Tarapata, Thomas Boyajian