Patents by Inventor John E. Bacino
John E. Bacino 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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Patent number: 11785998Abstract: Waterproof, breathable garments and methods of making are provided. The garments may include a laminate of a seamless ePTFE membrane and at least one textile. The garment is conformable over a range of sizes, and may be shaped to fit numerous sizes and shapes of forming molds. The ePTFE membrane may shrink to fit, or, alternatively, be stretched to fit, a mold having a desired size to form a garment. Such a conformable ePTFE membrane may allow for forming multiple sizes of garments with various sizes and shapes of molds. In embodiments where the ePTFE membrane is seamless and continuous, the garment eliminates the need for a waterproof seam tape, which is conventionally used to make garments waterproof.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: John E. Bacino, Norman E. Clough, Orlando Collazo, Jean Norvell, Franz Shelley
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Publication number: 20230144850Abstract: In various embodiments, a device is provided comprising a balloon configured to expand to an expanded state in response to introduction of a fluid at a first pressure, wherein the fluid perfuses through the balloon above a second pressure, the second pressure being the same or greater than the first pressure. In various embodiments, a method comprising fabricating a balloon configured to expand to an expanded state in response to introduction of a fluid at a first pressure, wherein the fluid perfuses through the balloon above a second pressure, the second pressure being at or greater than the first pressure, disposing the balloon on an elongate member having a lumen, placing the lumen in fluid communication with an interior volume of the balloon.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2023Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: John E. Bacino, Carey V. Campbell, Edward H. Cully, Benjamin M. Trapp, Michael J. Vonesh
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Patent number: 11571552Abstract: In various embodiments, a device is provided comprising a balloon configured to expand to an expanded state in response to introduction of a fluid at a first pressure, wherein the fluid perfuses through the balloon above a second pressure, the second pressure being the same or greater than the first pressure. In various embodiments, a method comprising fabricating a balloon configured to expand to an expanded state in response to introduction of a fluid at a first pressure, wherein the fluid perfuses through the balloon above a second pressure, the second pressure being at or greater than the first pressure, disposing the balloon on an elongate member having a lumen, placing the lumen in fluid communication with an interior volume of the balloon.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: John E. Bacino, Carey V. Campbell, Edward H. Cully, Benjamin M. Trapp, Michael J. Vonesh
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Patent number: 11517504Abstract: A method of making a storage bag comprising the following steps performed in any order: (a) forming a composite tube having an inner surface comprising a higher melting polymer, an outer surface comprising a lower melting polymer, two ends, and a diameter; (b) flattening the tube in a direction perpendicular to the diameter; (c) forming a joint at one of the ends at a temperature between respective melting points of the higher melting polymer and the lower melting polymer; (d) providing a composite sheet having a first side comprising a higher melting polymer and a second side comprising a lower melting polymer; and (e) disposing the composite sheet over the joint such that the first side comprising a lower melting polymer engages the joint and forming a lap seam over the joint at a temperature between respective melting points of the higher melting polymer and the lower melting polymer, and a storage bag made by such method.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Bret A. Snyder, Basak Irem Nase, John E. Bacino, William Shamrock
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Patent number: 11278471Abstract: A storage bag configured to contain or that contains at least one therapeutic compound such as a viral vector and non-viral vector is provided. In one embodiment, the storage bag contains a viral vector and/or a non-viral vector containing genetic material. The storage bag has two edges and two ends including a first face and a second face integrally joined at the two edges of the bag and defining an inner surface and an outer surface forming the bag; the inner surface including a higher melting polymer, and the outer surface including a lower melting polymer; a joint at one of the ends; a discrete composite sheet having a first side including a higher melting polymer and a second side including a lower melting polymer folded over the joint with the first side including a lower melting polymer engaging the joint to form a lap seam over the joint.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Bret A. Snyder, Basak Irem Nase, John E. Bacino, William Shamrock, Edward Gunzel
