Patents by Inventor Paul Flaherty

Paul Flaherty 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).

  • Patent number: 11931529
    Abstract: The present invention provides a steerable medical or surgical device, in particular a steerable catheter having one or more actuators which may be integrated into a catheter without the need for welding the actuator to the catheter, the device comprising a main shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and at least one braided actuator coupled to the main shaft at or adjacent the distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Aran Biomedical Teoranta
    Inventors: Dean King, Stephen Duffy, Paul Flaherty
  • Publication number: 20210001089
    Abstract: The present invention provides a steerable medical or surgical device, in particular a steerable catheter having one or more actuators which may be integrated into a catheter without the need for welding the actuator to the catheter, the device comprising a main shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and at least one braided actuator coupled to the main shaft at or adjacent the distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Dean King, Stephen Duffy, Paul Flaherty
  • Patent number: 6349471
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge including a housing having an upper surface, a housing opening in the upper surface and side surfaces extending downward from the upper surface, blades mounted in the opening and supported by the housing, and a retaining clip on the upper surface having a clip opening around the housing opening. The retaining clip is made of flat painted sheet metal that has been drawn so as to provide an upper surface extending outward of the clip opening and side surfaces extending downward over the side surfaces of the housing. The paint on the sheet metal has sufficient delamination properties to pass a delamination test involving drawing a piece of flat painted sheet metal such that the paint is compressed greater than 35% and inspecting the resulting drawn piece of sheet metal to see there has been delamination of the paint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Marc R. Gruslin, Paul Flaherty, Robert W. Smith, Matthew J. Guay
  • Patent number: 6161287
    Abstract: A safety razor system includes an elongated housing pivotably attached to a member connecting the housing to a handle. The housing is substantially rectangular, having arcuate end portions. A plurality of razor blades and a guard member extend from the upper surface of the housing and an annular retainer clip is disposed about the periphery of the housing serving to retain the blades onto the housing and position the blades relative to the guard member. The connecting member pivotably supports the housing by four coaxial bearing surfaces contacting mating surfaces on the housing during rotation of the housing relative to the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Gerald Ted Swanson, Paul Flaherty, Matthew Joseph Guay, Stephen C. Metcalf