Patents by Inventor Eric S. Ryan

Eric S. Ryan 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).

  • FLEXIBLE EXTENDABLE STENT AND METHODS OF SURFACE MODIFICATION THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20100204780
    Abstract: Stent strut and surface geometries are provided for enhancing surface coating applications while providing highly beneficial biomechanical properties. A low-profile, flexible, expandable, elongated, stent assembly is provided and defined by a structure of connected circumferential arrays of webs or bends, the webs or bends and their connections having limited degrees of curvature that help avoid interference during various surface-modifying and surface-enhancing processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: CorNova, Inc.
    Inventors: Thilo U. Fliedner, Eric S. Ryan