Patents by Inventor William Howes

William Howes 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).

  • Publication number: 20240225808
    Abstract: An implant for controlling fluid flow within a patient's urethra, the implant comprising a fluid pathway configured to receive a fluid; a seal configured to restrict fluid flow between the fluid pathway and the patient's urethra, in use, and a valve configured to control the flow of the fluid along the fluid pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: GREY MATTER DESIGNS LIMITED
    Inventor: William Howes
  • Publication number: 20240130843
    Abstract: An implant for controlling fluid flow within a patient's urethra, the implant comprising a fluid pathway configured to receive a fluid; a seal configured to restrict fluid flow between the fluid pathway and the patient's urethra, in use, and a valve configured to control the flow of the fluid along the fluid pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: GREY MATTER DESIGNS LIMITED
    Inventor: William Howes
  • Patent number: 8819928
    Abstract: An intravascular ultrasonic imaging catheter is provided with a flexible circuit electrically coupled to a transducer array mounted on the distal end of the catheter, a portion of the flexible circuit being helically wound about the catheter in order to enhance the flexibility of the circuit. The catheter may be a balloon catheter which is also provided with a stent mounted on the balloon, the stent carrying one or more drugs designed to be eluted or washed into a patient's blood stream after the stent has been delivered, by a the balloon catheter, into a target area within the patient's vascular system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Volcano Corporation
    Inventors: Elvin Nix, William Howes, Robert Dickinson, Stephan Wnendt
  • Publication number: 20110010925
    Abstract: An intravascular ultrasonic imaging catheter is provided with a flexible circuit electrically coupled to a transducer array mounted on the distal end of the catheter, a portion of the flexible circuit being helically wound about the catheter in order to enhance the flexibility of the circuit. The catheter may be a balloon catheter which is also provided with a stent mounted on the balloon, the stent carrying one or more drugs designed to be eluted or washed into a patient's blood stream after the stent has been delivered, by a the balloon catheter, into a target area within the patient's vascular system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: VOLCANO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elvin Nix, William Howes, Robert Dickinson, Stephan Wnendt
  • Patent number: 7762954
    Abstract: An intravascular ultrasonic imaging catheter is provided with a flexible circuit electrically coupled to a transducer array mounted on the distal end of the catheter, a portion of the flexible circuit being helically wound about the catheter in order to enhance the flexibility of the circuit. The catheter may be a balloon catheter which is also provided with a stent mounted on the balloon, the stent carrying one or more drugs designed to be eluted or washed into a patient's blood stream after the stent has been delivered, by a the balloon catheter, into a target area within the patient's vascular system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Volcano Corporation
    Inventors: Elvin Nix, William Howes, Robert Dickinson, Stephan Wnendt
  • Publication number: 20060241483
    Abstract: An intravascular ultrasonic imaging catheter is provided with a flexible circuit electrically coupled to a transducer array mounted on the distal end of the catheter, a portion of the flexible circuit being helically wound about the catheter in order to enhance the flexibility of the circuit. The catheter may be a balloon catheter which is also provided with a stent mounted on the balloon, the stent carrying one or more drugs designed to be eluted or washed into a patient's blood stream after the stent has been delivered, by a the balloon catheter, into a target area within the patient's vascular system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: Volcano Corp.
    Inventors: Elvin Nix, William Howes, Robert Dickinson, Stephan Wnendt
  • Patent number: 7037269
    Abstract: An intravascular ultrasonic imaging catheter is provided with a flexible circuit electrically coupled to a transducer array mounted on the distal end of the catheter, a portion of the flexible circuit being helically wound about the catheter in order to enhance the flexibility of the circuit. The catheter may be a balloon catheter which is also provided with a stent mounted on the balloon, the stent carrying one or more drugs designed to be eluted or washed into a patient's blood stream after the stent has been delivered, by the balloon catheter, into a target area within the patient's vascular system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Volcano Corporation
    Inventors: Elvin Nix, William Howes, Robert Dickinson, Stephan Wnendt
  • Publication number: 20040102701
    Abstract: An intravascular ultrasonic imaging catheter is provided with a flexible circuit electrically coupled to a transducer array mounted on the distal end of the catheter, a portion of the flexible circuit being helically wound about the catheter in order to enhance the flexibility of the circuit. The catheter may be a balloon catheter which is also provided with a stent mounted on the balloon, the stent carrying one or more drugs designed to be eluted or washed into a patient's blood stream after the stent ahs been delivered, by a the balloon catheter, into a target area within the patient's vascular system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Elvin Nix, William Howes, Robert Dickinson, Stephan Wnendt
  • Patent number: D950721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ALPHA MD GLOBAL LIMITED
    Inventors: William Howes, Rupert Critchley, Clare Henderson
  • Patent number: D950722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ALPHA MD GLOBAL LIMITED
    Inventors: William Howes, Rupert Critchley, Clare Henderson
  • Patent number: D992731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ALPHA MD GLOBAL LIMITED
    Inventors: William Howes, Rupert Critchley, Clare Henderson