Patents by Inventor Darren Jay WENNEN

Darren Jay WENNEN 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).

  • Patent number: 11944585
    Abstract: Compression garments may include mitts and tightening apparatus to don, or put on, such compression garments. The mitts may be configured to receive a user's hand such that the user can move one or more portions of the garments using the mitts. The tightening apparatus may allow a user to selectively tighten or loosen the garments about the user's body portions. Once donned, the compression garments may apply pressure to one or more regions of the user's body such as, e.g., arm regions, shoulder regions, torso regions, and neck regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel G. Chase, Darren Jay Wennen, Kristian Dior Gamble
  • Patent number: 11376184
    Abstract: Compression systems and methods may include a garment configured to be donned on, for example, a head and a neck of a body. For example, the garment may include a static garment portion configurable to apply a static pressure to a portion of the head and a dynamic garment portion including one or more pressure applying regions controllable to apply pressure to the head and neck. Further, a controller may be configured to control pressure applied by the one or more pressure applying regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Jay Wennen, Wade Andrew Zander, Daniel G. Chase, Kristian Dior Gamble, Mark R. Riley, Alison Humble Golla, Sunday Jo Hoy, Julie Louise Green, Jason Grant Tilk, Jason R. Ertel, Rachel Nottingham Colosimo, Carolyn Marie McNeeley, Rebecca L. Blice
  • Patent number: 11311450
    Abstract: A compression garment system and method that may include a head garment portion configured to be donned on a head of a body. The compression garment and method may further include a neck garment portion configured to be donned on a neck of the body. A controller may be configured to control pressure applied by each of one or more head pressure applying regions and/or each of one or more neck pressure applying regions to move lymph at least from the head towards the neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Jay Wennen, Wade Andrew Zander, Daniel G. Chase, Kristian Dior Gamble, Mark R. Riley, Alison Humble Golla, Sunday Jo Hoy, Julie Louise Green, Jason Grant Tilk, Jason R. Ertel, Rachel Nottingham Colosimo, Carolyn Marie McNeeley, Rebecca L. Blice
  • Patent number: 11166868
    Abstract: Compression garments and methods may include a head garment configured to be positioned around both sides of a head of a body from a posterior of the head to an anterior of the head (e.g., wherein the head garment may include a plurality of controllable head pressure applying regions positionable proximate at least cheeks and a posterior of the head) and a neck garment (e.g., coupled to the head garment). The compression garments and methods may also include a torso garment. Such garment portions may include one or more controllable pressure applying regions to move lymph from the head downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Jay Wennen, Wade Andrew Zander, Daniel G. Chase, Kristian Dior Gamble, Mark R. Riley, Alison Humble Golla, Sunday Jo Hoy, Julie Louise Green, Jason Grant Tilk, Jason R. Ertel, Rachel Nottingham Colosimo, Carolyn Marie McNeeley, Rebecca L. Blice
  • Publication number: 20210338520
    Abstract: Compression garments may include mitts and tightening apparatus to don, or put on, such compression garments. The mitts may be configured to receive a user's hand such that the user can move one or more portions of the garments using the mitts. The tightening apparatus may allow a user to selectively tighten or loosen the garments about the user's body portions. Once donned, the compression garments may apply pressure to one or more regions of the user's body such as, e.g., arm regions, shoulder regions, torso regions, and neck regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel G. CHASE, Darren Jay WENNEN, Kristian Dior GAMBLE
  • Patent number: 11058599
    Abstract: Compression garments may include mitts and tightening apparatus to don, or put on, such compression garments. The mitts may be configured to receive a user's hand such that the user can move one or more portions of the garments using the mitts. The tightening apparatus may allow a user to selectively tighten or loosen the garments about the user's body portions. Once donned, the compression garments may apply pressure to one or more regions of the user's body such as, e.g., arm regions, shoulder regions, torso regions, and neck regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel G. Chase, Darren Jay Wennen, Kristian Dior Gamble
  • Publication number: 20170258672
    Abstract: A wraparound portion of compression garments may include a mitt defining a mitt opening. A user may place their hand in the mitt opening of the mitt to assist in donning the compression garments about their body. For example, the wraparound portion of the compression garment may be located in awkward position for a human user to grasp, and the mitt and mitt opening may assist a user in grasping and moving the wraparound portion about their body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Darren Jay Wennen, Daniel G. Chase, Kristian Dior Gamble
  • Publication number: 20170095393
    Abstract: A compression garment system and method that may include a head garment portion configured to be donned on a head of a body. The compression garment and method may further include a neck garment portion configured to be donned on a neck of the body. A controller may be configured to control pressure applied by each of one or more head pressure applying regions and/or each of one or more neck pressure applying regions to move lymph at least from the head towards the neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Darren Jay WENNEN, Wade Andrew ZANDER, Daniel G. CHASE, Kristian Dior GAMBLE, Mark R. RILEY, Alison Humble GOLLA, Sunday Jo HOY, Julie Louise GREEN, Jason Grant TILK, Jason R. ERTEL, Rachel Nottingham COLOSIMO, Carolyn Marie MCNEELEY, Rebecca L. BLICE
  • Publication number: 20170095396
    Abstract: Compression garments may include mitts and tightening apparatus to don, or put on, such compression garments. The mitts may be configured to receive a user's hand such that the user can move one or more portions of the garments using the mitts. The tightening apparatus may allow a user to selectively tighten or loosen the garments about the user's body portions. Once donned, the compression garments may apply pressure to one or more regions of the user's body such as, e.g., arm regions, shoulder regions, torso regions, and neck regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel G. CHASE, Darren Jay WENNEN, Kristian Dior GAMBLE
  • Publication number: 20170095395
    Abstract: Compression garments and methods may include a head garment configured to be positioned around both sides of a head of a body from a posterior of the head to an anterior of the head (e.g., wherein the head garment may include a plurality of controllable head pressure applying regions positionable proximate at least cheeks and a posterior of the head) and a neck garment (e.g., coupled to the head garment). The compression garments and methods may also include a torso garment. Such garment portions may include one or more controllable pressure applying regions to move lymph from the head downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Darren Jay WENNEN, Wade Andrew ZANDER, Daniel G. CHASE, Kristian Dior GAMBLE, Mark R. RILEY, Alison Humble GOLLA, Sunday Jo HOY, Julie Louise GREEN, Jason Grant TILK, Jason R. ERTEL, Rachel Nottingham COLOSIMO, Carolyn Marie MCNEELEY, Rebecca L. BLICE
  • Publication number: 20170095394
    Abstract: Compression systems and methods may include a garment configured to be donned on, for example, a head and a neck of a body. For example, the garment may include a static garment portion configurable to apply a static pressure to a portion of the head and a dynamic garment portion including one or more pressure applying regions controllable to apply pressure to the head and neck. Further, a controller may be configured to control pressure applied by the one or more pressure applying regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Darren Jay WENNEN, Wade Andrew ZANDER, Daniel G. CHASE, Kristian Dior GAMBLE, Mark R. RILEY, Alison Humble GOLLA, Sunday Jo HOY, Julie Louise GREEN, Jason Grant TILK, Jason R. ERTEL, Rachel Nottingham COLOSIMO, Carolyn Marie MCNEELEY, Rebecca L. BLICE
  • Patent number: D834208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Darren Jay Wennen, Daniel G. Chase, Kristian Dior Gamble
  • Patent number: D879981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventors: Darren Jay Wennen, Daniel G. Chase, Kristian Dior Gamble