Patents by Inventor Diane Judd

Diane Judd 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).

  • GRADIENT COATED STENT AND METHOD OF FABRICATION
    Publication number: 20140314945
    Abstract: The gradient coated stent 150 of the present invention provides a coated stent having a continuous coating 130 disposed on the stent elements. The continuous coating 130 includes a first coating component and a second coating component. The concentration of the first coating component varies continuously over at least part of the thickness of the continuous coating 130. The concentration of the second coating component can also vary over at least part of the thickness of the continuous coating 130. In one embodiment, the concentration of the first coating component decreases in the direction from the stent element towards the outer edge of the continuous coating 130 and the concentration of the second coating component increases in the direction from the stent element towards the outer edge of the continuous coating 130.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Peiwen Cheng, Patrice Brint, Wenda Carlyle, Diane Judd, Kishore Udipi
  • Gradient coated stent and method of fabrication
    Patent number: 8801692
    Abstract: The gradient coated stent 150 of the present invention provides a coated stent having a continuous coating 130 disposed on the stent elements. The continuous coating 130 includes a first coating component and a second coating component. The concentration of the first coating component varies continuously over at least part of the thickness of the continuous coating 130. The concentration of the second coating component can also vary over at least part of the thickness of the continuous coating 130. In one embodiment, the concentration of the first coating component decreases in the direction from the stent element towards the outer edge of the continuous coating 130 and the concentration of the second coating component increases in the direction from the stent element towards the outer edge of the continuous coating 130.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Peiwen Cheng, Patrice Tremble, Wenda Carlyle, Diane Judd, Kishore Udipi
  • Gradient coated stent and method of fabrication
    Publication number: 20050075714
    Abstract: The gradient coated stent 150 of the present invention provides a coated stent having a continuous coating 130 disposed on the stent elements. The continuous coating 130 includes a first coating component and a second coating component. The concentration of the first coating component varies continuously over at least part of the thickness of the continuous coating 130. The concentration of the second coating component can also vary over at least part of the thickness of the continuous coating 130. In one embodiment, the concentration of the first coating component decreases in the direction from the stent element towards the outer edge of the continuous coating 130 and the concentration of the second coating component increases in the direction from the stent element towards the outer edge of the continuous coating 130.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Peiwen Cheng, Patrice Tremble, Wenda Carlyle, Diane Judd, Kishore Udipi