Patents by Inventor Mark A. Patterson

Mark A. Patterson 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).

  • Artificial heart system
    Patent number: 9095428
    Abstract: An artificial heart with a centrifugal pump is disclosed. In one embodiment, the artificial heart includes an impeller disposed in a housing. The impeller is configured to rotate to circulate blood through the housing. The impeller may include a set of blades on a first side of the impeller and a set of vanes on a second side opposite the first. The blades on the first side and the vanes on the second side allow blood circulation from both the first and the second sides of the impeller. The artificial heart may also or instead include a diffuser with adjustable vanes that enable variation in the output characteristics of the artificial heart pump. Various other artificial hearts, pumps, systems, and methods, including control systems and methods, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Omar M. Kabir, Ronald W. Webb, Mark A. Patterson, Gerrit M. Kroesen, John C. Etcheverry, Daniel B. Baxter, Robert Small
  • ARTIFICIAL HEART SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130331934
    Abstract: An artificial heart with a centrifugal pump is disclosed. In one embodiment, the artificial heart includes an impeller disposed in a housing. The impeller is configured to rotate to circulate blood through the housing. The impeller may include a set of blades on a first side of the impeller and a set of vanes on a second side opposite the first. The blades on the first side and the vanes on the second side allow blood circulation from both the first and the second sides of the impeller. The artificial heart may also or instead include a diffuser with adjustable vanes that enable variation in the output characteristics of the artificial heart pump. Various other artificial hearts, pumps, systems, and methods, including control systems and methods, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Omar M. Kabir, Ronald W. Webb, Mark A. Patterson, Gerrit M. Kroesen, John C. Etcheverry, Daniel B. Baxter, Robert Small