Patents by Inventor Thomas Willard

Thomas Willard 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: 11173298
    Abstract: A device for extending a lead according to some embodiments includes a body, a coil element coupled to the body, the body configured to cover the coil element during use, the coil element comprising an inner lumen sized to receive an outer surface of a lead, the coil element is movable between a first configuration in which the coil element slides over the lead, and a second configuration in which at least some coils grip the outer surface of the lead; and an actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the coil element, the actuation mechanism configured to move the coil element between the first and second configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SPECTRANETICS LLC.
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Grace, Thomas Willard, Thomas Kelby Triffo
  • Publication number: 20190351215
    Abstract: A device for extending a lead according to some embodiments includes a body, a coil element coupled to the body, the body configured to cover the coil element during use, the coil element comprising an inner lumen sized to receive an outer surface of a lead, the coil element is movable between a first configuration in which the coil element slides over the lead, and a second configuration in which at least some coils grip the outer surface of the lead; and an actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the coil element, the actuation mechanism configured to move the coil element between the first and second configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth P. GRACE, Thomas WILLARD, Thomas Kelby TRIFFO
  • Patent number: 10391300
    Abstract: A device for extending a lead according to some embodiments includes a body, a coil element coupled to the body, the body configured to cover the coil element during use, the coil element comprising an inner lumen sized to receive an outer surface of a lead, the coil element is movable between a first configuration in which the coil element slides over the lead, and a second configuration in which at least some coils grip the outer surface of the lead; an actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the coil element, the actuation mechanism configured to move the coil element between the first and second configurations; and a tether coupled to the lead via the body, the coil element, and/or actuation mechanism, the tether configured to extend further proximally than a proximal-most end of the lead and configured to transfer tension force applied to the tether to the lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Grace, Thomas Willard, Thomas Kelby Triffo
  • Publication number: 20170304609
    Abstract: A device for extending a lead according to some embodiments includes a body, a coil element coupled to the body, the body configured to cover the coil element during use, the coil element comprising an inner lumen sized to receive an outer surface of a lead, the coil element is movable between a first configuration in which the coil element slides over the lead, and a second configuration in which at least some coils grip the outer surface of the lead; an actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the coil element, the actuation mechanism configured to move the coil element between the first and second configurations; and a tether coupled to the lead via the body, the coil element, and/or actuation mechanism, the tether configured to extend further proximally than a proximal-most end of the lead and configured to transfer tension force applied to the tether to the lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Grace, Thomas Willard, Thomas Kelby Triffo
  • Patent number: 9731113
    Abstract: A device for extending a lead according to some embodiments includes a body, a coil element coupled to the body, the body configured to cover the coil element during use, the coil element comprising an inner lumen sized to receive an outer surface of a lead, the coil element is movable between a first configuration in which the coil element slides over the lead, and a second configuration in which at least some coils grip the outer surface of the lead; an actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the coil element, the actuation mechanism configured to move the coil element between the first and second configurations; and a tether coupled to the lead via the body, the coil element, and/or actuation mechanism, the tether configured to extend further proximally than a proximal-most end of the lead and configured to transfer tension force applied to the tether to the lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: The Spectranetics Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Grace, Thomas Willard, Thomas Kelby Triffo
  • Publication number: 20160184576
    Abstract: A device for extending a lead according to some embodiments includes a body, a coil element coupled to the body, the body configured to cover the coil element during use, the coil element comprising an inner lumen sized to receive an outer surface of a lead, the coil element is movable between a first configuration in which the coil element slides over the lead, and a second configuration in which at least some coils grip the outer surface of the lead; an actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the coil element, the actuation mechanism configured to move the coil element between the first and second configurations; and a tether coupled to the lead via the body, the coil element, and/or actuation mechanism, the tether configured to extend further proximally than a proximal-most end of the lead and configured to transfer tension force applied to the tether to the lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Grace, Thomas Willard, Thomas Kelby Triffo
  • Patent number: 8592661
    Abstract: A citrus cultivar designated CALLOR1 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of citrus cultivar CALLOR1, to the plants of citrus cultivar CALLOR1, to the plant parts of citrus cultivar CALLOR1, and to methods for producing progeny of citrus cultivar CALLOR1. The invention also relates to methods for producing a citrus plant CALLOR1 containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic citrus plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to citrus cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from citrus cultivar CALLOR1. The invention also relates to methods for producing other citrus cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from citrus cultivar CALLOR1, and to citrus plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid citrus seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar CALLOR1 with another citrus cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas Willard, David L. Allyn
  • Publication number: 20050230872
    Abstract: To make peanut hull granules peanut shells are supplied to a flaker where the shells are flaked. The flaked shells are fed into a hydraulic pellet press where they are pressed into pellets using a horizontal die. The pellets are then cooled using cooler. The cooled pellets are processed by a roller mill that crumbles the pellets into granules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Scobee, Thomas Willard