Patents by Inventor Ted R. Farnsworth
Ted R. Farnsworth 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).
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Patent number: 8597745Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
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Patent number: 8377241Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
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Patent number: 8067071Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
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Patent number: 8048500Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Paul D. Drumheller, Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Byron K. Hayes, Charles F. White
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Patent number: 8048503Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
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Publication number: 20110089592Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
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Patent number: 7850810Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
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Patent number: 7659219Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof. The web materials possess haemostatic properties.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2006Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Roy Biran, Edward H. Cully, Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Philip P. Off, Charles F. White
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Patent number: 7655288Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Ann M. Bauman, Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Daniel S. Gabrys, Charles F. White
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Patent number: 7655584Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a very high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof. In some embodiments, the web materials exhibit significant thrombogenic properties.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Roy Biran, Edward H. Cully, Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
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Publication number: 20100010515Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
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Patent number: 7604668Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
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Publication number: 20090202611Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Inventors: Paul D. Drumheller, Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Byron K. Hayes, Charles F. White
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Publication number: 20090012613Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
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Publication number: 20080319367Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of using implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having high degrees of porosity, particularly at anastomotic sites. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Jerald M. Crawley, Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
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Publication number: 20040019360Abstract: The present invention is a composite medical device having an implantable tissue repair or reconstruction component and a resilient support member component that aids in deployment and placement of the implantable component at a surgical site. Following deployment, the support member component is easily removed from the implantable component. The invention is particularly useful in laproscopic and similar surgical procedures.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2002Publication date: January 29, 2004Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Joseph A. Huppenthal, James T. Walter
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Patent number: 5764835Abstract: An improved integral composite cable jacket or tubing is disclosed wherein a fluoropolymer fiber array is disposed between a first and second elastomer jacket layer. At least one of the elastomer jacket layers is comprised of silicone. The first and second elastomer jacket layers are bonded together through predetermined open spaces defined by the fiber array.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1996Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Edward A. Rubin, Craig W. Irwin, Ted R. Farnsworth