Patents by Inventor James V. Phillips

James V. Phillips 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).

  • Expandable polymer membrane and tubes, and a method of manufacturing thereof
    Patent number: 8784710
    Abstract: A method of making an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) membrane including the steps of: providing an unsintered or partially sintered ePTFE membrane; matting the unsintered or partially sintered ePTFE membrane; and immediately thereafter, sintering the matted ePTFE membrane. A method for making ePTFE tubes includes the steps of: providing an unsintered or partially sintered ePTFE membrane; wrapping the ePTFE membrane around a mandrel or form tool to form an ePTFE tube; matting the ePTFE tube; immediately thereafter, sintering the matted ePTFE tube; and removing the sintered ePTFE tube from the mandrel or form tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Phillips Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas R. Hansen, James V. Phillips
  • Thin wall expandable polymer tubes having improved axial and radial strength, and a method of manufacturing thereof
    Patent number: 8609249
    Abstract: A method for making a thin walled ePTFE tube having improved axial and radial strength includes the steps of: providing an unsintered or partially sintered ePTFE membrane; wrapping the ePTFE membrane around a mandrel or form tool to form an ePTFE tube; matting the ePTFE tube; immediately thereafter, sintering the matted ePTFE tube; removing the sintered ePTFE tube from the mandrel or form tool; stretching the sintered ePTFE tube in the axial direction; stretching the ePTFE tube in the radial direction over a second mandrel that is greater in diameter than the reduced axially stretched diameter, but less than the first mandrel diameter; overwrapping the second mandrel with a second ePTFE membrane; matting the ePTFE tube; immediately thereafter, sintering the matted ePTFE tube; and removing the sintered ePTFE tube from the second mandrel or form tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Phillips Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas R. Hansen, James V. Phillips
  • THIN WALL EXPANDABLE POLYMER TUBES HAVING IMPROVED AXIAL AND RADIAL STRENGTH, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120201988
    Abstract: A method for making a thin walled ePTFE tube having improved axial and radial strength includes the steps of: providing an unsintered or partially sintered ePTFE membrane; wrapping the ePTFE membrane around a mandrel or form tool to form an ePTFE tube; matting the ePTFE tube; immediately thereafter, sintering the matted ePTFE tube; removing the sintered ePTFE tube from the mandrel or form tool; stretching the sintered ePTFE tube in the axial direction; stretching the ePTFE tube in the radial direction over a second mandrel that is greater in diameter than the reduced axially stretched diameter, but less than the first mandrel diameter; overwrapping the second mandrel with a second ePTFE membrane; matting the ePTFE tube; immediately thereafter, sintering the matted ePTFE tube; and removing the sintered ePTFE tube from the second mandrel or form tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Douglas R. Hansen, James V. Phillips
  • EXPANDABLE POLYMER MEMBRANE AND TUBES, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110014459
    Abstract: A method of making an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) membrane including the steps of: providing an unsintered or partially sintered ePTFE membrane; matting the unsintered or partially sintered ePTFE membrane; and immediately thereafter, sintering the matted ePTFE membrane. A method for making ePTFE tubes includes the steps of: providing an unsintered or partially sintered ePTFE membrane; wrapping the ePTFE membrane around a mandrel or form tool to form an ePTFE tube; matting the ePTFE tube; immediately thereafter, sintering the matted ePTFE tube; and removing the sintered ePTFE tube from the mandrel or form tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Douglas R. Hansen, James V. Phillips
  • Touch screen interface with haptic feedback device
    Publication number: 20030184574
    Abstract: The invention relates to a haptic control device by which an operator is provided with visual as well as tactile feedback. In one embodiment, the operator interacts with a control system via a display panel. Based on the nature of the operator inputs, the control system can provide the operator with both a visual output via the display panel, as well as tactile feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: James V. Phillips, Blake Hannaford