Patents by Inventor Michael A. Bedard

Michael A. Bedard 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).

  • ATRAUMATIC STENT AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240125020
    Abstract: A method of braiding a stent includes braiding a number of elongate filaments around a mandrel using tensioned braiding carriers without spooling the filaments to the tensioned braiding carriers to form a braided stent having atraumatic ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: STEVE LILBURN, PAUL K. NORTON, MICHAEL E. ZUPKOFSKA, LOUIS BEDARD, GLENN HARDING
  • Extended depth of field using deep learning
    Publication number: 20240107162
    Abstract: A method for image enhancement includes capturing multiple input images of a scene, including at least a first input image having a first field of view (FOV) captured with a first focal depth and a second input image having a second FOV captured with a second focal depth. The input images in the sequence are preprocessed so as to align the images. The aligned images are processed in a neural network, which generates an output image having an extended depth of field encompassing at least the first and second focal depths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Dan C. Lelescu, Rohit Rajiv Ranade, Noah Bedard, Brian McCall, Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki, Michael W. Tao, Robert K. Molholm, Toke Jansen, Vladimir Krneta
  • Combined air box, coolant reservoir and oil tank for snowmobiles
    Patent number: 6247442
    Abstract: A combined air box, coolant reservoir and oil tank for a snowmobile. The combination unit comprises a molded housing having a set of exterior walls defining an interior cavity, and at least two interior walls dividing the interior cavity into at least three chambers, namely an air box chamber, a coolant reservoir chamber, and an oil tank chamber. Each of these three chambers thus is defined by at least a portion of the exterior walls and at least a portion of at least one of the interior walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Bedard, Ellsworth J. Hagen