Patents by Inventor Peter J. Zeller

Peter J. Zeller 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: 11826052
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, methods, and systems as relating to occlusion. In certain instances, the apparatuses, methods, and systems may include a device for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body. The device may include a unitary frame having a face portion that includes a center frame portion a plurality of elongate members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Center, Aaron D. Fox, Nathan C. Korey, Edward E. Shaw, Nicholas S. Webster, Brett J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Publication number: 20220054143
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, methods, and systems as relating to occlusion. In certain instances, the apparatuses, methods, and systems may include a device for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body. The device may include a unitary frame having a face portion that includes a center frame portion a plurality of elongate members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Charles J. Center, Aaron D. Fox, Nathan C. Korey, Edward E. Shaw, Nicholas S. Webster, Brett J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Publication number: 20220031442
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body including a frame having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. In certain instances, the frame includes a waist portion angled relative to the longitudinal axis and one or more anchors arranged along the waist portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Aaron D. Fox, Nicholas S. Webster, Brett J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Patent number: 11173023
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body including a frame having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. In certain instances, the frame includes a waist portion angled relative to the longitudinal axis and one or more anchors arranged along the waist portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron D. Fox, Nicholas S. Webster, Brett J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Patent number: 11129622
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, methods, and systems as relating to occlusion. In certain instances, the apparatuses, methods, and systems may include a device for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body. The device may include a unitary frame having a face portion that includes a center frame portion a plurality of elongate members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Center, Aaron D. Fox, Nathan C. Korey, Edward E. Shaw, Nicholas S. Webster, Brett J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Publication number: 20190110880
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body including a frame having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. In certain instances, the frame includes a waist portion angled relative to the longitudinal axis and one or more anchors arranged along the waist portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron D. Fox, Nicholas S. Webster, Brett J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Patent number: 10123805
    Abstract: A device frame includes a plurality of elongate frame members, first and second hub members substantially aligned along a longitudinal axis of the device frame, and a coupling element that couples the first hub member to the second hub member. The device frame includes a face section, a laterally facing skirt section, and an inverted section. First portions of the elongate members define the face section and extend radially from the first hub member. Second portions of the elongate members define the laterally facing skirt section and extend in a distal, axial, and helical direction along a first rotational direction from the face section. Third portions of the elongate members define the inverted section and extend in a generally proximal direction from a distal portion of the laterally facing skirt section to the second hub member along a rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Bridget B. Ayres, Nathan C. Korey, Steven J. Masters, Thomas R. McDaniel, Aaron L. Paris, Kenneth M. Schipper, Nicholas S. Webster, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Publication number: 20160331382
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, methods, and systems as relating to occlusion. In certain instances, the apparatuses, methods, and systems may include a device for placement in vessels, appendages, and openings in a body. The device may include a unitary frame having a face portion that includes a center frame portion a plurality of elongate members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Charles J. Center, Aaron D. Fox, Nathan C. Korey, Edward E. Shaw, Nicholas S. Webster, Bret J. Wham, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Publication number: 20150005809
    Abstract: A device frame includes a plurality of elongate frame members, first and second hub members substantially aligned along a longitudinal axis of the device frame, and a coupling element that couples the first hub member to the second hub member. The device frame includes a face section, a laterally facing skirt section, and an inverted section. First portions of the elongate members define the face section and extend radially from the first hub member. Second portions of the elongate members define the laterally facing skirt section and extend in a distal, axial, and helical direction along a first rotational direction from the face section. Third portions of the elongate members define the inverted section and extend in a generally proximal direction from a distal portion of the laterally facing skirt section to the second hub member along a rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Bridget B. Ayres, Nathan C. Korey, Steven J. Masters, Thomas R. McDaniel, Aaron L. Paris, Kenneth M. Schipper, Nicholas S. Webster, Roark N. Wolfe, Peter J. Zeller
  • Patent number: 7020529
    Abstract: An implantable electrode provided with a thin, porous, wettable polymeric covering. The electrode covering of the present invention tightly conforms to the external profile of an electrode, which minimizes air gaps and voids. The electrode covering is relatively thin, preferably less than 0.13 mm thick, and is treated to enhance rapid wetting by bodily fluids. The combination of minimal air gaps, tight conformance to the electrode, wettability and porosity of the thin covering, allows repeated, high energy electrical discharges to be transmitted without significant bubble formation, sparking or degradation of the covering. In addition, the electrode covering of the present invention has pore sizes tailored to minimize cellular ingrowth and tissue attachment thereby allowing a less traumatic removal of the electrode after implantation if extraction becomes necessary, for example due to infection or electrode dislodgment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Krall, Louis J. Smith, Peter J. Zeller
  • Publication number: 20030023294
    Abstract: An implantable electrode provided with a thin, porous, wettable polymeric covering. The electrode covering of the present invention tightly conforms to the external profile of an electrode, which minimizes air gaps and voids. The electrode covering is relatively thin, preferably less than 0.13 mm thick, and is treated to enhance rapid wetting by bodily fluids. The combination of minimal air gaps, tight conformance to the electrode, wettability and porosity of the thin covering, allows repeated, high energy electrical discharges to be transmitted without significant bubble formation, sparking or degradation of the covering. In addition, the electrode covering of the present invention has pore sizes tailored to minimize cellular ingrowth and tissue attachment thereby allowing a less traumatic removal of the electrode after implantation if extraction becomes necessary, for example due to infection or electrode dislodgment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Robert C. Krall, Louis J. Smith, Peter J. Zeller