Patents by Inventor Jeffrey C. Hayes

Jeffrey C. Hayes 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).

  • Bioabsorbable medical devices
    Patent number: 11911272
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a plurality of absorbable filaments arranged in a support structure and configured degrade within a defined time period and a membrane arranged about the plurality of absorbable filaments and configured to contain fragments of the plurality of absorbable filaments in response to a fracture or degradation of a filament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Chan, Edward H. Cully, Jeffrey B. Duncan, Byron K. Hayes, Samuel Joynson, Tom R. McDaniel, David J. Messick, Edward E. Shaw
  • Diphosphonic acid esters as tartar control agents
    Patent number: 5451401
    Abstract: Polyphosphonic acid ester compounds with flavorant, coolant and/or sweetener components, and tartar, plaque and/or calculus control compositions with improved taste comprising one or more polyphosphonic acid ester compounds are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kim W. Zerby, Jeffrey C. Hayes