Patents by Inventor John Bower
John Bower 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).
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Publication number: 20260124062Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for applying a tension force to various tissues. The devices may be delivered in a minimally invasive fashion and used to manipulate tissues in the nose, car, and throat. Force may be maintained by the devices for a time period that allows shaping, compression, or approximation of tissues.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2025Publication date: May 7, 2026Inventors: Eric JOHNSON, James R. KINTZING, Brandon MCCUTCHEON, John BOWER
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Patent number: 12533235Abstract: Embodiments described herein include devices, systems, and methods for reducing the distance between two locations in tissue. In one embodiment, an anchor may reside within the right ventricle in engagement with the septum. A tension member may extend from that anchor through the septum and an exterior wall of the left ventricle to a second anchor disposed along a surface of the heart. Perforating the exterior wall and the septum from an epicardial approach can provide control over the reshaping of the ventricular chamber. Guiding deployment of the implant from along the epicardial access path and another access path into and through the right ventricle provides control over the movement of the anchor within the ventricle. The joined epicardial pathway and right atrial pathway allows the tension member to be advanced into the heart through the right atrium and pulled into engagement along the epicardial access path.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 27, 2026Assignee: BioVentrix, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Van Bladel, Lon Annest, Murray Sheldon, Ernie Heflin, Andrew Wechsler, John Stiggelbout, Rovil Arcia, John Bower
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Patent number: 12357493Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for applying a tension force to various tissues. The devices may be delivered in a minimally invasive fashion and used to manipulate tissues in the nose, ear, and throat. Force may be maintained by the devices for a time period that allows shaping, compression, or approximation of tissues.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2024Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Spirair, Inc.Inventors: Eric Johnson, James R. Kintzing, Brandon McCutcheon, John Bower
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Publication number: 20240398604Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for applying a tension force to various tissues. The devices may be delivered in a minimally invasive fashion and used to manipulate tissues in the nose, ear, and throat. Force may be maintained by the devices for a time period that allows shaping, compression, or approximation of tissues.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Eric JOHNSON, James R. KINTZING, Brandon MCCUTCHEON, John BOWER
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Patent number: 12083034Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for applying a tension force to various tissues. The devices may be delivered in a minimally invasive fashion and used to manipulate tissues in the nose, car, and throat. Force may be maintained by the devices for a time period that allows shaping, compression, or approximation of tissues.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Spirair, Inc.Inventors: Eric Johnson, James R. Kintzing, Brandon McCutcheon, John Bower
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Publication number: 20240189132Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for applying a tension force to various tissues. The devices may be delivered in a minimally invasive fashion and used to manipulate tissues in the nose, car, and throat. Force may be maintained by the devices for a time period that allows shaping, compression, or approximation of tissues.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Eric JOHNSON, James R. KINTZING, Brandon MCCUTCHEON, John BOWER
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Patent number: 11862038Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for measuring motion values associated with movements of an object as the objects drives along a track comprises: receiving, using a wireless network transceiver, experiment instructions for performing an experiment; generating, based on the experiment instructions, driving instructions for causing the object to drive along the track; executing the driving instructions to cause the object to drive along the track; as the object is driving along the track: receiving, from one or more sensors, motion values associated with the movements of the object as the object drives along the track; transmitting, using the wireless network transceiver, the motion values associated with the movements of the object to one or more user devices to cause a user device, from the one or more user devices, to generate and display a graphical representation of the motion values on a display device of the user device.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: MYRIAD SENSORS, INC.Inventors: Clifton Roozeboom, David Bakker, John Litzenberger, Robert Douthitt, John Bower
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Patent number: 11763693Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer system comprises processors, a request manager coupled to the processors and configured to receive practice test requests, a practice test manager configured to retrieve practice test data, a real time session manager configured to establish a real time session with a user computer, an AI-based analyzer configured to execute a machine learning model to determine accuracy of results received from the user computer, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing sequences of instructions for: receiving, using the request manager, a request for performing a practice test; retrieving, using the practice test manager, data for the practice test; using the real time session manager: establishing a real time session with the user computer to enable the user computer to access the data and execute the practice test; and as the practice test is executed, collecting test results and transmitting them to user devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Myriad Sensors, Inc.Inventors: Clifton Roozeboom, David Bakker, Robert Douthitt, John Bower, Corin Dubie
