Patents by Inventor Jeffrey B. Barnell

Jeffrey B. Barnell 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).

  • HEART VALVE STORAGE AND SHIPPING PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20240148486
    Abstract: Packaging systems and methods for wet storage and/or shipping of prosthetic heart valve or other medical devices are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: David Clarke, Joshua Hillas, Jeffrey B. Barnell, Christopher T. Faherty, Emily P. Theriot
  • Shrink-formed package
    Patent number: 11584558
    Abstract: An example technique of forming a package includes retaining a package precursor in a support. The package precursor includes a shrink-formable composition and defines an interior volume configured to enclose a component, such as a medical supply. The package may be formed by at least directing a flow of heated medium from a nozzle toward at least one region of the package precursor to cause the at least one region to shrink faster than an adjacent region of the package precursor. In some examples, an example system for shrink-forming a package includes the support and the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: James T. Buccellato, Jeffrey B. Barnell
  • SHRINK-FORMED PACKAGE
    Publication number: 20200189781
    Abstract: An example technique of forming a package includes retaining a package precursor in a support. The package precursor includes a shrink-formable composition and defines an interior volume configured to enclose a component, such as a medical supply. The package may be formed by at least directing a flow of heated medium from a nozzle toward at least one region of the package precursor to cause the at least one region to shrink faster than an adjacent region of the package precursor. In some examples, an example system for shrink-forming a package includes the support and the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: James T. Buccellato, Jeffrey B. Barnell