Patents by Inventor Timothy E. Johnston

Timothy E. Johnston 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).

  • SORBENT MATERIAL COMPOSITE ARTICLE FOR ADSORPTION
    Publication number: 20230405512
    Abstract: A direct air capture (DAC) device and methods of controlling the same are disclosed herein. The DAC device includes a plurality of contactor elements that are aligned with respect to each other to facilitate homogenous drying and have a plurality of spacings located therebetween such that each of the contactor elements defines a contactor volume and each of the spacings defines a spacing volume. The DAC device has a total volume defined by the contactor volumes and the spacing volumes such that the DAC device is modifiable to (a) reduce the total volume for the contactor elements to facilitate desorption of one or more components of a feed stream and (b) increase the total volume for the contactor elements to facilitate adsorption of the one or more components of the feed stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Edward H. Cully, Timothy E. Johnston, Christine M. Scotti
  • Delivery systems and methods of endoluminal delivery of branched vascular endoprosthetic devices
    Patent number: 11559417
    Abstract: A catheter assembly for delivery of an expandable implant having at least one branch portal, which utilizes a secondary sleeve for releasably constraining a middle portion of the expandable implant after releasing a primary constraining sleeve used for constraining the expandable implant toward a delivery configuration for endoluminal delivery; and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin C. Burkart, Mark Fillinger, Larry L. Gibbs, Brandon C. Hedberg, Jason D. Hemmer, Timothy E. Johnston, Levon M. Majure, Steven W. Nelson, Jonathan W. Thom, Daniel J. Westphal, William Wilkie
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACUTE TREATMENT OF FLUID OVERLOAD IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE
    Publication number: 20220202557
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems and methods that include arranging an acute alteration of blood flow in, for example, heart failure patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin K. Coffman, Jason D. Hemmer, Timothy E. Johnston, Eric A. Mokelke, Mark E. Trokanski
  • Delivery systems and methods of endoluminal delivery of branched vascular endoprosthetic devices
    Patent number: 10524944
    Abstract: A catheter assembly for delivery of an expandable implant having at least one branch portal, which utilizes a secondary sleeve for releasably constraining a middle portion of the expandable implant after releasing a primary constraining sleeve used for constraining the expandable implant toward a delivery configuration for endoluminal delivery; and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin C. Burkart, Mark Fillinger, Larry L. Gibbs, Brandon C. Hedberg, Jason D. Hemmer, Timothy E. Johnston, Levon M. Majure, Steven W. Nelson, Jonathan W. Thom, Daniel J. Westphal, William Wilkie