Patents by Inventor James Arnold Murto
James Arnold Murto 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).
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Patent number: 10882654Abstract: A system and method for protecting biological or other material from contamination through the steps of filling, freeze-drying, packaging, storing and use are disclosed. A system can include a flexible container, a membrane configured to transmit air or solvent vapor out of the flexible container, and a membrane frame supporting the membrane and engaged with at least one column member. The at least one column member can be configured to maintain the membrane and the membrane frame a spaced distance from one or more contents received within the flexible container. Upon application of a downward force, the at least one column member can assume a collapsed configuration. A method can include inserting a biological material, for example, into a flexible container, freeze-drying the biological material, moving the freeze-dried biological material to a portion of the flexible container that includes at least one port, and sealing the biological material within the portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Teleflex Life Sciences LimitedInventors: Howard Root, Stephen Anthony Penegor, James Arnold Murto
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Patent number: 10377520Abstract: A system and method for protecting biological or other material from contamination through the steps of filling, freeze-drying, packaging, storing and use are disclosed. A system can include a flexible container, a membrane configured to transmit air or solvent vapor out of the flexible container, and a membrane frame supporting the membrane and engaged with at least one column member. The at least one column member can be configured to maintain the membrane and the membrane frame a spaced distance from one or more contents received within the flexible container. Upon application of a downward force, the at least one column member can assume a collapsed configuration. A method can include inserting a biological material, for example, into a flexible container, freeze-drying the biological material, moving the freeze-dried biological material to a portion of the flexible container that includes at least one port, and sealing the biological material within the portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Teleflex Innovations S.A.R.L.Inventors: Howard Root, Stephen Anthony Penegor, James Arnold Murto
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Publication number: 20190241300Abstract: A system and method for protecting biological or other material from contamination through the steps of filling, freeze-drying, packaging, storing and use are disclosed. A system can include a flexible container, a membrane configured to transmit air or solvent vapor out of the flexible container, and a membrane frame supporting the membrane and engaged with at least one column member. The at least one column member can be configured to maintain the membrane and the membrane frame a spaced distance from one or more contents received within the flexible container. Upon application of a downward force, the at least one column member can assume a collapsed configuration. A method can include inserting a biological material, for example, into a flexible container, freeze-drying the biological material, moving the freeze-dried biological material to a portion of the flexible container that includes at least one port, and sealing the biological material within the portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Howard Root, Stephen Anthony Penegor, James Arnold Murto
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Publication number: 20170113824Abstract: A system and method for protecting biological or other material from contamination through the steps of filling, freeze-drying, packaging, storing and use are disclosed. A system can include a flexible container, a membrane configured to transmit air or solvent vapor out of the flexible container, and a membrane frame supporting the membrane and engaged with at least one column member. The at least one column member can be configured to maintain the membrane and the membrane frame a spaced distance from one or more contents received within the flexible container. Upon application of a downward force, the at least one column member can assume a collapsed configuration. A method can include inserting a biological material, for example, into a flexible container, freeze-drying the biological material, moving the freeze-dried biological material to a portion of the flexible container that includes at least one port, and sealing the biological material within the portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Howard Root, Stephen Anthony Penegor, James Arnold Murto
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Patent number: 9561893Abstract: A system and method for protecting biological or other material from contamination through the steps of filling, freeze-drying, packaging, storing and use are disclosed. A system can include a flexible container, a membrane configured to transmit air or solvent vapor out of the flexible container, and a membrane frame supporting the membrane and engaged with at least one column member. The at least one column member can be configured to maintain the membrane and the membrane frame a spaced distance from one or more contents received within the flexible container. Upon application of a downward force, the at least one column member can assume a collapsed configuration. A method can include inserting a biological material, for example, into a flexible container, freeze-drying the biological material, moving the freeze-dried biological material to a portion of the flexible container that includes at least one port, and sealing the biological material within the portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Vascular Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Howard Root, Stephen Anthony Penegor, James Arnold Murto
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Patent number: 9351736Abstract: Assemblies, kits, and methods for occluding a vascular vessel, such as a varicose vein, are disclosed. An assembly can include a removable inner member, a removable outer member, and an elongated expandable member positioned in a compressed form between portions of the inner and outer members. To facilitate their removal, one or both of the inner and outer members can include a handle coupled to a proximal end. The elongated expandable member can include a gelatin material or a collagen material that is configured, when wetted, to expand from a compressed first diametrical size to a second larger diametrical size within a time period of 5 minutes or less. At the second larger diametrical size, the gelatin or collagen material can occlude a vascular vessel for a period of at least 20 days without degrading.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Vascular Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Howard Root, James Arnold Murto, Stephen Anthony Penegor, Gregg Sutton
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Publication number: 20150238196Abstract: Assemblies and methods for occluding a vascular vessel are disclosed. An assembly can include a removable outer member, an elongate expandable member, a porous cover member, and optionally, one or both of a removable inner tubular member or a seal member. The elongate expandable member and the porous cover member can be positioned in a radially compressed form between the removable outer members and, if present, the inner tubular member, with the porous cover member surrounding an outer surface of the elongate expandable member. The elongate expandable member can be configured to expand the porous cover member and occlude a vascular vessel following removal of the removable outer member. Mechanical stability and migration resistance of the elongate expandable member can be aided by the porous cover member. The seal member can be positioned at a distal end of the elongate expandable member to inhibit its expansion during vessel insertion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Howard Root, James Arnold Murto, Stephen Anthony Penegor
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Publication number: 20150158652Abstract: A system and method for protecting biological or other material from contamination through the steps of filling, freeze-drying, packaging, storing and use are disclosed. A system can include a flexible container, a membrane configured to transmit air or solvent vapor out of the flexible container, and a membrane frame supporting the membrane and engaged with at least one column member. The at least one column member can be configured to maintain the membrane and the membrane frame a spaced distance from one or more contents received within the flexible container. Upon application of a downward force, the at least one column member can assume a collapsed configuration. A method can include inserting a biological material, for example, into a flexible container, freeze-drying the biological material, moving the freeze-dried biological material to a portion of the flexible container that includes at least one port, and sealing the biological material within the portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Howard Root, Stephen Anthony Penegor, James Arnold Murto
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Publication number: 20140350590Abstract: Assemblies, kits, and methods for occluding a vascular vessel, such as a varicose vein, are disclosed. An assembly can include a removable inner member, a removable outer member, and an elongated expandable member positioned in a compressed form between portions of the inner and outer members. To facilitate their removal, one or both of the inner and outer members can include a handle coupled to a proximal end. The elongated expandable member can include a gelatin material or a collagen material that is configured, when wetted, to expand from a compressed first diametrical size to a second larger diametrical size within a time period of 5 minutes or less. At the second larger diametrical size, the gelatin or collagen material can occlude a vascular vessel for a period of at least 20 days without degrading.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Howard Root, James Arnold Murto, Stephen Anthony Penegor, Gregg Sutton