Patents by Inventor Roberto Silva

Roberto Silva 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).

  • Patent number: 7934504
    Abstract: Contraceptive methods, systems, and devices generally improve the ease, speed, and reliability with which a contraceptive device can be deployed transcervically into an ostium of a fallopian tube. The contraceptive device may remain in a small profile configuration while a sheath is withdrawn proximally, and is thereafter expanded to a large profile configuration engaging the surrounding tissues, by manipulating one or more actuators of a proximal handle with a single hand. This leaves the other hand free to manipulate a hysteroscope, minimizing the number of health care professional required to deploy the contraceptive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Conceptus, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Lowe, Don Gurskis, Ashish Khera, Monica Barnhart, Steven Bacich, Betsy Swann, Roberto Silva-Torres
  • Publication number: 20090277463
    Abstract: Contraceptive methods, systems, and devices generally improve the ease, speed, and reliability with which a contraceptive device can be deployed transcervically into an ostium of a fallopian tube. The contraceptive device may remain in a small profile configuration while a sheath is withdrawn proximally, and is thereafter expanded to a large profile configuration engaging the surrounding tissues, by manipulating one or more actuators of a proximal handle with a single hand. This leaves the other hand free to manipulate a hysteroscope, minimizing the number of health care professional required to deploy the contraceptive device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: CONCEPTUS, INC., A California Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Lowe, Don Gurskis, Ashish Khera, Monica Barnhart, Steven Bacich, Betsy Swann, Roberto Silva-Torres
  • Patent number: 7591268
    Abstract: Contraceptive methods, systems, and devices generally improve the ease, speed, and reliability with which a contraceptive device can be deployed transcervically into an ostium of a fallopian tube. The contraceptive device may remain in a small profile configuration while a sheath is withdrawn proximally, and is thereafter expanded to a large profile configuration engaging the surrounding tissues, by manipulating one or more actuators of a proximal handle with a single hand. This leaves the other hand free to manipulate a hysteroscope, minimizing the number of health care professional required to deploy the contraceptive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Conceptus, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Lowe, Don Gurskis, Ashish Khera, Monica Barnhart, Steven Bacich, Betsy Swann, Roberto Silva-Torres
  • Patent number: 7506650
    Abstract: Contraceptive methods, systems, and devices generally improve the ease, speed, and reliability with which a contraceptive device can be deployed transcervically into an ostium of a fallopian tube. The contraceptive device may remain in a small profile configuration while a sheath is withdrawn proximally, and is thereafter expanded to a large profile configuration engaging the surrounding tissues, by manipulating one or more actuators of a proximal handle with a single hand. This leaves the other hand free to manipulate a hysteroscope, minimizing the number of health care professional required to deploy the contraceptive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Conceptus, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Lowe, Don Gurskis, Ashish Khera, Monica Barnhart, Steven Bacich, Betsy Swann, Roberto Silva-Torres
  • Publication number: 20090023628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising: a wetting system that comprises at least glycerin in an amount ranging from 8.0% to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition; an emollient system that comprises at least cetyl lactate and Shea butter; an emulsifying system that comprises at least steareth-2 and steareth-21; an oiliness adsorbing system that comprises at least nylon 12; and a silicone system that comprises at least cyclomethicone and cyclomethicone and dimethicone crosspolymer. This multifunctional cosmetic composition exhibits rapid absorption, properties of differentiated softness, smoothness and intensive and prolonged hydration when applied to the skin. Further, the present invention relates to a process of preparing the referred-to cosmetic composition and to a cosmetic product that comprises said composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Luciana Villa Nova Silva, Alexandre Roberto Silva, Thiago Braz
  • Publication number: 20080171003
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a process of preparing jambu extract that results in a jambu extract free from chlorophyll and derivatives of this compound. It is a method for isolating the components of interest in a simplified way, with quite high process yield, higher than 85%. The present invention further relates to the use of this extract in preparing cosmetic compositions, the cosmetic compositions comprising said extract, and to cosmetic products comprising said cosmetic compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Sergio Delarcina, Jose Renato Cagnon, Alexandre Roberto Silva, Viviane Emi Nakano Fukusawa
  • Publication number: 20070036165
    Abstract: A Layer 2 device configured for providing at least one of bridging and switching functionality in a local area network comprising computer readable instructions for providing GVRP functionality and computer-readable instructions for limiting the number of dynamic VLANs that the GVRP functionality creates on a Layer 2 device of a local area network and on all ports of a data plane card of the Layer 2 device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Laurence Rose, Roberto Silva
  • Publication number: 20050232961
    Abstract: Contraceptive methods, systems, and devices generally improve the ease, speed, and reliability with which a contraceptive device can be deployed transcervically into an ostium of a fallopian tube. The contraceptive device may remain in a small profile configuration while a sheath is withdrawn proximally, and is thereafter expanded to a large profile configuration engaging the surrounding tissues, by manipulating one or more actuators of a proximal handle with a single hand. This leaves the other hand free to manipulate a hysteroscope, minimizing the number of health care professional required to deploy the contraceptive device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: CONCEPTUS, INC.
    Inventors: Christian Lowe, Don Gurskis, Ashish Khera, Monica Barnhart, Steven Bacich, Betsy Swann, Roberto Silva-Torres
  • Publication number: 20040163650
    Abstract: Contraceptive methods, systems, and devices generally improve the ease, speed, and reliability with which a contraceptive device can be deployed transcervically into an ostium of a fallopian tube. The contraceptive device may remain in a small profile configuration while a sheath is withdrawn proximally, and is thereafter expanded to a large profile configuration engaging the surrounding tissues, by manipulating one or more actuators of a proximal handle with a single hand. This leaves the other hand free to manipulate a hysteroscope, minimizing the number of health care professional required to deploy the contraceptive device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: CONCEPTUS, INC.
    Inventors: Christian Lowe, Don Gurskis, Ashish Khera, Monica Barnhart, Steven Bacich, Betsy Swann, Roberto Silva-Torres
  • Patent number: 6709667
    Abstract: Contraceptive methods, systems, and devices generally improve the ease, speed, and reliability with which a contraceptive device can be deployed transcervically into an ostium of a fallopian tube. The contraceptive device may remain in a small profile configuration while a sheath is withdrawn proximally, and is thereafter expanded to a large profile configuration engaging the surrounding tissues, by manipulating one or more actuators of a proximal handle with a single hand. This leaves the other hand free to manipulate a hysteroscope, minimizing the number of health care professional required to deploy the contraceptive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Conceptus, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Lowe, Don Gurskis, Ashish Khera, Monica Barnhart, Steven Bacich, Betsy Swann, Roberto Silva-Torres