Patents by Inventor Eric Penn

Eric Penn 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).

  • Sun visor retention system
    Patent number: 10239387
    Abstract: A sun visor retention system includes a vehicle that has at least one sun visor. The at least one sun visor has a support bar and a panel that is rotatably coupled to the support bar. A retainer is removably coupled to the at least one sun visor. The retainer selectively frictionally engages the support bar. The retainer engages the panel such that the retainer retains the panel at a selected angle of rotation about the support bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Watts, Eric Penn
  • Sun Visor Retention System
    Publication number: 20170313163
    Abstract: A sun visor retention system includes a vehicle that has at least one sun visor. The at least one sun visor has a support bar and a panel that is rotatably coupled to the support bar. A retainer is removably coupled to the at least one sun visor. The retainer selectively frictionally engages the support bar. The retainer engages the panel such that the retainer retains the panel at a selected angle of rotation about the support bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Watts, Eric Penn
  • Selective coating of an implantable medical device
    Patent number: 8864820
    Abstract: A coating and a method of coating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. The coating compensates for regions of higher stress and resulting strain due to the geometry of the device. Certain embodiments may include a nonuniform coating on the device in which a strain on the nonuniform coating is less than a strain on a uniform coating when the device is placed under an applied stress during use. Other embodiments may include a coating with a greater resistance to strain on higher strain regions of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Foreman, Charles W. Snyder, Gregg Teaby, Eric Penn
  • Selective Coating of an Implantable Medical Device
    Publication number: 20140004312
    Abstract: A coating and a method of coating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. The coating compensates for regions of higher stress and resulting strain due to the geometry of the device. Certain embodiments may include a nonuniform coating on the device in which a strain on the nonuniform coating is less than a strain on a uniform coating when the device is placed under an applied stress during use. Other embodiments may include a coating with a greater resistance to strain on higher strain regions of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Foreman, Charles W. Snyder, Gregg Teaby, Eric Penn