Patents by Inventor Scott Lapointe

Scott Lapointe 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).

  • TRANSCATHETER METHODS FOR HEART VALVE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20200222186
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are minimally invasive systems and methods for intravascularly accessing the heart and performing a transcatheter repair of a heart valve by inserting one or more sutures as artificial chordae into a heart valve leaflet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Daryl Edmiston, Tyler Nordmann, Scott LaPointe, Annette Doxon, David Blaeser
  • Method and apparatus for filtering an image
    Publication number: 20080050041
    Abstract: Objects are detected in an image using a spatially variant filter. The size of the filter is adjusted based on the portion of the image being processed by the filter. Portions of the image which are closer to an imaging device which captured the image are processed using a larger size filter. Portions of the image which are farther from the imaging device are processed using a smaller size filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Arthur Forman, Anthony Krivanek, Dat Nguyen, Scott Lapointe, Michael Mayercik