Patents by Inventor John Hobson

John Hobson 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).

  • Expandable slide and lock stent
    Patent number: 9452068
    Abstract: An expandable slide and lock stent comprises a tubular member that can be expanded from a collapsed state to an expanded state. The tubular member can comprise a reversing helical backbone and at least one rail member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. The backbone can have at least one engagement element that can be configured to receive a rail member to form the tubular member. In some embodiments, the reversing helical backbone can comprise a plurality of discrete segments having a variable profile and/or wave form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: REVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Schmid, Keith Weier, Keith A. Esser, Steven C. Howard, John Hobson, Craig Bonsignore
  • EXPANDABLE SLIDE AND LOCK STENT
    Publication number: 20140067042
    Abstract: An expandable slide and lock stent comprises a tubular member that can be expanded from a collapsed state to an expanded state. The tubular member can comprise a reversing helical backbone and at least one rail member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. The backbone can have at least one engagement element that can be configured to receive a rail member to form the tubular member. In some embodiments, the reversing helical backbone can comprise a plurality of discrete segments having a variable profile and/or wave form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Eric Schmid, Keith Weier, Keith A. Esser, Steven C. Howard, John Hobson, Craig Bonsignore
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING MEDICATION ORDERING
    Publication number: 20130339045
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product for optimizing and fulfilling medication orders. For example, in one embodiment, a method for fulfilling medication orders includes receiving information regarding a medication order; receiving a budget amount; performing a search based on the medication order and the budget amount; and displaying results of the search to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Philip Lockhart, John Hobson
  • Expandable slide and lock stent
    Patent number: 8523936
    Abstract: An expandable slide and lock stent comprises a tubular member that can be expanded from a collapsed state to an expanded state. The tubular member can comprise a reversing helical backbone and at least one rail member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. The backbone can have at least one engagement element that can be configured to receive a rail member to form the tubular member. In some embodiments, the reversing helical backbone can comprise a plurality of discrete segments having a variable profile and/or wave form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: REVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Schmid, Keith Weier, Keith A. Esser, Steven C. Howard, John Hobson, Craig Bonsignore
  • EXPANDABLE SLIDE AND LOCK STENT
    Publication number: 20110251674
    Abstract: An expandable slide and lock stent comprises a tubular member that can be expanded from a collapsed state to an expanded state. The tubular member can comprise a reversing helical backbone and at least one rail member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. The backbone can have at least one engagement element that can be configured to receive a rail member to form the tubular member. In some embodiments, the reversing helical backbone can comprise a plurality of discrete segments having a variable profile and/or wave form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: REVA MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Schmid, Keith Weier, Keith Esser, Steven C. Howard, John Hobson, Craig Bonsignore