Patents by Inventor Nicholas Wolfe

Nicholas Wolfe 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).

  • Method and apparatus for determining neovascular flow through tissue in a vessel
    Patent number: 6842639
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for guiding a guide wire through a blood vessel are described. An exemplary embodiment includes a guide wire coupled to an interferometric guidance system. The interferometric guidance system is configured to provide imaging information of the vessel. The guidance system further includes a flow detection circuit for performing Doppler shift analysis to determine the presence of neovascular channels through an obstruction in the vessel. The neovascular fow information is used by the guide wire operator to guide the guide wire through the obstruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Intraluminal Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Winston, John M. Neet, Nicholas Wolfe
  • Foldable ladder
    Patent number: 4751982
    Abstract: A foldable ladder having a plurality of rigid steps and inwardly folding arms pivotably secured to the steps so as to be rigid in use by capable of being folded for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1988
    Inventor: Nicholas Wolfe
  • Composite gas sample conditioning cabinet
    Patent number: D891278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Mustang Sampling LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Querrey, Nicholas Wolfe, Kenneth Thompson