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Publication number: 20220030994Abstract: Waterproof, breathable garments and methods of making are provided. The garments may include a laminate of a seamless ePTFE membrane and at least one textile. The garment is conformable over a range of sizes, and may be shaped to fit numerous sizes and shapes of forming molds. The ePTFE membrane may shrink to fit, or, alternatively, be stretched to fit, a mold having a desired size to form a garment. Such a conformable ePTFE membrane may allow for forming multiple sizes of garments with various sizes and shapes of molds. In embodiments where the ePTFE membrane is seamless and continuous, the garment eliminates the need for a waterproof seam tape, which is conventionally used to make garments waterproof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: John E. Bacino, Norman E. Clough, Orlando Collazo, Jean Norvell, Franz Shelley
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Patent number: 11154105Abstract: Waterproof, breathable garments and methods of making are provided. The garments may include a laminate of a seamless ePTFE membrane and at least one textile. The garment is conformable over a range of sizes, and may be shaped to fit numerous sizes and shapes of forming molds. The ePTFE membrane may shrink to fit, or, alternatively, be stretched to fit, a mold having a desired size to form a garment. Such a conformable ePTFE membrane may allow for forming multiple sizes of garments with various sizes and shapes of molds. In embodiments where the ePTFE membrane is seamless and continuous, the garment eliminates the need for a waterproof seam tape, which is conventionally used to make garments waterproof.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: John E. Bacino, Norman E. Clough, Orlando Collazo, Jean Norvell, Franz Shelley
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Publication number: 20210186555Abstract: Various embodiments provide a device comprising a balloon assembly including a balloon, a film template, and a rigid element. The film template may have a fixed upper distension limit and may include at least one aperture. The rigid element may lay substantially flush with an outer surface of the balloon at a first inflated state of the balloon. The first upper distension limit of the balloon may be greater than the fixed upper distension limit of the film template and the balloon may outwardly protrude through the at least one aperture at a second inflated state. The rigid element may be extended in a radial direction away from the outer surface of the balloon as the balloon outwardly protrudes through the at least one aperture relative to the outer surface of the film template.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: John E. Bacino, Carey V. Campbell, Edward H. Cully, Jeffrey B. Duncan, Douglas S. Paget, John M. Squeri, Benjamin M. Trapp, Michael J. Vonesh, Edward E. Shaw
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Patent number: 11007351Abstract: In various embodiments, a device is provided comprising a balloon configured to expand to an expanded state in response to introduction of a fluid at a first pressure, wherein the fluid perfuses through the balloon above a second pressure, the second pressure being the same or greater than the first pressure. In various embodiments, a method comprising fabricating a balloon configured to expand to an expanded state in response to introduction of a fluid at a first pressure, wherein the fluid perfuses through the balloon above a second pressure, the second pressure being at or greater than the first pressure, disposing the balloon on an elongate member having a lumen, placing the lumen in fluid communication with an interior volume of the balloon.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: John E. Bacino, Carey V. Campbell, Edward H. Cully, Benjamin M. Trapp, Michael J. Vonesh
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Patent number: 10881426Abstract: Various embodiments provide a device comprising a balloon assembly including a balloon, a film template, and a rigid element. The film template may have a fixed upper distension limit and may include at least one aperture. The rigid element may lay substantially flush with an outer surface of the balloon at a first inflated state of the balloon. The first upper distension limit of the balloon may be greater than the fixed upper distension limit of the film template and the balloon may outwardly protrude through the at least one aperture at a second inflated state. The rigid element may be extended in a radial direction away from the outer surface of the balloon as the balloon outwardly protrudes through the at least one aperture relative to the outer surface of the film template.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: John E. Bacino, Carey V. Campbell, Edward H. Cully, Jeffrey B. Duncan, Douglas S. Paget, John M. Squeri, Benjamin M. Trapp, Michael J. Vonesh, Edward E. Shaw
