Patents by Inventor Paul Van Hulle
Paul Van Hulle 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).
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Patent number: 11957563Abstract: An integrally woven or knitted textile, such as a tubular graft or sheet, includes a base textile layer and at least one pouch or flap. In the case of a graft, the textile has at least one longitudinal tubular graft portion, and at least one pouch or flap integrally woven from at least a portion of the same set of yarns. Methods of making the same are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: ATEX Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul Van Hulle, Colleen Kaiser, Stephanie Booz Norris
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Patent number: 11577003Abstract: A method of detecting the presence or absence of a sealant applied to a textile graft includes the steps of: providing a textile graft having a first surface and an opposed second surface; providing a water soluble masking agent; applying the water soluble masking agent to at least a portion of the first surface of the textile graft; providing a sealant solution; providing a visual indicator; applying the water insoluble sealing agent and the visual indicator to the second surface of the textile graft; and removing the water soluble masking agent after the step of applying sealing solution. The second surface has visual indication of the visual indicator and the first surface is substantially free of visual indication of the visual indicator. An implantable textile graft includes the selectively applied visual indicator.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton, Lindsey Calcutt, Paul Van Hulle, James Wade Curlee
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Publication number: 20210283309Abstract: A method of detecting the presence or absence of a sealant applied to a textile graft includes the steps of: providing a textile graft having a first surface and an opposed second surface; providing a water soluble masking agent; applying the water soluble masking agent to at least a portion of the first surface of the textile graft; providing a sealant solution; providing a visual indicator; applying the water insoluble sealing agent and the visual indicator to the second surface of the textile graft; and removing the water soluble masking agent after the step of applying sealing solution. The second surface has visual indication of the visual indicator and the first surface is substantially free of visual indication of the visual indicator. An implantable textile graft includes the selectively applied visual indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton, Lindsey Calcutt, Paul Van Hulle, James Wade Curlee
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Patent number: 10610969Abstract: A fabric cutting system and/or method can include a mandrel having a body and first and second legs, a chuck, the chuck configured to receive either one of the legs or body to rotatingly support the mandrel. The mandrel can be rotated and the fabric mounted on the mandrel can be cut about the leg at a location beyond the end of the other leg. One of the legs can include a leg extension removable from a leg base that when removed allows the other leg to be cut beyond the end of the leg base. The fabric can be cut with a cutting laser, which may be a multi-axis laser, and/or have low power.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Atex Technologies Inc.Inventors: Danny Severino, Paul Van Hulle, Timothy Warner
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Publication number: 20190301061Abstract: An integrally woven or knitted textile, such as a tubular graft or sheet, having a base textile layer, in the case of a graft, it has at least one longitudinal tubular graft portion, and at least one pouch or flap integrally woven from at least a portion of the same set of yarns. Methods of making the same are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: ATEX Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul Van Hulle, Colleen Kaiser, Stephanie Booz Norris
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Patent number: 10364518Abstract: An integrally woven or knitted textile, such as a tubular graft or sheet, having a base textile layer, in the case of a graft, it has at least one longitudinal tubular graft portion, and at least one pouch or flap integrally woven from at least a portion of the same set of yarns. Methods of making the same are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: ATEX Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul Van Hulle, Colleen Kaiser, Stephanie Booz Norris
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Publication number: 20180202082Abstract: An integrally woven or knitted textile, such as a tubular graft or sheet, having a base textile layer, in the case of a graft, it has at least one longitudinal tubular graft portion, and at least one pouch or flap integrally woven from at least a portion of the same set of yarns. Methods of making the same are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Paul Van Hulle, Colleen Kaiser, Stephanie Booz Norris
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Publication number: 20170341185Abstract: A fabric cutting system and/or method can include a mandrel having a body and first and second legs, a chuck, the chuck configured to receive either one of the legs or body to rotatingly support the mandrel. The mandrel can be rotated and the fabric mounted on the mandrel can be cut about the leg at a location beyond the end of the other leg. One of the legs can include a leg extension removable from a leg base that when removed allows the other leg to be cut beyond the end of the leg base. The fabric can be cut with a cutting laser, which may be a multi-axis laser, and/or have low power.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Danny Severino, Paul Van Hulle, Timothy Warner
