Patents by Inventor Daniel Grepillat

Daniel Grepillat 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).

  • System for treating obesity and implant for a system of this type
    Publication number: 20050165440
    Abstract: A system for treating obesity in a patient including a gastric implant to control alimentary absorption, the gastric implant including a ring sized and shaped to fit around an esophagus of the patient and a motorized controller to adjust extension of the ring, and an induction coil to power the motorized controller, wherein the induction coil is integrated in the implant; and a control equipment unit including a device to adjust emission power of the induction coil; wherein the implant further includes an electronic circuit delivering a response signal to a command transmitted by the control equipment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Richard Cancel, Richard Wallace, Gerard Sassi, Daniel Grepillat