Patents by Inventor Thomas LaBrecque

Thomas LaBrecque 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).

  • Transcatheter device and minimally invasive method for constricting and adjusting blood flow through a blood vessel
    Patent number: 11980369
    Abstract: A pulmonary artery flow restrictor system includes a funnel shaped membrane with a proximal base and a restrictive distal opening which is stretchable to larger sizes. A self-expanding frame is attached to the proximal base of the membrane for securing the membrane within the pulmonary artery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Vivonics, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Goldie, Brendan LaBrecque, Anna M Galea, Eric Klem, Thomas Doyle, Ian Cohen, Tim Robinson
  • Shape memory alloy control elements for hydraulic valves
    Patent number: 11821535
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling hydraulic valves. One embodiment is a method that includes blocking an orifice for a return line of a hydraulic valve via a flapper assembly, initiating a phase change in a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) at the flapper assembly, and opening the orifice for the return line via the flapper assembly in response to the phase change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thomas LaBrecque, Frederick T. Calkins
  • SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY CONTROL ELEMENTS FOR HYDRAULIC VALVES
    Publication number: 20220196175
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling hydraulic valves. One embodiment is a method that includes blocking an orifice for a return line of a hydraulic valve via a flapper assembly, initiating a phase change in a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) at the flapper assembly, and opening the orifice for the return line via the flapper assembly in response to the phase change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas LaBrecque, Frederick T. Calkins