Patents by Inventor Jeffrey M. Loge

Jeffrey M. Loge 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).

  • Shape memory polymer medical device
    Patent number: 7744604
    Abstract: A system for removing matter from a conduit. The system includes the steps of passing a transport vehicle and a shape memory polymer material through the conduit, transmitting energy to the shape memory polymer material for moving the shape memory polymer material from a first shape to a second and different shape, and withdrawing the transport vehicle and the shape memory polymer material through the conduit carrying the matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Duncan Maitland, William J. Benett, Jane P. Bearinger, Thomas S. Wilson, Ward Small, IV, Daniel L. Schumann, Wayne A. Jensen, Jason M. Ortega, John E. Marion, III, Jeffrey M. Loge