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Patent number: 9751156Abstract: A fabric cutting system and/or method can include a mandrel having a body and first and second legs, a chuck, the chuck configured to receive either one of the legs or body to rotatingly support the mandrel. The mandrel can be rotated and the fabric mounted on the mandrel can be cut about the leg at a location beyond the end of the other leg. One of the legs can include a leg extension removable from a leg base that when removed allows the other leg to be cut beyond the end of the leg base. The fabric can be cut with a cutting laser, which may be a multi-axis laser, and/or have low power.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Atex Technologies Inc.Inventors: Danny Severino, Paul Van Hulle, Timothy Warner
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Publication number: 20160207149Abstract: A fabric cutting system and/or method can include a mandrel having a body and first and second legs, a chuck, the chuck configured to receive either one of the legs or body to rotatingly support the mandrel. The mandrel can be rotated and the fabric mounted on the mandrel can be cut about the leg at a location beyond the end of the other leg. One of the legs can include a leg extension removable from a leg base that when removed allows the other leg to be cut beyond the end of the leg base. The fabric can be cut with a cutting laser, which may be a multi-axis laser, and/or have low power.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: Atex Technologies Inc.Inventors: Danny Severino, Paul Van Hulle, Timothy Warner
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Patent number: 9038514Abstract: A fabric cutting system and/or method can include a mandrel having a body and first and second legs, a centered chuck, and an offset chuck, each chuck configured to receive either one of the legs or body to rotatingly support the mandrel between the chucks. When one of the legs is inserted into the centered chuck and the mandrel body is inserted into the offset chuck, the mandrel can be rotated and the fabric mounted on the mandrel can be cut about the leg at a location beyond the end of the other leg. One of the legs can include a leg extension removable from a leg base that when removed allows the other leg to be cut beyond the end of the leg base. The fabric can be cut with a cutting laser, which may be a multi-axis laser, and/or have low power.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: ATEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Danny Severino, Paul Van Hulle, Timothy Warner
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Publication number: 20140265029Abstract: A fabric cutting system and/or method can include a mandrel having a body and first and second legs, a chuck, the chuck configured to receive either one of the legs or body to rotatingly support the mandrel. The mandrel can be rotated and the fabric mounted on the mandrel can be cut about the leg at a location beyond the end of the other leg. One of the legs can include a leg extension removable from a leg base that when removed allows the other leg to be cut beyond the end of the leg base. The fabric can be cut with a cutting laser, which may be a multi-axis laser, and/or have low power.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Atex Technologies Inc.Inventors: Danny Severino, Paul Van Hulle, Timothy Warner
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Publication number: 20130338432Abstract: A fabric cutting system and/or method can include a mandrel having a body and first and second legs, a centered chuck, and an offset chuck, each chuck configured to receive either one of the legs or body to rotatingly support the mandrel between the chucks. When one of the legs is inserted into the centered chuck and the mandrel body is inserted into the offset chuck, the mandrel can be rotated and the fabric mounted on the mandrel can be cut about the leg at a location beyond the end of the other leg. One of the legs can include a leg extension removable from a leg base that when removed allows the other leg to be cut beyond the end of the leg base. The fabric can be cut with a cutting laser, which may be a multi-axis laser, and/or have low power.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: Atex Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Danny Severino, Paul Van Hulle, Timothy Warner
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Patent number: 8540619Abstract: A fabric cutting system and/or method can include a mandrel having a body and first and second legs, a centered chuck, and an offset chuck, each chuck configured to receive either one of the legs or body to rotatingly support the mandrel between the chucks. When one of the legs is inserted into the centered chuck and the mandrel body is inserted into the offset chuck, the mandrel can be rotated and the fabric mounted on the mandrel can be cut about the leg at a location beyond the end of the other leg. One of the legs can include a leg extension removable from a leg base that when removed allows the other leg to be cut beyond the end of the leg base. The fabric can be cut with a cutting laser, which may be a multi-axis laser, and/or have low power.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2010Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Atex Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Danny Severino, Paul Van Hulle, Timothy Warner