Patents by Inventor Mark B. Taub

Mark B. Taub 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).

  • Methods, devices, and systems for obesity treatment
    Patent number: 10179060
    Abstract: In one aspect, an obesity treatment device includes multiple inflatable space-filling compartments and a valve system for introducing fluid into each compartment, where the device forms, upon filing the compartments, to a curved shape conforming to a natural three-dimensional kidney shape of the stomach. In one aspect, a method for deploying a gastric balloon structure in a gastric cavity includes determining dimensions of the gastric cavity in a feeding state, selecting a fill volume for each of a number of isolated chambers of the balloon structure, and filling each chamber while the balloon structure is in the gastric cavity. In one aspect, a system for treating obesity includes a means for conforming a flexible, space-filling structure to a natural kidney shape of the gastric cavity, a means for maintaining at least two isolated inflatable regions of the flexible, space-filling structure, and a means for introducing fluid into each inflatable region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: FULFILLIUM, INC.
    Inventors: Richard D. Y. Chen, Craig A. Johanson, Christopher S. Jones, Reinhold H. Dauskardt, Mark B. Taub
  • Methods, devices, and systems for obesity treatment
    Patent number: 9808367
    Abstract: In one aspect, a gastric balloon structure includes multiple isolated non-concentric inflatable chambers and a valve system for introducing fluid into each chamber, where the structure assumes, upon inflating, a curved shape conforming to a natural three-dimensional kidney shape of the gastric cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Fulfillium, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Y. Chen, Craig A. Johanson, Christopher S. Jones, Reinhold H. Dauskardt, Mark B. Taub
  • METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR OBESITY TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20170273813
    Abstract: In one aspect, a gastric balloon structure includes multiple isolated non-concentric inflatable chambers and a valve system for introducing fluid into each chamber, where the structure assumes, upon inflating, a curved shape conforming to a natural three-dimensional kidney shape of the gastric cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Fulfillium, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D.Y. Chen, Craig A. Johanson, Christopher S. Jones, Reinhold H. Dauskardt, Mark B. Taub
  • METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR OBESITY TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20170119566
    Abstract: In one aspect, a gastric balloon structure includes multiple isolated non-concentric inflatable chambers and a valve system for introducing fluid into each chamber, where the structure assumes, upon inflating, a curved shape conforming to a natural three-dimensional kidney shape of the gastric cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: FULFILLIUM, INC.
    Inventors: Richard D.Y. CHEN, Craig A. Johanson, Christopher S. Jones, Reinhold H. Dauskardt, Mark B. Taub
  • METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR OBESITY TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20170035593
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting wall breach in inflatable prostheses rely on intrusion of a body fluid or inflation medium to electrically alter a signaling circuit. In one embodiment, an open portion of a circuit is closed to enable or modify a transmitted signal In another embodiment, electrical current is generated to power an electrical transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: FULFILLIUM, INC.
    Inventors: Richard D.Y. CHEN, Craig A. JOHANSON, Christopher S. JONES, Reinhold H. DAUSKARDT, Mark B. TAUB
  • DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR GASTRIC VOLUME CONTROL
    Publication number: 20160095730
    Abstract: A gastric balloon includes a scaffold structure, one or more internal inflatable compartments within the scaffold structure, and one or more inflatable bladders formed over the space-filling compartment. The gastric balloon may be deployed transesophageally using a gastroscope and is inflated in situ, preferably using a combination of liquid and gas inflation media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Fulfillium, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D.Y. CHEN, Christopher S. JONES, Reinhold H. DAUSKARDT, Mark B. TAUB
  • DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR GASTRIC VOLUME CONTROL
    Publication number: 20160081831
    Abstract: A gastric balloon includes a scaffold structure, one or more internal inflatable compartments within the scaffold structure, and one or more inflatable bladders formed over the space-filling compartment. The gastric balloon may be deployed transesophageally using a gastroscope and is inflated in situ, preferably using a combination of liquid and gas inflation media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Fulfillium, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D.Y. Chen, Christopher S. Jones, Reinhold H. Dauskardt, Mark B. Taub