Patents by Inventor Tyler HUNTLEY

Tyler HUNTLEY 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).

  • Devices and methods for gastrointestinal bypass
    Patent number: 9451960
    Abstract: Devices and methods for gastrointestinal bypass are described. A gastrointestinal bypass device includes a gastrointestinal cuff and a gastrointestinal sleeve. The cuff may be configured to be attached in the esophagus, and may be sufficiently flexible to expand and collapse to conform with the inside of the esophagus to allow the esophagus to function substantially normally. The sleeve is configured to be coupled to the cuff, and may be made of a material that is floppy or flaccid but does not substantially expand radially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: ValenTx, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Huntley, Cole Chen, Johann Neisz
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL BYPASS
    Publication number: 20130324907
    Abstract: Devices and methods for gastrointestinal bypass are described. A gastrointestinal bypass device includes a gastrointestinal cuff and a gastrointestinal sleeve. The cuff may be configured to be attached in the esophagus, and may be sufficiently flexible to expand and collapse to conform with the inside of the esophagus to allow the esophagus to function substantially normally. The sleeve is configured to be coupled to the cuff, and may be made of a material that is floppy or flaccid but does not substantially expand radially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: ValenTx, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler HUNTLEY, Cole CHEN, Johann NEISZ, Thomas SILVESTRINI