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Publication number: 20230058032Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for measuring motion values associated with movements of an object as the objects drives along a track comprises: receiving, using a wireless network transceiver, experiment instructions for performing an experiment; generating, based on the experiment instructions, driving instructions for causing the object to drive along the track; executing the driving instructions to cause the object to drive along the track; as the object is driving along the track: receiving, from one or more sensors, motion values associated with the movements of the object as the object drives along the track; transmitting, using the wireless network transceiver, the motion values associated with the movements of the object to one or more user devices to cause a user device, from the one or more user devices, to generate and display a graphical representation of the motion values on a display device of the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: CLIFTON ROOZEBOOM, DAVID BAKKER, JOHN LITZENBERGER, ROBERT DOUTHITT, JOHN BOWER
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Publication number: 20230054427Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer system comprises processors, a request manager coupled to the processors and configured to receive practice test requests, a practice test manager configured to retrieve practice test data, a real time session manager configured to establish a real time session with a user computer, an AI-based analyzer configured to execute a machine learning model to determine accuracy of results received from the user computer, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing sequences of instructions for: receiving, using the request manager, a request for performing a practice test; retrieving, using the practice test manager, data for the practice test; using the real time session manager: establishing a real time session with the user computer to enable the user computer to access the data and execute the practice test; and as the practice test is executed, collecting test results and transmitting them to user devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: CLIFTON ROOZEBOOM, DAVID BAKKER, ROBERT DOUTHITT, JOHN BOWER, CORIN DUBIE
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Publication number: 20220000622Abstract: Embodiments described herein include devices, systems, and methods for reducing the distance between two locations in tissue. In one embodiment, an anchor may reside within the right ventricle in engagement with the septum. A tension member may extend from that anchor through the septum and an exterior wall of the left ventricle to a second anchor disposed along a surface of the heart. Perforating the exterior wall and the septum from an epicardial approach can provide control over the reshaping of the ventricular chamber. Guiding deployment of the implant from along the epicardial access path and another access path into and through the right ventricle provides control over the movement of the anchor within the ventricle. The joined epicardial pathway and right atrial pathway allows the tension member to be advanced into the heart through the right atrium and pulled into engagement along the epicardial access path.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: BioVentrix, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Van Bladel, Lon Annest, Murray Sheldon, Ernie Heflin, Andrew Wechsler, John Stiggelbout, Rovil Arcia, John Bower
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Patent number: 11051942Abstract: Embodiments described herein include devices, systems, and methods for reducing the distance between two locations in tissue. In one embodiment, an anchor may reside within the right ventricle in engagement with the septum. A tension member may extend from that anchor through the septum and an exterior wall of the left ventricle to a second anchor disposed along a surface of the heart. Perforating the exterior wall and the septum from an epicardial approach can provide control over the reshaping of the ventricular chamber. Guiding deployment of the implant from along the epicardial access path and another access path into and through the right ventricle provides control over the movement of the anchor within the ventricle. The joined epicardial pathway and right atrial pathway allows the tension member to be advanced into the heart through the right atrium and pulled into engagement along the epicardial access path.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: BioVentrix, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Van Bladel, Lon Annest, Murray Sheldon, Ernie Heflin, Andrew Wechsler, John Stiggelbout, Rovil Arcia, John Bower
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Patent number: 11051941Abstract: Medical devices, systems, and methods reduce the distance between two locations in tissue in a minimally invasive manner, often for treatment of congestive heart failure. In one embodiment, an anchor of an implant system may, when the implant system is fully deployed, reside within the right ventricle in engagement with the ventricular septum. A tension member may extend from that anchor through the septum and an exterior wall of the left ventricle to a second anchor disposed along an epicardial surface of the heart. Deployment of the anchor within the right ventricle may be performed by inserting a guidewire through the septal wall into the right ventricle. The anchor may be inserted into the right ventricle over the guidewire and through a lumen of a delivery catheter. Delivering the anchor over the guidewire may provide improved control in the delivery and placement of the anchor within the right ventricle.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: BioVentrix, Inc.Inventors: Lon Annest, Murray Sheldon, Kevin Van Bladel, Ernie Heflin, William Butler, Andrew Wechsler, John Bower, Rovil Arcia
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Publication number: 20190274833Abstract: Embodiments described herein include devices, systems, and methods for reducing the distance between two locations in tissue. In one embodiment, an anchor may reside within the right ventricle in engagement with the septum. A tension member may extend from that anchor through the septum and an exterior wall of the left ventricle to a second anchor disposed along a surface of the heart. Perforating the exterior wall and the septum from an epicardial approach can provide control over the reshaping of the ventricular chamber. Guiding deployment of the implant from along the epicardial access path and another access path into and through the right ventricle provides control over the movement of the anchor within the ventricle. The joined epicardial pathway and right atrial pathway allows the tension member to be advanced into the heart through the right atrium and pulled into engagement along the epicardial access path.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: BioVentrix, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Van Bladel, Lon Annest, Murray Sheldon, Ernie Heflin, Andrew Wechsler, John Stiggelbout, Rovil Arcia, John Bower
