Patents by Inventor Tomas W. Perrino

Tomas W. Perrino 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).

  • Method and apparatus for manufacturing wound tube bundles
    Patent number: 6273355
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for making tube bundles for various medical applications such as oxygenators, dialyzers, and heat exchangers is described. The tube bundle is suitable for use as a heat exchanger in, for example, a blood cardioplegia circuit. The winding apparatus axially winds a flexible tube around a winding core. The apparatus includes a tube shuttle, a shuttle driver and a core driver. The core driver rotates the winding core to distribute the tube on the winding core in layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Dideco S.p.A.
    Inventors: Michael R. Van Driel, Russell Joseph, Tomas W. Perrino