Patents by Inventor Sean David Knecht

Sean David Knecht 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).

  • LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASMA CATHETER FOR LESS-INVASIVE, LOCALIZED TREATMENT OF ENDOCARDITIS AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS
    Publication number: 20220287769
    Abstract: Various aspects of the invention relate to methods and devices for treating diseases and conditions including atherosclerosis and endocarditis using low-temperature, non-equilibrium plasmas. A device may be, for example, a catheter that carries electrodes and a dielectric material for generating a localized, non-equilibrium plasma in a bodily fluid such as blood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Sean David Knecht, Christopher A. Siedlecki, Sven Gunnar Bilen, Michael Matthew Micci, Ian Gilchrist, Girish Soorappa Kirimanjeswara
  • Low-temperature plasma catheter for less-invasive, localized treatment of endocarditis and atherosclerosis
    Patent number: 11304750
    Abstract: Various aspects of the invention relate to methods and devices for treating diseases and conditions including atherosclerosis and endocarditis using low-temperature, non-equilibrium plasmas. A device may be, for example, a catheter that carries electrodes and a dielectric material for generating a localized, non-equilibrium plasma in a bodily fluid such as blood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Sean David Knecht, Christopher A. Siedlecki, Sven Gunnar Bilen, Michael Matthew Micci, Ian Gilchrist, Girish Soorappa Kirimanjeswara
  • LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASMA CATHETER FOR LESS-INVASIVE, LOCALIZED TREATMENT OF ENDOCARDITIS AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS
    Publication number: 20200229867
    Abstract: Various aspects of the invention relate to methods and devices for treating diseases and conditions including atherosclerosis and endocarditis using low-temperature, non-equilibrium plasmas. A device may be, for example, a catheter that carries electrodes and a dielectric material for generating a localized, non-equilibrium plasma in a bodily fluid such as blood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sean David Knecht, Christopher A. Siedlecki, Sven Gunnar Bilen, Michael Matthew Micci, Ian Gilchrist, Girish Soorappa Kirimanjeswara