Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Cygan

Thomas R. Cygan 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 Placement of an Intra-Abdominal or Intra-Thoracic Appliance Through a Natural Body Orifice
    Publication number: 20120088967
    Abstract: Natural orifice transenteric surgical methods and devices for placing a band or other appliance around a hollow bodily organ such as the stomach. In one alternative embodiment, such a band is placed in order to reduce the inner volume of the stomach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Laufer, Amos G. Cruz, Thomas R. Cygan, Jennifer Almy
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PLACEMENT OF AN INTRA-ABDOMINAL OR INTRA-THORACIC APPLIANCE THROUGH A NATURAL BODY ORIFICE
    Publication number: 20120022559
    Abstract: Natural orifice transenteric surgical methods and devices for placing a semi-circumferential appliance around a hollow bodily organ such as the stomach. In one alternative embodiment, such an appliance is placed in order to reduce the inner volume of the stomach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Laufer, Amos G. Cruz, Thomas R. Cygan, Jennifer Almy
  • Methods and devices for placement of an intra-abdominal or intra-thoracic appliance through a natural body orifice
    Patent number: 8092474
    Abstract: Natural orifice transenteric surgical methods and devices for placing a band or other appliance around a hollow bodily organ such as the stomach. In one alternative embodiment, such a band is placed in order to reduce the inner volume of the stomach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Laufer, Amos G. Cruz, Thomas R. Cygan, Jennifer Almy
  • Methods and devices for placement of an intra-abdominal or intra-thoracic appliance through a natural body orifice
    Patent number: 8034062
    Abstract: Natural orifice transenteric surgical methods and devices for placing a semi-circumferential appliance around a hollow bodily organ such as the stomach. In one alternative embodiment, such an appliance is placed in order to reduce the inner volume of the stomach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Laufer, Amos G. Cruz, Thomas R. Cygan, Jennifer Almy
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PLACEMENT OF AN INTRA-ABDOMINAL OR INTRA-THORACIC APPLIANCE THROUGH A NATURAL BODY ORIFICE
    Publication number: 20090018391
    Abstract: Natural orifice transenteric surgical methods and devices for placing a semi-circumferential appliance around a hollow bodily organ such as the stomach. In one alternative embodiment, such an appliance is placed in order to reduce the inner volume of the stomach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Michael D. Laufer, Amos G. Cruz, Thomas R. Cygan, Jennifer Almy
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PLACEMENT OF AN INTRA-ABDOMINAL OR INTRA-THORACIC APPLIANCE THROUGH A NATURAL BODY ORIFICE
    Publication number: 20090005797
    Abstract: Natural orifice transenteric surgical methods and devices for placing a band or other appliance around a hollow bodily organ such as the stomach. In one alternative embodiment, such a band is placed in order to reduce the inner volume of the stomach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Michael D. Laufer, Amos G. Cruz, Thomas R. Cygan, Jennifer Almy
  • Sample handling mechanisms and methods for mass spectrometry
    Patent number: 7405396
    Abstract: In various aspects, the present teaching provide systems for providing sample ions, methods for providing sample ions, and sample support handling mechanisms. The sample support handling mechanisms of the present teachings comprising a sample support transfer mechanism portion and a sample support changing mechanism portion, where the sample support changing mechanism portion is disposed in a vacuum lock chamber. In various embodiments, the sample support handling mechanism facilitates providing consistent positioning of a sample support for subsequent ion generation by MALDI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignees: Applera Corporation, MDS Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Cygan, Vincent Tsang, Raymond P. Burke, Richard Gill, Roy E. Martin, Timothy E. Hutchins