Patents by Inventor Jed E. Black

Jed E. Black 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).

  • System and method for preventing closure of passageways
    Patent number: 7107992
    Abstract: A system for treating sleep-related breathing disorders. In one embodiment, the system includes a first magnetically susceptible material attached to a left lateral pharyngeal wall and a second magnetically susceptible material attached to a right lateral pharyngeal wall. The second magnetically susceptible material is positioned opposite the first magnetically susceptible material across an upper airway. The system further includes a first magnet disposed outside the body and lateral to the first magnetically susceptible material, and a second magnet disposed outside the body and lateral to the second magnetically susceptible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Pavad Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Nelson Brooks, Jed E. Black
  • System and method for preventing closure of passageways
    Publication number: 20040112390
    Abstract: A system for treating sleep-related breathing disorders. In one embodiment, the system includes a first magnetically susceptible material attached to a left lateral pharyngeal wall and a second magnetically susceptible material attached to a right lateral pharyngeal wall. The second magnetically susceptible material is positioned opposite the first magnetically susceptible material across an upper airway. The system further includes a first magnet disposed outside the body and lateral to the first magnetically susceptible material, and a second magnet disposed outside the body and lateral to the second magnetically susceptible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen Nelson Brooks, Jed E. Black