Patents by Inventor R. Brian Williams

R. Brian Williams 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).

  • Differential treatment of prosthetic devices
    Patent number: 6497725
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for differentially treating a medical device. One portion of the device is treated with a first fluid and a separate portion is treated with a second fluid. The second fluid generally is substantially different from the first fluid. The first fluid can be contacted with an flow region of the medical device. The apparatus can include a conduit system, where fluid flowing through the conduit system flows through the flow region. Sheet material can be treated differentially on the opposite surfaces of the sheet. The medical device can include vascular tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Brian Williams, Richard F. Schroeder, Matthew F. Ogle
  • Differential treatment of prosthetic devices
    Publication number: 20010020191
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for differentially treating a medical device. One portion of the device is treated with a first fluid and a separate portion is treated with a second fluid. The second fluid generally is substantially different from the first fluid. The first fluid can be contacted with an flow region of the medical device. The apparatus can include a conduit system, where fluid flowing through the conduit system flows through the flow region. Sheet material can be treated differentially on the opposite surfaces of the sheet. The medical device can include vascular tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Inventors: R. Brian Williams, Richard F. Schroeder, Matthew F. Ogle
  • Differential treatment of prosthetic devices
    Patent number: 6206917
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for differentially treating a medical device. One portion of the device is treated with a first fluid and a separate portion is treated with a second fluid. The second fluid generally is substantially different from the first fluid. The first fluid can be contacted with an flow region of the medical device. The apparatus can include a conduit system, where fluid flowing through the conduit system flows through the flow region. Sheet material can be treated differentially on the opposite surfaces of the sheet. The medical device can include vascular tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Brian Williams, Richard F. Schroeder, Matthew F. Ogle
  • Differential treatment of prosthetic devices
    Patent number: 6132473
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for differentially treating a medical device. One portion of the device is treated with a first fluid and a separate portion is treated with a second fluid. The second fluid generally is substantially different from the first fluid. The first fluid can be contacted with an flow region of the medical device. The apparatus can include a conduit system, where fluid flowing through the conduit system flows through the flow region. Sheet material can be treated differentially on the opposite surfaces of the sheet. The medical device can include vascular tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Brian Williams, Richard F. Schroeder, Matthew F. Ogle