Patents by Inventor Gerard M. HAMILTON

Gerard M. HAMILTON 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).

  • METHOD OF INSERT MOLDING A CONNECTION FOR CATHETER WITH VARYING DIAMETERS
    Publication number: 20130030389
    Abstract: The present invention provides in some embodiments, a method for insert molding a coupling between catheter segments with different diameters and/or a catheter having different diameters. Generally, the method can include the steps of providing first and second tubes having larger and smaller diameters, respectively and positioning the first and second tubes onto a core pin assembly having an outer surface at one section which forms a contoured inner profile for a joint section to join the first and second tubes. Additionally, the method can include injection molding the joint section to join the first and second tubes, to form the catheter tube with the contoured inner profile at the joint section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Teleflex Medical Incorporated
    Inventor: Gerard M. HAMILTON