Patents by Inventor Stafford MEYER

Stafford MEYER 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: 11998183
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to embodiments of an occlusive medical device including a frame and at least one closure coupled to the frame. The frame includes a distal annular flange having a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface, a proximal annular flange having a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface, and a waist portion extending between and connecting the distal annular flange to the proximal annular flange. The radially inner surface of the distal annular flange, the waist member, and the radially inner surface of the proximal annular flange define an unobstructed passageway through the frame. The at least one closure is configured to close the passageway to: (i) provide an occlusive effect, and (ii) enable subsequent access through the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracee Eidenschink, Andrea Stafford, Brian Perszyk, Theodore P. Dale, Luann Raposo, Alex Bloomquist, Michael P. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20210161360
    Abstract: Doormat assembly comprising a base including a central area and a peripheral area surrounding the central area, a frame assembly formed separately from the base and forming a frame with a central opening for exposing the central area of the base, and a removable insert unsecured to the base and sized to fit within the central opening of the frame assembly so as to cover the central area of the base, wherein the frame assembly comprises a plurality of side members and a plurality of corner portions engaged with the side members to form the frame, and wherein the removable insert is removable through the central opening in the frame and replaceable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Stafford MEYER, Terence GELO
  • Patent number: 10959598
    Abstract: Doormat assembly comprising a base including a central area and a peripheral area surrounding the central area, and having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, a frame assembly overlapping with at least a portion of the upper surface of the peripheral area of the base and forming a frame with a central opening for exposing the central area of the base, and a removable insert sized to fit within the central opening of the frame assembly and to cover the central area of the base, wherein the frame assembly is formed separately from the base and the frame assembly comprises different materials from the base, and wherein the removable insert is removable through the central opening in the frame and replaceable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: PORCH + HALL, LLC
    Inventors: Stafford Meyer, Terence Gelo
  • Publication number: 20180368655
    Abstract: Doormat assembly comprising a base including a central area and a peripheral area surrounding the central area, and having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, a frame assembly overlapping with at least a portion of the upper surface of the peripheral area of the base and forming a frame with a central opening for exposing the central area of the base, and a removable insert sized to fit within the central opening of the frame assembly and to cover the central area of the base, wherein the frame assembly is formed separately from the base and the frame assembly comprises different materials from the base, and wherein the removable insert is removable through the central opening in the frame and replaceable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Stafford MEYER, Terence GELO
  • Patent number: D893217
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: PORCH + HALL, LLC
    Inventors: Stafford Meyer, Terence Gelo