Patents by Inventor Danial H. Villegas

Danial H. Villegas 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).

  • Method and apparatus for automatically modifying delivery profile of drug delivery system
    Patent number: 8221395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable drug delivery device which includes a fluid drug reservoir, a catheter, a controllable fluid transfer device, e.g., a pump or valve, and a drug delivery control means. The control means in accordance with the invention is configured to initially clear a first, or old, drug from the device based on the content of the Current Profile data containing a first, or old, delivery profile. After the old drug is cleared, then the control means automatically modifies the Current Profile data to match a second, or new, delivery profile for controlling delivery of a second, or new, drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Alfred E. Mann Foundation For Scientific Research
    Inventors: Brian M. Shelton, Ronald J. Lebel, Danial H. Villegas
  • Method and apparatus for automatically modifying delivery profile of drug delivery system
    Patent number: 7347854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable drug delivery device which includes a fluid drug reservoir, a catheter, a controllable fluid transfer device, e.g., a pump or valve, and a drug delivery control means. The control means in accordance with the invention is configured to initially clear a first, or old, drug from the device based on the content of the Current Profile data containing a first, or old, delivery profile. After the old drug is cleared, then the control means automatically modifies the Current Profile data to match a second, or new, delivery profile for controlling delivery of a second, or new, drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Infusion Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Brian M. Shelton, Ronald J. Lebel, Danial H. Villegas