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Patent number: 10219904Abstract: Medical devices, systems, and methods reduce the distance between two locations in tissue, often for treatment of congestive heart failure. In one embodiment an anchor of an implant system may reside within the right ventricle in engagement with the ventricular septum. A tension member may extend from that anchor through the septum and an exterior wall of the left ventricle to a second anchor disposed along an epicardial surface. Deployment of the anchor within the right ventricle may be performed by inserting a guidewire through the septal wall into the right ventricle. The anchor may be inserted into the right ventricle over the guidewire and through a lumen of a catheter. An anchor force may be applied within a desired range to secure the anchors about the septum and epicardial surface. The anchor force may inhibit migration of the anchors relative to the septum and epicardial surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: BioVentrix, Inc.Inventors: William Butler, Kevin Van Bladel, Ernie Heflin, Lon Annest, Rovil Arcia, John Bower
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Patent number: 10179049Abstract: Embodiments described herein include devices, systems, and methods for reducing the distance between two locations in tissue. In one embodiment, an anchor may reside within the right ventricle in engagement with the septum. A tension member may extend from that anchor through the septum and an exterior wall of the left ventricle to a second anchor disposed along a surface of the heart. Perforating the exterior wall and the septum from an epicardial approach can provide control over the reshaping of the ventricular chamber. Guiding deployment of the implant from along the epicardial access path and another access path into and through the right ventricle provides control over the movement of the anchor within the ventricle. The joined epicardial pathway and right atrial pathway allows the tension member to be advanced into the heart through the right atrium and pulled into engagement along the epicardial access path.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: BioVentrix, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Van Bladel, Lon Annest, Murray Sheldon, Ernie Heflin, Andrew Wechsler, John Stiggelbout, Rovil Arcia, John Bower
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Publication number: 20170224490Abstract: Embodiments described herein include devices, systems, and methods for reducing the distance between two locations in tissue. In one embodiment, an anchor may reside within the right ventricle in engagement with the septum. A tension member may extend from that anchor through the septum and an exterior wall of the left ventricle to a second anchor disposed along a surface of the heart. Perforating the exterior wall and the septum from an epicardial approach can provide control over the reshaping of the ventricular chamber. Guiding deployment of the implant from along the epicardial access path and another access path into and through the right ventricle provides control over the movement of the anchor within the ventricle. The joined epicardial pathway and right atrial pathway allows the tension member to be advanced into the heart through the right atrium and pulled into engagement along the epicardial access path.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: BioVentrix, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Van Bladel, Lon Annest, Murray Sheldon, Ernie Heflin, Andrew Wechsler, John Stiggelbout, Rovil Arcia, John Bower
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Patent number: 9662212Abstract: Embodiments described herein include devices, systems, and methods for reducing the distance between two locations in tissue. In one embodiment, an anchor may reside within the right ventricle in engagement with the septum. A tension member may extend from that anchor through the septum and an exterior wall of the left ventricle to a second anchor disposed along a surface of the heart. Perforating the exterior wall and the septum from an epicardial approach can provide control over the reshaping of the ventricular chamber. Guiding deployment of the implant from along the epicardial access path and another access path into and through the right ventricle provides control over the movement of the anchor within the ventricle. The joined epicardial pathway and right atrial pathway allows the tension member to be advanced into the heart through the right atrium and pulled into engagement along the epicardial access path.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: BioVentrix, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Van Bladel, Lon Annest, Murray Sheldon, Ernie Heflin, Andrew Wechsler, John Stiggelbout, Rovil Arcia, John Bower
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Publication number: 20160338835Abstract: Embodiments described herein include devices, systems, and methods for reducing the distance between two locations in tissue. In one embodiment, an anchor may reside within the right ventricle in engagement with the septum. A tension member may extend from that anchor through the septum and an exterior wall of the left ventricle to a second anchor disposed along a surface of the heart. Perforating the exterior wall and the septum from an epicardial approach can provide control over the reshaping of the ventricular chamber. Guiding deployment of the implant from along the epicardial access path and another access path into and through the right ventricle provides control over the movement of the anchor within the ventricle. The joined epicardial pathway and right atrial pathway allows the tension member to be advanced into the heart through the right atrium and pulled into engagement along the epicardial access path.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicant: BioVentrix, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Van Bladel, Lon Annest, Murray Sheldon, Ernie Heflin, Andrew Wechsler, John Stiggelbout, Rovil Arcia, John Bower
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Patent number: 9320513Abstract: Embodiments described include devices, systems, and methods for reducing the distance between two locations in tissue. An anchor may reside within the right ventricle in engagement with the septum. A tension member may extend from that anchor through the septum and an exterior wall of the left ventricle to a second anchor disposed along a surface of the heart. Perforating the exterior wall and the septum from an epicardial approach can provide control over the reshaping of the ventricular chamber. Guiding deployment of the implant from along the epicardial access path and another access path into and through the right ventricle provides control over movement of the anchor within the ventricle. The joined epicardial pathway and right atrial pathway allows the tension member to be advanced into the heart through the right atrium and pulled into engagement along the epicardial access path.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: BioVentrix, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Van Bladel, Lon Annest, Murray Sheldon, Ernie Heflin, Andrew Wechsler, John Stiggelbout, Rovil Arcia, John Bower