Patents by Inventor Robert M. Zimmerman

Robert M. Zimmerman 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).

  • Methods for reducing cardiac valve regurgitation
    Patent number: 11944538
    Abstract: A method of reducing regurgitation between native leaflets of an atrioventricular heart valve includes advancing a delivery catheter through a sheath, wherein the delivery catheter has a valve leaflet coaptation element mounted over a distal end portion. The coaptation element is positioned within the heart valve and is permitted to radially expand from a compressed configuration to an enlarged configuration for filling a gap between the native leaflets of the heart valve. After deployment, the position of the coaptation element is fixed relative to the heart valve, thereby reducing regurgitation between the native leaflets of the heart valve and improving heart function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stanton J. Rowe, Robert S. Schwartz, Robert A. Van Tassel, Vivian Khalil, Erin M. Spinner, Neil S. Zimmerman, Alexander J. Siegel
  • Cab for a truck vehicle
    Patent number: D444737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: International Truck and Engine Corporation
    Inventors: L. David Allendorph, Santiago C. Abalos, Franz Mueller, Robert M. Zimmerman, Larry N. Reynard
  • Truck vehicle body
    Patent number: D445361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: International Truck and Engine Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Tirey, L. David Allendorph, Santiago C. Abalos, Franz Mueller, Robert M. Zimmerman, Larry N. Reynard
  • Hood for a truck vehicle
    Patent number: D445384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: International Truck and Engine Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Tirey, Franz Mueller, Robert M. Zimmerman, L. David Allendorph
  • Grille of a truck vehicle
    Patent number: D447099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Navistar International Transportation Corp
    Inventors: Robert S. Tirey, L. David Allendorph, Donald DeFossett, Franz Mueller, Robert M. Zimmerman
  • Exterior shell of a vehicle hood
    Patent number: D391908
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Navistar International Transportation Corp.
    Inventors: L. David Allendorph, Richard B. Hatch, Robert M. Zimmerman, Franz Mueller
  • Exterior shell of a vehicle hood
    Patent number: D394624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Navistar International Transportation Corp.
    Inventors: L. David Allendorph, Robert M. Zimmerman
  • Interior of a truck door panel
    Patent number: D409965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Navistar International Transportation Corp
    Inventors: Franz Mueller, Richard A. Schumann, Robert S. Tirey, Robert M. Zimmerman
  • Vehicle instrument panel
    Patent number: D413095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Navistar International Transportation Corp.
    Inventors: Santiago C. Abalos, Larry N. Reynard, Richard A. Schuman, Robert S. Tirey, Robert M. Zimmerman
  • Truck vehicle hood
    Patent number: D426800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Navistar International Transportation Corp
    Inventor: Robert M. Zimmerman