Patents by Inventor Joseph Robert Armstrong

Joseph Robert Armstrong 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).

  • Patent number: 6315792
    Abstract: The invention creates a thin tubular multiple filament (film or fiber) structure that can hold high internal pressures. When desired, an extension of the filaments can be pulled in any direction to unfurl the structure. This device is useful for self expanding stent or stent graft delivery systems, balloon dilatation catheters, removable guide wire lumens for catheters, drug infusion or suction catheters, guide wire bundling casings, removable filters, removable wire insulation, removable packaging and other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Armstrong, Michael Vonesh
  • Patent number: 6224627
    Abstract: The invention creates a thin tubular multiple filament (film or fiber) structure that can hold high internal pressures. When desired, an extension of the filaments can be pulled in any direction to unfurl the structure. This device is useful for self expanding stent or stent graft delivery systems, balloon dilatation catheters, removable guide wire lumens for catheters, drug infusion or suction catheters, guide wire bundling casings, removable filters, removable wire insulation, removable packaging and other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Armstrong, Michael Vonesh