Patents by Inventor Christopher M. MICHELENA

Christopher M. MICHELENA 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).

  • Passive thrust bearing angle
    Patent number: 11806518
    Abstract: An implantable blood pump includes a tube including an inner wall, and wherein during operation of the blood pump, the impeller rotates within the tube and a distance between the inner wall of the tube and the thrust bearing decreases as a speed of the impeller increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Michelena, David A. Schafir, Fernando Casas, Mustafa Ertan Taskin
  • PASSIVE THRUST BEARING ANGLE
    Publication number: 20210213186
    Abstract: An implantable blood pump includes a tube including an inner wall, and wherein during operation of the blood pump, the impeller rotates within the tube and a distance between the inner wall of the tube and the thrust bearing decreases as a speed of the impeller increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher M. MICHELENA, David A. SCHAFIR, Fernando CASAS, Mustafa Ertan TASKIN