Patents by Inventor Robert Dowling

Robert Dowling 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).

  • Devices, methods and systems for counterpulsation and blood flow conduit connection
    Patent number: 9919086
    Abstract: A blood flow conduit includes a first conduit portion defining a first portion of a lumen; and a second conduit portion defining a second portion of a lumen. At least one of the first or second conduit portions may include a tip portion and the other of the first or second conduit portions may include an enlarged area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Abiomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Dowling, Robert T. V. Kung, Paul Spence, Thorsten Siess, Gerd Spanier, Eric Gratz, Caitlyn Hastie
  • DEVICES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COUNTERPULSATION AND BLOOD FLOW CONDUIT CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20160354524
    Abstract: A blood flow conduit includes a first conduit portion defining a first portion of a lumen; and a second conduit portion defining a second portion of a lumen. At least one of the first or second conduit portions may include a tip portion and the other of the first or second conduit portions may include an enlarged area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Dowling, Robert T.V. Kung, Paul Spence, Thorsten Siess, Gerd Spanier, Eric Gratz, Caitlyn Hastie
  • Devices, methods and systems for counterpulsation and blood flow conduit connection
    Patent number: 9440013
    Abstract: A blood flow conduit includes a first conduit portion defining a first portion of a lumen; and a second conduit portion defining a second portion of a lumen. At least one of the first or second conduit portions may include a tip portion and the other of the first or second conduit portions may include an enlarged area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: ABIOMED, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Dowling, Robert T.V. Kung, Paul Spence, Thorsten Siess, Gerd Spanier, Eric Gratz, Caitlyn Hastie
  • DEVICES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COUNTERPULSATION AND BLOOD FLOW CONDUIT CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20150265757
    Abstract: A blood flow conduit includes a first conduit portion defining a first portion of a lumen; and a second conduit portion defining a second portion of a lumen. At least one of the first or second conduit portions may include a tip portion and the other of the first or second conduit portions may include an enlarged area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Dowling, Bob Kung, Paul Spence, Thorsten Siess, Gerd Spanier, Eric Gratz, Caitlyn Hastie
  • IDENTIFYING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH CASTRATE RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER
    Publication number: 20140274928
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to the field of prostate cancer and, in particular, methods of identifying and treating patients having castrate resistant prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: HEALTHTRONICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert A. Dowling, Tracey Gray, Richard Kroutil, Kelly Huang
  • System for compiling algorithmic language source code for implementation in programmable hardware
    Patent number: 5603043
    Abstract: A configurable hardware system for implementing an algorithmic language program, including at least two programmable logic devices (PLD), a private hardware resource connectible to one PLD, and a programmable connection between PLDs, all of which may be configured as a module or distributed processing units (DPU). The private hardware resource may include a serial processing device such as a DSP, a PLD, a memory device, or a CPU. An extensible processing unit (EPU) can be built out of multiple DPUs, each connected to other modules by one or more of several buses. An N-bus (neighbor bus) connects a module to its nearest neighbor, an M-bus (module bus) connects a group of modules, and an H-bus (host bus) connects a module to a host CPU. The invention also includes a method of translating source code in an algorithmic language into a configuration file for implementation on one or more DPUs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Giga Operations Corporation
    Inventors: Brad Taylor, Robert Dowling