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Publication number: 20200390653Abstract: A method of making a storage bag comprising the following steps performed in any order: (a) forming a composite tube having an inner surface comprising a higher melting polymer, an outer surface comprising a lower melting polymer, two ends, and a diameter; (b) flattening the tube in a direction perpendicular to the diameter; (c) forming a joint at one of the ends at a temperature between respective melting points of the higher melting polymer and the lower melting polymer; (d) providing a composite sheet having a first side comprising a higher melting polymer and a second side comprising a lower melting polymer; and (e) disposing the composite sheet over the joint such that the first side comprising a lower melting polymer engages the joint and forming a lap seam over the joint at a temperature between respective melting points of the higher melting polymer and the lower melting polymer, and a storage bag made by such method.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Bret A. SNYDER, Basak Irem NASE, John E. BACINO, William SHAMROCK
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Publication number: 20200163831Abstract: A method of making a storage bag comprising the following steps performed in any order: (a) forming a composite tube having an inner surface comprising a higher melting polymer, an outer surface comprising a lower melting polymer, two ends, and a diameter; (b) flattening the tube in a direction perpendicular to the diameter; (c) forming a joint at one of the ends at a temperature between respective melting points of the higher melting polymer and the lower melting polymer; (d) providing a composite sheet having a first side comprising a higher melting polymer and a second side comprising a lower melting polymer; and (e) disposing the composite sheet over the joint such that the first side comprising a lower melting polymer engages the joint and forming a lap seam over the joint at a temperature between respective melting points of the higher melting polymer and the lower melting polymer, and a storage bag made by such method.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Bret A. Snyder, Basak Irem Nase, John E. Bacino, William Shamrock
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Publication number: 20200113780Abstract: A storage bag configured to contain or that contains at least one therapeutic compound such as a viral vector and non-viral vector is provided. In one embodiment, the storage bag contains a viral vector and/or a non-viral vector containing genetic material. The storage bag has two edges and two ends including a first face and a second face integrally joined at the two edges of the bag and defining an inner surface and an outer surface forming the bag; the inner surface including a higher melting polymer, and the outer surface including a lower melting polymer; a joint at one of the ends; a discrete composite sheet having a first side including a higher melting polymer and a second side including a lower melting polymer folded over the joint with the first side including a lower melting polymer engaging the joint to form a lap seam over the joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Bret A. Snyder, Basak lrem Nase, John E. Bacino, William Shamrock, Edward Gunzel
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Patent number: 10568807Abstract: A method of making a storage bag comprising the following steps performed in any order: (a) forming a composite tube having an inner surface comprising a higher melting polymer, an outer surface comprising a lower melting polymer, two ends, and a diameter; (b) flattening the tube in a direction perpendicular to the diameter; (c) forming a joint at one of the ends at a temperature between respective melting points of the higher melting polymer and the lower melting polymer; (d) providing a composite sheet having a first side comprising a higher melting polymer and a second side comprising a lower melting polymer; and (e) disposing the composite sheet over the joint such that the first side comprising a lower melting polymer engages the joint and forming a lap seam over the joint at a temperature between respective melting points of the higher melting polymer and the lower melting polymer, and a storage bag made by such method.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Bret A. Snyder, Basak Irem Nase, John E. Bacino, William Shamrock
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Publication number: 20190335848Abstract: Waterproof, breathable socks, booties, shoe inserts, and footwear assemblies containing the shoe inserts are provided. The booties and shoe inserts include a laminate of a seamless ePTFE membrane and at least one textile. The bootie is conformable over a range of sizes and shoe shapes, and may be shaped to fit numerous sizes and shapes of asymmetrical shoe lasts. The bootie may shrink to fit, or, alternatively, be stretched to fit, an asymmetrical last having a desired size to form a shoe insert. Such a conformable bootie eliminates the need to have multiple sizes of shoe inserts correlating to particular shoe sizes. In embodiments where the ePTFE is seamless and continuous, the shoe insert eliminates the need for a waterproof seam tape, which is conventionally used to make shoe inserts waterproof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: John E. Bacino, Norman E. Clough, Orlando Collazo, Stane Nabernick, Franz J. Shelley, Heike Wolfrum, Alexander Zaggl
