Patents by Inventor Richard Alley

Richard Alley 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).

  • Multi-functional wire guide assembly and method of using same
    Patent number: 9211390
    Abstract: A multi-functional wire guide assembly includes an elongate tubular housing having a length and defining a lumen extending from an open proximal end of the elongate tubular housing to an open distal end of the elongate tubular housing. A first mandril is positioned within the lumen, extends a majority of the length of the elongate tubular housing, and has a fixed position relative to the elongate tubular housing. A second mandril is positioned within the lumen, has a length greater than the length of the elongate tubular housing, and is axially movable relative to the elongate tubular housing. The multi-functional wire guide assembly has a first configuration in which a distal tip of the second mandril is proximally spaced from a distal segment of the elongate tubular housing and a second configuration in which the distal tip of the second mandril is axially aligned with the distal segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Hannah Conklin, James Elsesser, Nathan William Hecht, Richard Alley
  • SYSTEM FOR BYPASSING VASCULAR OCCLUSION HAVING PUNCTURING MECHANISM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150174371
    Abstract: A system for bypassing a vascular occlusion includes a catheter, and a puncturing mechanism within the catheter having a sleeve and a puncture wire positioned within the sleeve. The puncture wire is elastically deformable between an access configuration, and a deployed configuration. The puncture wire has a shape memory bias and is retracted within the sleeve and held by the sleeve in opposition to the bias in the access configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Jeremy Schaeffer, David Christian Lentz, Logan Cage, James Elsesser, Richard Alley, Charles Tomasek
  • MULTI-FUNCTIONAL WIRE GUIDE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20130138052
    Abstract: A multi-functional wire guide assembly includes an elongate tubular housing having a length and defining a lumen extending from an open proximal end of the elongate tubular housing to an open distal end of the elongate tubular housing. A first mandril is positioned within the lumen, extends a majority of the length of the elongate tubular housing, and has a fixed position relative to the elongate tubular housing. A second mandril is positioned within the lumen, has a length greater than the length of the elongate tubular housing, and is axially movable relative to the elongate tubular housing. The multi-functional wire guide assembly has a first configuration in which a distal tip of the second mandril is proximally spaced from a distal segment of the elongate tubular housing and a second configuration in which the distal tip of the second mandril is axially aligned with the distal segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Hannah Conklin, James Elsesser, Nathan William Hecht, Richard Alley
  • Propeller anti-theft device
    Patent number: D379143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Inventor: Richard Alley