Patents by Inventor Kent J. Smith
Kent J. Smith 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: 11795108Abstract: The invention is directed to compositions, tools and methods for the manufacture of construction materials, masonry, solid structures and compositions to facilitate dust control. More particularly, the invention is directed to the manufacture of bricks, masonry and other solid structures using small amount of aggregate material that is pre-loaded with spores and/or vegetative bacterial cells.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: BIOMASON INC.Inventors: Kent J. Smith, Cameron Arnette, Ginger K. Dosier, John Michael Dosier
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Publication number: 20230225860Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end, the stent including a plurality of struts. A cuff may be coupled to the stent so that a flat, bottom edge of the cuff lies adjacent the proximal end of the stent. A pattern of stitches may be circumferentially disposed around the flat bottom edge of the cuff, the pattern of stitches alternating between stitches sewn to the cuff only and stitches sewn to both the cuff and the stent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Andrea L. McCarthy, Kent J. Smith
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Publication number: 20230202859Abstract: The invention is directed to kits, compositions, tools and methods comprising a cyclic industrial process to form biocement. In particular, the invention is directed to materials and methods for decomposing calcium carbonate into calcium oxide and carbon dioxide at an elevated temperature, reacting calcium oxide with ammonium chloride to form calcium chloride, water, and ammonia gas; and reacting ammonia gas and carbon dioxide at high pressure to form urea and water, which are then utilized to form biocement. This cyclic process can be achieved by combining industrial processes with the resulting product as biocement. The process may involve retention of calcium carbonate currently utilized in the manufacture of Portland Cement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Ginger K. Dosier, John Michael Dosier, Kent J. Smith
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Patent number: 11660184Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end, the stent including a plurality of struts. A cuff may be coupled to the stent so that a flat, bottom edge of the cuff lies adjacent the proximal end of the stent. A pattern of stitches may be circumferentially disposed around the flat bottom edge of the cuff, the pattern of stitches alternating between stitches sewn to the cuff only and stitches sewn to both the cuff and the stent.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Andrea L. McCarthy, Kent J. Smith
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Publication number: 20220395368Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include a collapsible and expandable stent extending in a flow direction between a proximal end and a distal end, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent and having an outer surface facing in a radial direction orthogonal to the flow direction, a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets attached to the cuff, and a sealing structure attached to the annulus section of the stent at an inner edge of the sealing structure. The flow direction may be defined from the proximal end toward the distal end. The sealing structure may have an outer edge remote from the inner edge. The sealing structure may have a collapsed condition with the outer edge disposed adjacent the outer surface of the cuff and an expanded condition with the outer edge spaced apart from the outer surface of the cuff.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Kent J. Smith, Andrea L. McCarthy, Mina S. Fahim
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Patent number: 11518687Abstract: The invention is directed to kits, compositions, tools and methods comprising a cyclic industrial process to form biocement. In particular, the invention is directed to materials and methods for decomposing calcium carbonate into calcium oxide and carbon dioxide at an elevated temperature, reacting calcium oxide with ammonium chloride to form calcium chloride, water, and ammonia gas; and reacting ammonia gas and carbon dioxide at high pressure to form urea and water, which are then utilized to form biocement. This cyclic process can be achieved by combining industrial processes with the resulting product as biocement. The process may involve retention of calcium carbonate currently utilized in the manufacture of Portland Cement.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: BIOMASON INC.Inventors: Ginger K. Dosier, John Michael Dosier, Kent J. Smith
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Patent number: 11419716Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include a collapsible and expandable stent extending in a flow direction between a proximal end and a distal end, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent and having an outer surface facing in a radial direction orthogonal to the flow direction, a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets attached to the cuff, and a sealing structure attached to the annulus section of the stent at an inner edge of the sealing structure. The flow direction may be defined from the proximal end toward the distal end. The sealing structure may have an outer edge remote from the inner edge. The sealing structure may have a collapsed condition with the outer edge disposed adjacent the outer surface of the cuff and an expanded condition with the outer edge spaced apart from the outer surface of the cuff.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Kent J. Smith, Andrea L. McCarthy, Mina S. Fahim
