Patents by Inventor William E. McCormack

William E. McCormack 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).

  • Vessel treatment systems, methods, and kits
    Patent number: 12207648
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a method for preparing a vein graft. The method includes: applying a tissue passivation agent to a resected anatomical vessel; placing the resected anatomical vessel in a chamber; and allowing the tissue passivation agent to cross-link while the resected anatomical vessel is in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: William G. Austen, Jr., Michael C. McCormack, Robert W. Redmond, Irene E. Kochevar
  • Starch fibrids useful in enhancing the physical properties of paper, and process of preparing same
    Patent number: 4340442
    Abstract: Starch fibrids useful in enhancing the physical properties of non-woven webs, e.g., paper, are produced by a process which comprises providing an aqueous, alkaline solution of a water-insoluble starch in a finely divided form, e.g., in the form of an aerosol, and introducing the finely divided starch solution into an agitated, aqueous precipitating medium comprising a precipitating salt to thereby produce starch fibrids characterized by having both film and fiber morphology. The starch fibrids are recovered from the salt-containing liquid and may be incorporated into paper to improve the physical properties thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1982
    Assignee: Champion International Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Hart, Stanley G. Juergens, William E. McCormack