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Patent number: 10434742Abstract: A venting apparatus is disclosed herein. The venting apparatus comprises a substrate, such as a metal substrate or a specialty plastic substrate, having an opening therein and a fluoropolymer membrane, such as ePTFE, disposed over said opening and thermally bonded using a thermoplastic material to said substrate. This allows the fluoropolymer membrane to be directly bonded to the said substrate without using an adhesive layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventor: John E. Bacino
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Publication number: 20190274383Abstract: Waterproof, breathable garments and methods of making are provided. The garments may include a laminate of a seamless ePTFE membrane and at least one textile. The garment is conformable over a range of sizes, and may be shaped to fit numerous sizes and shapes of forming molds. The ePTFE membrane may shrink to fit, or, alternatively, be stretched to fit, a mold having a desired size to form a garment. Such a conformable ePTFE membrane may allow for forming multiple sizes of garments with various sizes and shapes of molds. In embodiments where the ePTFE membrane is seamless and continuous, the garment eliminates the need for a waterproof seam tape, which is conventionally used to make garments waterproof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: John E. Bacino, Norman E. Clough, Orlando Collazo, Jean Norvell, Franz Shelley
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Publication number: 20190261731Abstract: Waterproof, breathable socks, booties, shoe inserts, and footwear assemblies containing the shoe inserts are provided. The booties and shoe inserts may include a laminate comprising a seamless extensible film, such as a polyurethane film, and at least one textile. The bootie is suitable for a range of sizes and shoe shapes. The bootie may shrink to fit, or, alternatively, be stretched to fit, an asymmetrical last having a desired size to form a shoe insert. A bootie having a seamless extensible film eliminates the need to have multiple sizes of shoe inserts correlating to particular shoe sizes. In embodiments where the polyurethane film is seamless and continuous, the shoe insert eliminates the need for a waterproof seam tape, which is conventionally used to make shoe inserts waterproof. Methods of forming the socks, booties, and shoe inserts are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: John E. Bacino, Norman E. Clough, Orlando Collazo, Stane Nabernik, Franz J. Shelley
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Patent number: 10314353Abstract: Waterproof, breathable garments and methods of making are provided. The garments may include a laminate of a seamless ePTFE membrane and at least one textile. The garment is conformable over a range of sizes, and may be shaped to fit numerous sizes and shapes of forming molds. The ePTFE membrane may shrink to fit, or, alternatively, be stretched to fit, a mold having a desired size to form a garment. Such a conformable ePTFE membrane may allow for forming multiple sizes of garments with various sizes and shapes of molds. In embodiments where the ePTFE membrane is seamless and continuous, the garment eliminates the need for a waterproof seam tape, which is conventionally used to make garments waterproof.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: John E. Bacino, Norman E. Clough, Orlando Collazo, Jean Norvell, Franz Shelley
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Patent number: 10314362Abstract: Waterproof, breathable socks, booties, shoe inserts, and footwear assemblies containing the shoe inserts are provided. The booties and shoe inserts may include a laminate comprising a seamless extensible film, such as a polyurethane film, and at least one textile. The bootie is suitable for a range of sizes and shoe shapes. The bootie may shrink to fit, or, alternatively, be stretched to fit, an asymmetrical last having a desired size to form a shoe insert. A bootie having a seamless extensible film eliminates the need to have multiple sizes of shoe inserts correlating to particular shoe sizes. In embodiments where the polyurethane film is seamless and continuous, the shoe insert eliminates the need for a waterproof seam tape, which is conventionally used to make shoe inserts waterproof. Methods of forming the socks, booties, and shoe inserts are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignees: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., W. L. Gore & Associates GmbHInventors: John E. Bacino, Norman E. Clough, Orlando Collazo, Stane Nabernik, Franz J. Shelley