Patents by Inventor Theodore L. Stephens

Theodore L. Stephens 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).

  • Methods and devices for activating brown adipose tissue using electrical energy
    Patent number: 9044606
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for activating brown adipose tissue (BAT). Generally, the methods and devices can activate BAT to increase thermogenesis, e.g., increase heat production in the patient, which over time can lead to weight loss. In one embodiment, a medical device is provided that activates BAT by electrically stimulating nerves that activate the BAT and/or electrically stimulating brown adipocytes directly, thereby increasing thermogenesis in the BAT and inducing weight loss through energy expenditure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignees: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Nicholas Stylopoulos, Lee M. Kaplan, Tamara C. Baynham, Jeyakumar Subbaroyan, James W. Voegele, Taylor Aronhalt, Anthony Diubaldi, David N. Plescia, Mark S. Ortiz, Theodore L. Stephens
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ACTIVATING BROWN APIDOSE TISSUE USING ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    Publication number: 20110270360
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for activating brown adipose tissue (BAT). Generally, the methods and devices can activate BAT to increase thermogenesis, e.g., increase heat production in the patient, which over time can lead to weight loss. In one embodiment, a medical device is provided that activates BAT by electrically stimulating nerves that activate the BAT and/or electrically stimulating brown adipocytes directly, thereby increasing thermogenesis in the BAT and inducing weight loss through energy expenditure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicants: The General Hospital Corporation D/B/A Massachusetts General Hospital, ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Nicholas Stylopoulos, Lee M. Kaplan, Tamara C. Baynham, Jeyakumar Subbaroyan, James W. Voegele, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Anthony Diubaldi, David N. Plescia, Mark S. Ortiz, Theodore L. Stephens