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Publication number: 20220008197Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve includes a stent extending in a longitudinal direction, the stent being formed of a plurality of struts forming cells and having a plurality of commissure features, a collapsed condition and an expanded condition. A valve assembly may be secured to the stent, the valve assembly including a cuff and a plurality of leaflets. The cuff may be formed of a fabric and a second material different from the fabric, the cuff having commissure peaks and a plurality of midpeaks disposed between the commissure peaks. Each of the leaflets may have a free edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Kent J. Smith, Andrea L. McCarthy, Mina S. Fahim
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Publication number: 20210395146Abstract: The invention is directed to kits, compositions, tools and methods comprising a cyclic industrial process to form biocement. In particular, the invention is directed to materials and methods for decomposing calcium carbonate into calcium oxide and carbon dioxide at an elevated temperature, reacting calcium oxide with ammonium chloride to form calcium chloride, water, and ammonia gas; and reacting ammonia gas and carbon dioxide at high pressure to form urea and water, which are then utilized to form biocement. This cyclic process can be achieved by combining industrial processes with the resulting product as biocement. The process may involve retention of calcium carbonate currently utilized in the manufacture of Portland Cement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Biomason Inc.Inventors: Ginger K. Dosier, J. Michael Dosier, Kent J. Smith
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Patent number: 11147666Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve includes a stent extending in a longitudinal direction, the stent being formed of a plurality of struts forming cells and having a plurality of commissure features, a collapsed condition and an expanded condition. A valve assembly may be secured to the stent, the valve assembly including a cuff and a plurality of leaflets. The cuff may be formed of a fabric and a second material different from the fabric, the cuff having commissure peaks and a plurality of midpeaks disposed between the commissure peaks. Each of the leaflets may have a free edge.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Kent J. Smith, Andrea L. McCarthy, Mina S. Fahim
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Publication number: 20210251753Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include a collapsible and expandable stent extending in a flow direction between a proximal end and a distal end, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent, a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets each having a belly attached to the cuff between a first location and a second location downstream of the first location in a flow direction, and a sealing structure attached to the annulus section of the stent. The annulus section of the stent may be adjacent the proximal end. The stent may include a plurality of struts shaped to form a plurality of cells connected to one another in a plurality of annular rows around the stent. The sealing structure may have a deployed condition with a diameter greater than a diameter of the proximal end of the stent when the stent is in an expanded use condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Kent J. Smith, Andrea L. McCarthy, Mina S. Fahim
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Publication number: 20210177591Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve for replacing a native valve includes a stent extending between a proximal end and a distal end and including a plurality of struts forming cells, the stent having a collapsed condition and an expanded condition. At least one runner is coupled a cell, the at least one runner being configured to transition from a first configuration to a second configuration when the stent moves from the collapsed condition to the expanded condition, the at least one runner projecting radially outwardly from the cell in the second configuration. A valve assembly is disposed within the stent, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets, a cuff at least partially disposed on a luminal surface of the stent, and a covering material disposed on an abluminal surface of the stent and covering the at least one runner in the second configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Kent J. Smith, Andrea L. McCarthy
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Patent number: 11033385Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include a collapsible and expandable stent extending in a flow direction between a proximal end and a distal end, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent, a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets each having a belly attached to the cuff between a first location and a second location downstream of the first location in a flow direction, and a sealing structure attached to the annulus section of the stent. The annulus section of the stent may be adjacent the proximal end. The stent may include a plurality of struts shaped to form a plurality of cells connected to one another in a plurality of annular rows around the stent. The sealing structure may have a deployed condition with a diameter greater than a diameter of the proximal end of the stent when the stent is in an expanded use condition.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Kent J. Smith, Andrea L. McCarthy, Mina S. Fahim
