Patents by Inventor William Hammond Wiley

William Hammond Wiley 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).

  • Medical balloon and method of making the same
    Patent number: 8979886
    Abstract: Reinforced angioplasty balloon having an external elastic sheath. The elastic sheath maintains, along its length, a substantially uniform circular cross-section during balloon inflation and forces a deflated balloon into a compacted, substantially circular, wingless profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Carey V. Campbell, Joel M. Greene, Lawrence D. Holden, William Hammond Wiley
  • Medical balloon and method of making the same
    Publication number: 20080033477
    Abstract: Reinforced angioplasty balloon having an external elastic sheath. The elastic sheath maintains, along its length, a substantially uniform circular cross-section during balloon inflation and forces a deflated balloon into a compacted, substantially circular, wingless profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Carey V. Campbell, Joel M. Greene, Lawrence D. Holden, William Hammond Wiley
  • Dental floss having low density and method of making same
    Patent number: 7060354
    Abstract: A dental floss comprising a porous PTFE fiber having a density of less than about 0.7 g/cc. The inventive floss is abrasion resistant, grippable and has a soft feel to the hands and a rough feel in the mouth. The floss is made by an extrusion process with non-contact heating during subsequent expansion with amorphous locking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Baillie, James H. Chastain, John W. Dolan, William Hammond Wiley
  • Dental floss having low density and method of making same
    Publication number: 20030196676
    Abstract: A dental floss comprising a porous PTFE fiber having a density of less than about 0.7 g/cc. The inventive floss is abrasion resistant, grippable and has a soft feel to the hands and a rough feel in the mouth. The floss is made by an extrusion process with non-contact heating during subsequent expansion with amorphous locking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Richard L. Baillie, James H. Chastain, John W. Dolan, William Hammond Wiley
  • Dental floss having low density and method of making same
    Publication number: 20030172951
    Abstract: A dental floss comprising a porous PTFE fiber having a density of less than about 0.7 g/cc. The inventive floss is abrasion resistant, grippable and has a soft feel to the hands and a rough feel in the mouth. The floss is made by an extrusion process with non-contact heating during subsequent expansion with amorphous locking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Richard L. Baillie, James H. Chastain, John W. Dolan, William Hammond Wiley
  • Dental floss having low density and method of making same
    Patent number: 6539951
    Abstract: A dental floss comprising a porous PTFE fiber having a density of less than about 0.7 g/cc. The inventive floss is abrasion resistant, grippable and has a soft feel to the hands and a rough feel in the mouth. The floss is made by an extrusion process with non-contact heating during subsequent expansion with amorphous locking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Baillie, James H. Chastain, John W. Dolan, William Hammond Wiley
  • IMPROVED DENTAL FLOSS HAVING LOW DENSITY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20030037798
    Abstract: A dental floss comprising a porous PTFE fiber having a density of less than about 0.7 g/cc. The inventive floss is abrasion resistant, grippable and has a soft feel to the hands and a rough feel in the mouth. The floss is made by an extrusion process with non-contact heating during subsequent expansion with amorphous locking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Richard L. Baillie, James H. Chastain, John W. Dolan, William Hammond Wiley