Patents by Inventor Peter Wilsor

Peter Wilsor 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).

  • Bronchial flow control devices with membrane seal
    Patent number: 7798147
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flow control device for a bronchial passageway. The device can includes a valve member that regulates fluid flow through the flow control device, a frame coupled to the valve member, and a membrane attached to the frame. At least a portion of the flow control device forms a seal with the interior wall of the bronchial passageway when the flow control device is implanted in the bronchial passageway. The membrane forms a fluid pathway from the seal into the valve member to direct fluid flowing through the bronchial passageway into the valve member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Pulmonx Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hendricksen, Peter Wilsor, Ronald Hundertmark, Antony J. Fields
  • Bronchial flow control devices with membrane seal
    Publication number: 20040055606
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flow control device for a bronchial passageway. The device can includes a valve member that regulates fluid flow through the flow control device, a frame coupled to the valve member, and a membrane attached to the frame. At least a portion of the flow control device forms a seal with the interior wall of the bronchial passageway when the flow control device is implanted in the bronchial passageway. The membrane forms a fluid pathway from the seal into the valve member to direct fluid flowing through the bronchial passageway into the valve member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Emphasys Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hendricksen, Peter Wilsor, Ronald Hundertmark, Antony J. Fields