Patents by Inventor Robert F. Howat

Robert F. Howat 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).

  • Medical device having laminate-coated braid assembly
    Patent number: 10682177
    Abstract: A catheter includes a braid assembly having a dual-laminate coating. The braid assembly includes a plurality of braid members interwoven to provide for interstices between the braid members, each braid member having an electrically conductive element, a flexible non-electrically-conductive polymer coating that insulates the electrically conductive element and a thermoplastic bonding adhesive coating. The braid assembly is formed between an inner polymer layer and an outer polymer layer. One or more of the braid members may be coupled to an energy delivery element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Howat, Alan Fuentes
  • Medical Device Having Laminate-Coated Braid Assembly
    Publication number: 20180140355
    Abstract: A catheter includes a braid assembly having a dual-laminate coating. The braid assembly includes a plurality of braid members interwoven to provide for interstices between the braid members, each braid member having an electrically conductive element, a flexible non-electrically-conductive polymer coating that insulates the electrically conductive element and a thermoplastic bonding adhesive coating. The braid assembly is formed between an inner polymer layer and an outer polymer layer. One or more of the braid members may be coupled to an energy delivery element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Robert F. Howat, Alan Fuentes
  • Medical device having laminate-coated braid assembly
    Patent number: 9855095
    Abstract: A catheter includes a braid assembly having a dual-laminate coating. The braid assembly includes a plurality of braid members interwoven to provide for interstices between the braid members, each braid member having an electrically conductive element, a flexible non-electrically-conductive polymer coating that insulates the electrically conductive element and a thermoplastic bonding adhesive coating. The braid assembly is formed between an inner polymer layer and an outer polymer layer. One or more of the braid members may be coupled to an energy delivery element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Howat, Alan Fuentes
  • Medical Device Having Laminate-Coated Braid Assembly
    Publication number: 20150374433
    Abstract: A catheter includes a braid assembly having a dual-laminate coating. The braid assembly includes a plurality of braid members interwoven to provide for interstices between the braid members, each braid member having an electrically conductive element, a flexible non-electrically-conductive polymer coating that insulates the electrically conductive element and a thermoplastic bonding adhesive coating. The braid assembly is formed between an inner polymer layer and an outer polymer layer. One or more of the braid members may be coupled to an energy delivery element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Robert F. Howat, Alan Fuentes
  • Medical device having laminate-coated braid assembly
    Patent number: 9060785
    Abstract: A catheter includes a braid assembly having a dual-laminate coating. The braid assembly includes a plurality of braid members interwoven to provide for interstices between the braid members, each braid member having an electrically conductive element, a flexible non-electrically-conductive polymer coating that insulates the electrically conductive element and a thermoplastic bonding adhesive coating. The braid assembly is formed between an inner polymer layer and an outer polymer layer. One or more of the braid members may be coupled to an energy delivery element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation, Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Howat, Alan Fuentes
  • Medical Device Having Laminate-Coated Braid Assembly
    Publication number: 20150032104
    Abstract: A catheter includes a braid assembly having a dual-laminate coating. The braid assembly includes a plurality of braid members interwoven to provide for interstices between the braid members, each braid member having an electrically conductive element, a flexible non-electrically-conductive polymer coating that insulates the electrically conductive element and a thermoplastic bonding adhesive coating. The braid assembly is formed between an inner polymer layer and an outer polymer layer. One or more of the braid members may be coupled to an energy delivery element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Robert F. Howat, Alan Fuentes
  • Medical device having laminate-coated braid assembly
    Patent number: 8864744
    Abstract: A catheter includes a braid assembly having a dual-laminate coating. The braid assembly includes a plurality of braid members interwoven to provide for interstices between the braid members, each braid member having an electrically conductive element, a flexible non-electrically-conductive polymer coating that insulates the electrically conductive element and a thermoplastic bonding adhesive coating. The braid assembly is formed between an inner polymer layer and an outer polymer layer. One or more of the braid members may be coupled to an energy delivery element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Howat, Alan Fuentes
  • MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING LAMINATE-COATED BRAID ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20100217257
    Abstract: A catheter includes a braid assembly having a dual-laminate coating. The braid assembly includes a plurality of braid members interwoven to provide for interstices between the braid members, each braid member having an electrically conductive element, a flexible non-electrically-conductive polymer coating that insulates the electrically conductive element and a thermoplastic bonding adhesive coating. The braid assembly is formed between an inner polymer layer and an outer polymer layer. One or more of the braid members may be coupled to an energy delivery element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Robert F. Howat, Alan Fuentes