Patents by Inventor Peter R. Giovale

Peter R. Giovale 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).

  • Controlled release mechanism for balloon catheters
    Patent number: 8702648
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of balloon catheters and more particularly to catheter balloons having controlled failure mechanisms for the prevention of catastrophic failure of the balloon during overpressure conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Davidson, Matthew E. Doyle, Peter R. Giovale, David R. King, Paul M. Kroncke, Alison Keach Pearsall
  • CONTROLLED RELEASE MECHANISM FOR BALLOON CATHETERS
    Publication number: 20110301537
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of balloon catheters and more particularly to catheter balloons having controlled failure mechanisms for the prevention of catastrophic failure of the balloon during overpressure conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: James F. Davidson, Matthew E. Doyle, Peter R. Giovale, David R. King, Paul M. Kroncke, Alison Keach Pearsall
  • Controlled release mechanism for balloon catheters
    Patent number: 8021386
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of balloon catheters and more particularly to catheter balloons having controlled failure mechanisms for the prevention of catastrophic failure of the balloon during overpressure conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Davidson, Matthew E. Doyle, Peter R. Giovale, David R. King, Paul M. Kroncke, Alison Keach Pearsall