Patents by Inventor Martin Bernard PATTEN

Martin Bernard PATTEN 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).

  • Stress-absorbing buffer zone for sealed tray
    Patent number: 11628032
    Abstract: A package includes a tray and a cover configured to seal an open end of the tray when the cover is assembled onto the tray. The tray has a flange extending about a periphery at the open end of the tray. A continuous barrier seal is formed between the flange and the cover when the cover is assembled onto the tray, and a discontinuous sacrificial seal is also formed between the flange and the cover when the cover is assembled onto the tray. The discontinuous sacrificial seal is configured to absorb stress applied to the flange. The continuous barrier seal is disposed closer to an inner periphery of the flange than the discontinuous sacrificial seal. Holes are formed on the corners of the flange, and the holes are spaced apart from the discontinuous sacrificial seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Hayden, Joshua Hillas, Martin Bernard Patten
  • STRESS-ABSORBING BUFFER ZONE FOR SEALED TRAY
    Publication number: 20210030506
    Abstract: A package includes a tray and a cover configured to seal an open end of the tray when the cover is assembled onto the tray. The tray has a flange extending about a periphery at the open end of the tray. A continuous barrier seal is formed between the flange and the cover when the cover is assembled onto the tray, and a discontinuous sacrificial seal is also formed between the flange and the cover when the cover is assembled onto the tray. The discontinuous sacrificial seal is configured to absorb stress applied to the flange. The continuous barrier seal is disposed closer to an inner periphery of the flange than the discontinuous sacrificial seal. Holes are formed on the corners of the flange, and the holes are spaced apart from the discontinuous sacrificial seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas HAYDEN, Joshua HILLAS, Martin Bernard PATTEN