Patents by Inventor Greg J. Henkel

Greg J. Henkel 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).

  • Implantable penile prosthesis pump
    Patent number: 7914439
    Abstract: Pumps for use with inflatable implantable penile prostheses in accordance with the invention include features that can provide for free fluid flow during inflation and deflation modes of the pump. Pumps may also include a bypass chamber that is fluidly connected to the fluid passageway by a bypass input channel and a bypass output channel. The bypass chamber comprises a bypass check valve biased toward a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: AMS Research Corporation
    Inventors: Charles C. Kuyava, Gary A. Rocheleau, Greg J. Henkel
  • IMPLANTABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS PUMP
    Publication number: 20100056859
    Abstract: Pumps for use with inflatable implantable penile prostheses in accordance with the invention include features that can provide for free fluid flow during inflation and deflation modes of the pump. Pumps may also include a bypass chamber that is fluidly connected to the fluid passageway by a bypass input channel and a bypass output channel. The bypass chamber comprises a bypass check valve biased toward a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Charles C. Kuyava, Gary A. Rocheleau, Greg J. Henkel
  • Implantable penile prosthesis pump
    Patent number: 7637861
    Abstract: Pumps for use with inflatable implantable penile prostheses in accordance with the invention include features that can provide for free fluid flow during inflation and deflation modes of the pump. Pumps may also include a bypass chamber that is fluidly connected to the fluid passageway by a bypass input channel and a bypass output channel. The bypass chamber comprises a bypass check valve biased toward a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: AMS Research Corporation
    Inventors: Charles C. Kuyava, Gary A. Rocheleau, Greg J. Henkel