Patents by Inventor Graeme J Houston

Graeme J Houston 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).

  • Fluid flow in tubing
    Patent number: 7114524
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for configuring or reconfiguring branches in tubing in which the axes of at least two components of the branched structure are arranged askew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Tayside Flow Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Graeme J. Houston, Peter A. Stonebridge, John B. C. Dick
  • Valve
    Patent number: 7112220
    Abstract: There is disclosed a heart valve prosthesis having a configuration such that blood flow through it has a helical flow pattern such as to substantially reduce or eliminate turbulence and dead flow regions in the blood flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Tayside Flow Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Graeme J Houston, Peter A Stonebridge, John Bruce Cameron Dick, Robert Gordon Hood
  • Valve
    Publication number: 20040117010
    Abstract: There is disclosed a heart valve prosthesis having a configuration such that blood flow through it has a helical flow pattern such as to substantially reduce or eliminate turbulence and dead flow regions in the blood flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Graeme J Houston, Peter A Stonebridge, John Bruce Cameron Dick, Robert Gordon Hood
  • Fluid flow in tubing
    Publication number: 20040079428
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for configuring or reconfiguring branches in tubing in which the axes of at least two components of the branched structure are arranged askew.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Graeme J. Houston, Peter A. Stonebridge, John B.C. Dick