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).

  • Publication number: 20230143477
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Ayesha Arzumand, Chris Tarapata, Marc Bellisario, Christel Hartshorn, Matthew J. Gunn, Chase Fetzer
  • Patent number: 9441790
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Coravin, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Tarapata, Terrence K. Jones, Gregory Lambrecht
  • Publication number: 20150083734
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Coravin, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Tarapata, Terrence K. Jones, Gregory Lambrecht
  • Patent number: 8925756
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Coravin, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Tarapata, Terrence K. Jones, Gregory Lambrecht
  • Publication number: 20140042703
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Coravin, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Tarapata, Terrence K. Jones, Gregory Lambrecht
  • Publication number: 20120316648
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: INTRINSIC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory H. Lambrecht, Robert Kevin Moore, Jacob Einhorn, Sean Kavanaugh, Chris Tarapata, Thomas Boyajian
  • Publication number: 20100204797
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: INTRINSIC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: GREGORY H. LAMBRECHT, ROBERT KEVIN MOORE, JACOB EINHORN, SEAN KAVANAUGH, CHRIS TARAPATA, THOMAS BOYAJIAN
  • Patent number: 7658765
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory H. Lambrecht, Robert Kevin Moore, Jacob Einhorn, Sean Kavanaugh, Chris Tarapata, Thomas Boyajian
  • Patent number: 7553329
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory H. Lambrecht, Robert Kevin Moore, Jacob Einhorn, Sean Kavanaugh, Chris Tarapata, Thomas Boyajian
  • Publication number: 20050240269
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Gregory Lambrecht, Robert Moore, Jacob Einhorn, Sean Kavanaugh, Chris Tarapata, Thomas Boyajian
  • Publication number: 20050234557
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Gregory Lambrecht, Robert Moore, Jacob Einhorn, Sean Kavanaugh, Chris Tarapata, Thomas Boyajian