Patents by Inventor Douglas Krone

Douglas Krone 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
    Publication number: 20260047876
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems employ cryolysis of oropharyngeal adipose tissues to selectively remove fat cells from the tissues causing obstructive sleep apnea. In various embodiments, a chilled liquid—e.g., a liquid or air—is applied to the target tissue at a temperature and for a duration sufficient to cause cryolysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2025
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Inventors: SRINIVAS KANNAN, ORHAN SOYKAN, MARK CHRISTOPHERSON, DONALD A. GONZALES, STEFAN SKORICH, GUY VANNEY, DOUGLAS KRONE, MATTHEW ANTHONY BACHMEIER
  • Systems and methods for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
    Patent number: 12551259
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems employ cryolysis of oropharyngeal adipose tissues to selectively remove fat cells from the tissues causing obstructive sleep apnea. In various embodiments, a chilled liquid—e.g., a liquid or air—is applied to the target tissue at a temperature and for a duration sufficient to cause cryolysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: CRYOSA, INC.
    Inventors: Orhan Soykan, Mark Christopherson, Donald A. Gonzales, Stefan Skorich, Guy Vanney, Douglas Krone
  • Systems and methods for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
    Patent number: 12484950
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems employ cryolysis of oropharyngeal adipose tissues to selectively remove fat cells from the tissues causing obstructive sleep apnea. In various embodiments, a chilled liquid—e.g., a liquid or air—is applied to the target tissue at a temperature and for a duration sufficient to cause cryolysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: CRYOSA, INC.
    Inventors: Srinivas Kannan, Orhan Soykan, Mark Christopherson, Donald A. Gonzales, Stefan Skorich, Guy Vanney, Douglas Krone, Matthew Anthony Bachmeier
  • Systems and methods for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
    Patent number: 12369965
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems employ cryolysis of oropharyngeal adipose tissues to selectively remove fat cells from the tissues causing obstructive sleep apnea. In various embodiments, a chilled liquid—e.g., a liquid or air—is applied to the target tissue at a temperature and for a duration sufficient to cause cryolysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: CRYOSA, INC.
    Inventors: Srinivas Kannan, Orhan Soykan, Mark Christopherson, Donald A. Gonzales, Stefan Skorich, Guy Vanney, Douglas Krone, Matthew Anthony Bachmeier
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
    Publication number: 20240341830
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems employ cryolysis of oropharyngeal adipose tissues to selectively remove fat cells from the tissues causing obstructive sleep apnea. In various embodiments, a chilled liquid—e.g., a liquid or air—is applied to the target tissue at a temperature and for a duration sufficient to cause cryolysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: SRINIVAS KANNAN, ORHAN SOYKAN, MARK CHRISTOPHERSON, DONALD A. GONZALES, STEFAN SKORICH, GUY VANNEY, DOUGLAS KRONE, MATTHEW ANTHONY BACHMEIER
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
    Publication number: 20240341831
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems employ cryolysis of oropharyngeal adipose tissues to selectively remove fat cells from the tissues causing obstructive sleep apnea. In various embodiments, a chilled liquid—e.g., a liquid or air—is applied to the target tissue at a temperature and for a duration sufficient to cause cryolysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: SRINIVAS KANNAN, ORHAN SOYKAN, MARK CHRISTOPHERSON, DONALD A. GONZALES, STEFAN SKORICH, GUY VANNEY, DOUGLAS KRONE, MATTHEW ANTHONY BACHMEIER
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
    Publication number: 20230069123
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems employ cryolysis of oropharyngeal adipose tissues to selectively remove fat cells from the tissues causing obstructive sleep apnea. In various embodiments, a chilled liquid—e.g., a liquid or air—is applied to the target tissue at a temperature and for a duration sufficient to cause cryolysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Orhan SOYKAN, Mark CHRISTOPHERSON, Donald A. GONZALES, Stefan SKORICH, Guy VANNEY, Douglas KRONE
  • Systems and methods for providing time-sensitive communications of targeted advertisements to mobile devices
    Patent number: 9721262
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention facilitate the sale of products, such as goods and/or services. Specifically, merchants of products provide incentives for consumers that may be defined by time and geography to drives sales of the products, such as during low demand periods. Moreover, the present invention allows consumers to search for and claim time-sensitive incentives from merchants; specifically, incentives requiring instant or nearly instant acceptance and/or redeemability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventor: Douglas Krone
  • Systems and Methods for Facilitating the Sale of Goods and/or Services Via Incentives
    Publication number: 20120265598
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention facilitate the sale of products, such as goods and/or services. Specifically, merchants of products provide incentives for consumers that may be defined by time and geography to drives sales of the products, such as during low demand periods. Moreover, the present invention allows consumers to search for and claim time-sensitive incentives from merchants; specifically, incentives requiring instant or nearly instant acceptance and/or redeemability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Douglas Krone
  • Closure devices, related delivery methods, and related methods of use
    Publication number: 20060009800
    Abstract: A device for sealing a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the heart is provided. The device includes a left atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a left atrium of the heart, a right atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a right atrium of the heart, and an elongate member adapted to extend through the passageway and connect the left and right atrial anchors. A system for delivering the closure device includes side-by-side tubes. A device for retrieving a mis-deployed closure device includes a shaft portion and an expandable retrieval portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Christianson, Scott Olson, Edward Anderson, Philip Haarstad, Douglas Krone, Dennis Wahr, David Blaeser