Patents by Inventor Jasper Jackson

Jasper Jackson 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).

  • Knot tying device and method
    Patent number: 6171317
    Abstract: A knot tying device comprises a knotting guide which carries a pair of snare cords. Each snare cord comprises a suture capture end and a pull end. The snare cords are carried within the knotting guide in a loose, knotted configuration. By capturing a pair of free suture ends in the suture capture ends of the snare cords, the knotted configuration originally embodied in the snare cords can be transferred to the free suture ends by pulling those ends through the knotting guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Perclose, Inc.
    Inventors: Jasper Jackson, Justina A. Franco, Erik K. Walberg
  • Magnetic resonance apparatus
    Patent number: 4350955
    Abstract: Means for producing a region of homogeneous magnetic field remote from the source of the field, wherein two equal field sources are arranged axially so their fields oppose, producing a region near the plane perpendicular to the axis midway between the sources where the radial component of the field goes through a maximum. Near the maximum, the field is homogeneous over prescribed regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Jasper A. Jackson, Richard K. Cooper