Patents by Inventor Eric C. Lehnhardt

Eric C. Lehnhardt 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).

  • Publication number: 20220151633
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include an implantable medical device and a constraining line conduit arranged around a circumference of the implantable medical device. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may also include a constraining line arranged through the constraining line conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Eric C. Lehnhardt, Martin J. Sector, Franklin C. Wetherell, Karl R. Chung
  • Patent number: 11266418
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include an implantable medical device and a constraining line conduit arranged around a circumference of the implantable medical device. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may also include a constraining line arranged through the constraining line conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric C. Lehnhardt, Martin J. Sector, Franklin C. Wetherell, Karl R. Chung
  • Publication number: 20180036011
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include an implantable medical device and a constraining line conduit arranged around a circumference of the implantable medical device. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may also include a constraining line arranged through the constraining line conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Eric C. Lehnhardt, Martin J. Sector, Franklin C. Wetherell, Karl R. Chung