Patents by Inventor Timothy P. Mahoney

Timothy P. Mahoney 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).

  • Slotted mold for making a balloon catheter
    Patent number: 7314364
    Abstract: A method of making a catheter balloon, and a balloon formed thereby, in which a polymeric tube is radially expanded in a mold having a wall with an outer surface and an inner surface defining a chamber, and having at least a section with one or more channels in the wall. The channels result in improved transfer of heat to the polymeric tube within the chamber of the mold during blow molding of the tube to form a balloon, so that the tube is heated more quickly and evenly. One aspect of the invention is directed to a balloon having sections with improved thin walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Mahoney, Michael J. Flick
  • Slotted mold for making a catheter balloon
    Patent number: 6863856
    Abstract: A method of making a catheter balloon, and a balloon formed thereby, in which a polymeric tube is radially expanded in a mold having a wall with an outer surface and an inner surface defining a chamber, and having at least a section with one or more channels in the wall. The channels result in improved transfer of heat to the polymeric tube within the chamber of the mold during blow molding of the tube to form a balloon, so that the tube is heated more quickly and evenly. One aspect of the invention is directed to a balloon having sections with improved thin walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Mahoney, Michael J. Flick