Patents by Inventor Neil S. Zimmerman

Neil S. Zimmerman 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).

  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INCREASING FLOW THROUGH THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE
    Publication number: 20140288480
    Abstract: Methods and devices for increasing flow in the left atrial appendage (LAA) include a conduit directing blood flow from a pulmonary artery into the LAA and/or a conduit drawing blood from the LAA by a Bernoulli effect. In one embodiment, a method comprises implanting a conduit in a pulmonary vein, expanding an inlet portion such that the conduit becomes anchored within the vein and directs blood through an outlet portion of the conduit into or toward the left atrial appendage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Neil S. Zimmerman, Robert C. Taft, Eric R. Reuland, David L. Hauser
  • Stutter seismic source
    Patent number: 4217571
    Abstract: An improved seismic prospecting system comprising the use of a closely spaced sequence of source initiations at essentially the same location to provide shorter objective-level wavelets than are obtainable with a single pulse. In a preferred form, three dynamite charges are detonated in the same or three closely spaced shot holes to generate a downward traveling wavelet having increased high frequency content and reduced content at a peak frequency determined by initial testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1980
    Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)
    Inventors: Donald R. Hughes, William H. Gumma, Neil S. Zimmerman