Patents by Inventor Paul Sojka

Paul Sojka 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).

  • Microdrop ablumenal coating system and method
    Patent number: 8277867
    Abstract: Systems and methods for coating medical devices are provided that allow for relatively precise control over the deposition area and coating uniformity with improved efficiency. A microdrop source is used to provide a flow of coating microdrops. A charging electrode disposed near the outlet of the coating source gives each microdrop an electrostatic charge. As the microdrop travels toward the medical device to be coated, a control electrode alters the trajectory of the microdrop. The invention can include a scanner to scan or image the medical device as the coating is applied and a control system to adjust parameters of the deposition process based on information provided by the scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Fredrickson, Bill Dorogy, Todd Robida, Paul Sojka
  • MICRODROP ABLUMENAL COATING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090074943
    Abstract: Systems and methods for coating medical devices are provided that allow for relatively precise control over the deposition area and coating uniformity with improved efficiency. A microdrop source is used to provide a flow of coating microdrops. A charging electrode disposed near the outlet of the coating source gives each microdrop an electrostatic charge. As the microdrop travels toward the medical device to be coated, a control electrode alters the trajectory of the microdrop. The invention can include a scanner to scan or image the medical device as the coating is applied and a control system to adjust parameters of the deposition process based on information provided by the scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC
    Inventors: Gerald Fredrickson, Bill Dorogy, Todd R. Robida, Paul Sojka