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Patent number: 11007054Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve for replacing a native valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The stent includes an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and having a first diameter, a plurality of first struts forming cells, and a plurality of second struts connected to the annulus section and forming a plurality of deflecting cells expandable to define a second diameter larger than the first diameter. A valve assembly is disposed within the stent and a cuff is coupled to the stent and covers the plurality of deflecting cells.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Kent J. Smith, Andrea L. McCarthy, Andrea N. Para, Sounthara Khouengboua, Thomas M. Benson, Saravana B. Kumar, Bruce Moseman, Gaurav Satam
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Patent number: 11008591Abstract: The invention is directed to kits, compositions, tools and methods comprising a cyclic industrial process to form biocement. In particular, the invention is directed to materials and methods for decomposing calcium carbonate into calcium oxide and carbon dioxide at an elevated temperature, reacting calcium oxide with ammonium chloride to form calcium chloride, water, and ammonia gas; and reacting ammonia gas and carbon dioxide at high pressure to form urea and water, which are then utilized to form biocement. This cyclic process can be achieved by combining industrial processes with the resulting product as biocement. The process may involve retention of calcium carbonate currently utilized in the manufacture of Portland Cement.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Biomason, Inc.Inventors: Ginger K. Dosier, J. Michael Dosier, Kent J. Smith
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Patent number: 10952847Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve for replacing a native valve includes a stent extending between a proximal end and a distal end and including a plurality of struts forming cells, the stent having a collapsed condition and an expanded condition. At least one runner is coupled a cell, the at least one runner being configured to transition from a first configuration to a second configuration when the stent moves from the collapsed condition to the expanded condition, the at least one runner projecting radially outwardly from the cell in the second configuration. A valve assembly is disposed within the stent, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets, a cuff at least partially disposed on a luminal surface of the stent, and a covering material disposed on an abluminal surface of the stent and covering the at least one runner in the second configuration.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Kent J. Smith, Andrea L. McCarthy
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Patent number: 10874510Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end, and a plurality of cells connected to one another in annular rows around the stent, a cuff attached to the stent, and a sealing member attached to the cuff and extending from a proximal end of the cuff to a free edge. The sealing member may be movable between an extended condition in which the free edge is located proximally of the proximal end of the stent, and an inverted condition in which the free edge is located distally of the proximal end of the stent and a first surface of the sealing member confronts an outward-facing surface of the cuff. Various mechanisms for moving the sealing member are also described.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Yousef F. Alkhatib, Steven Frederick Anderl, Jacob John Daly, Mina S. Fahim, Kent J. Smith, Ralph Joseph Thomas
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Publication number: 20200078166Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include a collapsible and expandable stent extending in a flow direction between a proximal end and a distal end, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent and having an outer surface facing in a radial direction orthogonal to the flow direction, a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets attached to the cuff, and a sealing structure attached to the annulus section of the stent at an inner edge of the sealing structure. The flow direction may be defined from the proximal end toward the distal end. The sealing structure may have an outer edge remote from the inner edge. The sealing structure may have a collapsed condition with the outer edge disposed adjacent the outer surface of the cuff and an expanded condition with the outer edge spaced apart from the outer surface of the cuff.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Kent J. Smith, Andrea L. McCarthy, Mina S. Fahim
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Patent number: 10500039Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include a collapsible and expandable stent extending in a flow direction between a proximal end and a distal end, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent and having an outer surface facing in a radial direction orthogonal to the flow direction, a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets attached to the cuff, and a sealing structure attached to the annulus section of the stent at an inner edge of the sealing structure. The flow direction may be defined from the proximal end toward the distal end. The sealing structure may have an outer edge remote from the inner edge. The sealing structure may have a collapsed condition with the outer edge disposed adjacent the outer surface of the cuff and an expanded condition with the outer edge spaced apart from the outer surface of the cuff.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Kent J. Smith, Andrea L. McCarthy, Mina S. Fahim
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Patent number: D1025013Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Daniel C. Rose, Yousin B. Smith, Kent D. Katterheinrich, Nathan J. Romportl, Tyler J. Abrahamson