Patents by Inventor Denes Marton

Denes Marton 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: 9433515
    Abstract: Implantable in vivo sensors used to monitor physical, chemical or electrical parameters within a body. The in vivo sensors are integral with an implantable medical device and are responsive to externally or internally applied energy. Upon application of energy, the sensors undergo a phase change in at least part of the material of the device which is then detected external to the body by conventional techniques such as radiography, ultrasound imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, radio frequency imaging or the like. The in vivo sensors of the present invention may be employed to provide volumetric measurements, flow rate measurements, pressure measurements, electrical measurements, biochemical measurements, temperature, measurements, or measure the degree and type of deposits within the lumen of an endoluminal implant, such as a stent or other type of endoluminal conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven R. Bailey, Christopher T. Boyle, Denes Marton, Christopher E. Banas
  • Patent number: 9313394
    Abstract: A waterproof electronic device with a soft polymer embedding enclosure configured to seal components embedded in the soft polymer embedding enclosure from water by direct contact of the soft polymer embedding enclosure with the components, and including an embedded microswitch operated by pressing on an outer surface of the soft polymer embedding enclosure. The apparatus may be built using various degrees of integration of its components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: H4 Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Boyle, Scott K. Taylor, Alexander G. Sammons, Denes Marton
  • Patent number: 9284637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable endoluminal graft having a microporous thin-film covering with a plurality of openings and a structural support element underlying and physically attached to the microporous thin-film covering, the microporous thin-film covering having shape memory properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Palmaz Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Boyle, Denes Marton, Christopher E. Banas
  • Patent number: 9253376
    Abstract: This invention relates to the automatic pointing of a pointing device, such as a camera, without the assistance of a person who operates the camera. Systems and methods are disclosed wherein the system is substantially stationary during recording but is portable to the venue of recording. For the purpose of recording, the camera turns automatically to optically follow the person, animal, or object that is being recorded. The present invention provides for high quality video recording; the high quality video recording here refers to features of the inventive systems and methods that provide for smooth camera motion necessary to take enjoyable videos for personal or for commercial use. This invention provides a portable system that automatically records videos from the vantage point of a sports fan, of a spectator or of a competition judge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: H4 Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Boyle, Scott K. Taylor, Alexander G. Sammons, John T. O'Callaghan, Denes Marton
  • Publication number: 20150342761
    Abstract: The drug eluting device consists of an implantable structural element for in vivo controlled delivery of bioactive active agents to a situs in a body. The implantable structural element may be configured as an implantable prosthesis, such as an endoluminal stent, cardiac valve, osteal implant or the like, which serves a dual function of being prosthetic and a carrier for a bioactive agent. Control over elution of the bioactive agents occurs through a plurality of cantilever-like cover members which prevent drug elution until an endogenous or exogenous stimulus causes the cover members to open and permit drug elution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Denes MARTON, Steven R. BAILEY, Christopher E. BANAS, Christoper T. BOYLE
  • Publication number: 20150249778
    Abstract: System and methods for pointing a device, such as a camera, at a remote target wherein the pointing of the device is controlled by a combination of location information obtained by global positioning technology and image recognition of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: H4 ENGINEERING INC.
    Inventors: Scott K. Taylor, Christopher T. Boyle, Alexander G. Sammons, Denes Marton
  • Patent number: 9107605
    Abstract: The present invention consists of an implantable structural element for in vivo controlled delivery of bioactive active agents to a situs in a body. The implantable structural element may be configured as an implantable prosthesis, such as an endoluminal stent, cardiac valve, osteal implant or the like, which serves a dual function of being prosthetic and a carrier for a bioactive agent. Control over elution of the bioactive agents occurs through a plurality of cantilever-like cover members which prevent drug elution until an endogenous or exogenous stimulus causes the cover members to open and permit drug elution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Palmaz Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Boyle, Steven R. Bailey, Denes Marton, Christopher E. Banas
  • Publication number: 20150173885
    Abstract: Metal foils, wires, and seamless tubes with increased mechanical strength are provided. As opposed to wrought materials that are made of a single metal or alloy, these materials are made of two or more layers forming a laminate structure. Laminate structures are known to increase mechanical strength of sheet materials such as wood and paper products and are used in the area of thin films to increase film hardness, as well as toughness. Laminate metal foils have not been used or developed because the standard metal forming technologies, such as rolling and extrusion, for example, do not lend themselves to the production of laminate structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventor: Denes Marton
  • Publication number: 20140375455
    Abstract: Anti-theft protection systems and methods for portable devices, such as portable electronic devices, that are unattended during use. The anti-theft protection systems and methods use a combination of measures including mechanical aspects, such as tethering the device to an object that is difficult to move, and electronic aspects that detect unauthorized movement and or alarm the user or other responsible party if unauthorized movement occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: H4 Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott K. Taylor, Christopher T. Boyle, Alexander G. Sammons, Denes Marton
  • Patent number: 8845713
    Abstract: Metal foils, wires, and seamless tubes with increased mechanical strength are provided. As opposed to wrought materials that are made of a single metal or alloy, these materials are made of two or more layers forming a laminate structure. Laminate structures are known to increase mechanical strength of sheet materials such as wood and paper products and are used in the area of thin films to increase film hardness, as well as toughness. Laminate metal foils have not been used or developed because the standard metal forming technologies, such as rolling and extrusion, for example, do not lend themselves to the production of laminate structures. Vacuum deposition technologies can be developed to yield laminate metal structures with improved mechanical properties. In addition, laminate structures can be designed to provide special qualities by including layers that have special properties such as superelasticity, shape memory, radio-opacity, corrosion resistance etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Palmaz Scientific, Inc.
