Patents by Inventor Steven A. Fain

Steven A. Fain 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).

  • Publication number: 20220296294
    Abstract: Cardiac ablation catheters include an outer balloon positioned at a distal end of the catheter and configured to have an inner balloon disposed therein. The outer balloon is inflated with a first fluid that has a temperature less than 100 degrees Celsius, while the inner balloon is inflated with heated vapor. An area of contact between the two balloons, comprising a surface area less than the total surface area of either balloon, creates a hot zone for ablating cardiac tissue through the transfer of thermal energy from the contact area to the cardiac tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Virender K. Sharma, Kevin Holbrook, Holger Friedrich, Eric Steven Fain
  • Patent number: 11331140
    Abstract: Cardiac ablation catheters include an outer balloon positioned at a distal end of the catheter and configured to have an inner balloon disposed therein. The outer balloon is inflated with a first fluid that has a temperature less than 100 degrees Celsius, while the inner balloon is inflated with heated vapor. An area of contact between the two balloons, comprising a surface area less than the total surface area of either balloon, creates a hot zone for ablating cardiac tissue through the transfer of thermal energy from the contact area to the cardiac tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Virender K. Sharma, Kevin Holbrook, Holger Friedrich, Eric Steven Fain
  • Publication number: 20200085496
    Abstract: Cardiac ablation catheters include an outer balloon positioned at a distal end of the catheter and configured to have an inner balloon disposed therein. The outer balloon is inflated with a first fluid that has a temperature less than 100 degrees Celsius, while the inner balloon is inflated with heated vapor. An area of contact between the two balloons, comprising a surface area less than the total surface area of either balloon, creates a hot zone for ablating cardiac tissue through the transfer of thermal energy from the contact area to the cardiac tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Virender K. Sharma, Kevin Holbrook, Holger Friedrich, Eric Steven Fain
  • Publication number: 20180308052
    Abstract: A system that includes an interactive mobile computing device and a remote dispatch computing system. The remote dispatch computing system defines geozones for pick-up and delivery locations of perishable bulk materials. The remote dispatch computing system determines a series of multiple deliveries and assigns them to a plurality of users. The interactive mobile computing device of a user determines if it is in either of the geozones and performs various actions accordingly, including requesting manifest information for the series of deliveries, modifying a user interface to present to the manifest information to the user, generating modified manifest information, and transmitting the modified manifest information to the remote dispatch computing system. In response, the remote dispatch computing system modifies scheduled event times for at least one of the series of deliveries, which includes preventing at least one subsequent delivery of the bulk material to a given amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Steven A. Fain, Brian E. Mansell, John M. Whalley, Jan G. Eugenides, David M. Leatham
  • Publication number: 20150088708
    Abstract: A mobile device application and integrated software system for managing a fleet of delivery trucks and drivers, providing automated timekeeping, messaging, ticketing and billing is provided. At the completion of a delivery, electronic tickets including all time and location based billing may be conveyed wirelessly to a customer. Status, performance, and exceptions to predetermined data may be provided using computing devices, such as mobile devices, real time to allow a dispatcher to efficiently and effectively manage the truck fleet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Steven A. Fain, Brian E. Mansell, John M. Whalley, Jan G. Eugenides, David M. Leatham
  • Publication number: 20120246039
    Abstract: A mobile device application and integrated software system for managing a fleet of delivery trucks and drivers, providing automated timekeeping, messaging, ticketing and billing. At the completion of the delivery, electronic tickets including all time and location based billing are conveyed wirelessly to a customer's email Inbox. Status, performance, and exceptions to predetermined data are provided using computing devices, such as mobile devices, real time to allow a dispatcher to efficiently and effectively manage the truck fleet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Steven A. Fain, Brian E. Mansell, John M. Whalley, Jan G. Eugenides, David M. Leatham
  • Publication number: 20060073464
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention involve a location-determinative training and verification methodology including supporting architecture designed to allow users to travel to and identify elements of a training process or work flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Ronald Baldus, Steven Fain, Randall Kohltfarber