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).

  • Patent number: 8597745
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
  • Patent number: 8377241
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
  • Patent number: 8067071
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
  • Patent number: 8048500
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Drumheller, Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Byron K. Hayes, Charles F. White
  • Patent number: 8048503
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
  • Publication number: 20110089592
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
  • Patent number: 7850810
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
  • Patent number: 7659219
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Biran, Edward H. Cully, Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Philip P. Off, Charles F. White
  • Patent number: 7655288
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ann M. Bauman, Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Daniel S. Gabrys, Charles F. White
  • Patent number: 7655584
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Biran, Edward H. Cully, Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
  • Publication number: 20100010515
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
  • Patent number: 7604668
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
  • Publication number: 20090202611
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Paul D. Drumheller, Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Byron K. Hayes, Charles F. White
  • Publication number: 20090012613
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
  • Publication number: 20080319367
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Jerald M. Crawley, Ted R. Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Charles F. White
  • Publication number: 20040019360
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Ted R. Farnsworth, Joseph A. Huppenthal, James T. Walter
  • Patent number: 5764835
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Rubin, Craig W. Irwin, Ted R. Farnsworth