    Inventor: Denes Marton
  • Publication number: 20140267744
    Abstract: System and methods for pointing a device, such as a camera, at a remote target wherein the pointing of the device is controlled by a combination of location information obtained by global positioning technology and orientation information obtained by line of sight detection of the direction from the device to the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: H4 ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Scott K. Taylor, Christopher T. Boyle, Alexander G. Sammons, Denes Marton
  • Patent number: 8836508
    Abstract: Anti-theft protection systems and methods for portable devices, such as portable electronic devices, that are unattended during use. The anti-theft protection systems and methods use a combination of measures including mechanical aspects, such as tethering the device to an object that is difficult to move, and electronic aspects that detect unauthorized movement and or alarm the user or other responsible party if unauthorized movement occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: H4 Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott K. Taylor, Christopher T. Boyle, Alexander G. Sammons, Denes Marton
  • Publication number: 20140204230
    Abstract: This invention relates to the automatic pointing of a pointing device, such as a camera, without the assistance of a person who operates the camera. Systems and methods are disclosed wherein the system is substantially stationary during recording but is portable to the venue of recording. For the purpose of recording, the camera turns automatically to optically follow the person, animal, or object that is being recorded. The present invention provides for high quality video recording; the high quality video recording here refers to features of the inventive systems and methods that provide for smooth camera motion necessary to take enjoyable videos for personal or for commercial use. This invention provides a portable system that automatically records videos from the vantage point of a sports fan, of a spectator or of a competition judge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: H4 ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Boyle, Scott K. Taylor, Alexander G. Sammons, John T. O'Callaghan, Denes Marton
  • Patent number: 8749634
    Abstract: System and methods for pointing a device, such as a camera, at a remote target wherein the pointing of the device is controlled by a combination of location information obtained by global positioning technology and orientation information obtained by line of sight detection of the direction from the device to the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: H4 Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott K. Taylor, Christopher T. Boyle, Alexander G. Sammons, Denes Marton
  • Patent number: 8715335
    Abstract: An implantable endoluminal device that is fabricated from materials that present a blood or body fluid and tissue contact surface that has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent-graft and web-stent that is made of an monolithic material deposited into a monolayer and etched into regions of structural members and web regions subtending interstitial regions between the structural members. An endoluminal graft is also provided which is made of a biocompatible metal or metal-like material. The endoluminal stent-graft is characterized by having controlled heterogeneities in the stent material along the blood flow surface of the stent and the method of fabricating the stent using vacuum deposition methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Palmaz Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio C. Palmaz, Christopher T. Boyle, Christopher E. Banas, Roger W. Wiseman, Denes Marton
  • Patent number: 8704904
    Abstract: This invention relates to the automatic pointing of a pointing device, such as a camera, without the assistance of a person who operates the camera. Systems and methods are disclosed wherein the system is substantially stationary during recording but is portable to the venue of recording. For the purpose of recording, the camera turns automatically to optically follow the person, animal, or object that is being recorded. The present invention provides for high quality video recording; the high quality video recording here refers to features of the inventive systems and methods that provide for smooth camera motion necessary to take enjoyable videos for personal or for commercial use. This invention provides a portable system that automatically records videos from the vantage point of a sports fan, of a spectator or of a competition judge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: H4 Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Boyle, Scott K. Taylor, Alexander G. Sammons, John O'Callaghan, Denes Marton
  • Publication number: 20140067043
    Abstract: An implantable expandable medical device in which selected regions of the device are in a martensite phase and selected regions are in an austenite phase. The martensitic regions exhibit pseudoplastic behavior in vivo and may be deformed without recovery under in vivo body conditions. In contrast the austenitic regions exhibit superelastic behavior in vivo and will recover their pre-programmed configuration upon deformation or release of an applied strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Palmaz Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Boyle, Christopher E. Banas, Denes Marton
  • Patent number: 8529616
    Abstract: An implantable expandable medical device in which selected regions of the device are in a martensite phase and selected regions are in an austenite phase. The martensitic regions exhibit pseudoplastic behavior in vivo and may be deformed without recovery under in vivo body conditions. In contrast the austenitic regions exhibit superelastic behavior in vivo and will recover their pre-programmed configuration upon deformation or release of an applied strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidary of Palmaz Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Boyle, Christopher T. Banas, Denes Marton
  • Publication number: 20130229528
    Abstract: System and methods for pointing a device, such as a camera, at a remote target wherein the pointing of the device is controlled by a combination of location information obtained by global positioning technology and orientation information obtained by line of sight detection of the direction from the device to the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: H4 Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott K. Taylor, Christopher T. Boyle, Alexander G. Sammons, Denes Marton
  • Publication number: 20130230293
    Abstract: The automatic video recording systems disclosed comprise a remote device associated with a recorded subject, is waterproof and shockproof, assists in orienting a recording camera at the subject, senses voice commands, and records sound and the voice of the subject. The apparatus may be built using various degrees of integration of its components. The related methods hereof include automatically adjusting the focus and zoom of the camera depending on the location and velocity of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: H4 ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Boyle, Scott K. Taylor, Alexander G. Sammons, Denes Marton