Patents by Inventor William Padilla

William Padilla 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: 20240070316
    Abstract: Techniques for a privacy-based user data sharing protocol disclose a system that receives a request to consent to share user data with a subscriber device. The system identifies, based on the request, a smart contract associated with the subscriber device. The smart contract comprises one or more conditions for collecting and managing the user data. The system generates a token based on the smart contract, in which the token indicates consent by a user to share the user data with the subscriber device according to the one or more conditions. The system records the generated token to a blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Charles William SIBBACH, Jonathan Michael PADILLA, Lucas Duffield NOVAK, Robert Alexander MCCOMB, Scott DAVIS, Todd Allen CHAPMAN, Varun PARTHASARATHY
  • Patent number: 10842973
    Abstract: An inflation device including a handle mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage threads within the device. In some instances the threads are configured to couple a plunger to a syringe body. The handle mechanism may be configured to (1) provide a mechanical advantage and (2) change the location and direction of the input force, thereby making the device easier to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Gregory R. McArthur
  • Publication number: 20190217068
    Abstract: An inflation device that may comprise multiple plungers is disclosed. The inflation device may have multiple configurations wherein certain plungers are locked with respect to a body of the inflation device while others are configured to be displaceable within the body. Each plunger may be configured with a different effective surface area, allowing a practitioner to vary the amount of force required to attain certain pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Steven Weir
  • Patent number: 10238843
    Abstract: An inflation device that may comprise multiple plungers is disclosed. The inflation device may have multiple configurations wherein certain plungers are locked with respect to a body of the inflation device while others are configured to be displaceable within the body. Each plunger may be configured with a different effective surface area, allowing a practitioner to vary the amount of force required to attain certain pressures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Steven Weir
  • Patent number: 9987471
    Abstract: An inflation device including a handle mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage threads within the device. In some instances the threads are configured to couple a plunger to a syringe body. The handle mechanism may be configured to (1) provide a mechanical advantage and (2) change the location and direction of the input force, thereby making the device easier to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Gregory R. McArthur
  • Publication number: 20170000988
    Abstract: An inflation device that may comprise multiple plungers is disclosed. The inflation device may have multiple configurations wherein certain plungers are locked with respect to a body of the inflation device while others are configured to be displaceable within the body. Each plunger may be configured with a different effective surface area, allowing a practitioner to vary the amount of force required to attain certain pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Steven Weir
  • Publication number: 20160279395
    Abstract: An inflation device including a handle mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage threads within the device. In some instances the threads are configured to couple a plunger to a syringe body. The handle mechanism may be configured to (1) provide a mechanical advantage and (2) change the location and direction of the input force, thereby making the device easier to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Gregory R. McArthur
  • Patent number: 9452279
    Abstract: An inflation device that may comprise multiple plungers is disclosed. The inflation device may have multiple configurations wherein certain plungers are locked with respect to a body of the inflation device while others are configured to be displaceable within the body. Each plunger may be configured with a different effective surface area, allowing a practitioner to vary the amount of force required to attain certain pressures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Steven Weir
  • Patent number: 9265877
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments of devices, systems and methods for the delivery of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a contrast agent for angiography. The CO2 delivery device can include a syringe and a shuttle valve assembly in fluid communication with the syringe, such that the shuttle valve can be disposed in a first position to pressurize the syringe with CO2, and a second position to deliver a bolus of CO2 to a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory R. McArthur, Brian Stevens, William Padilla
  • Publication number: 20150051543
    Abstract: Devices used to pressurize, depressurize, or otherwise displace fluid are disclosed. The devices may be configured to displace fluid along a line in order to inflate or deflate a medical device, such as a balloon. The devices may be configured to withstand high pressures. One or more portions of the devices may be reinforced. Additionally, the angles at which various components interact may be configured for use with certain pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: David Craig Chadwick, Brian Stevens, William Padilla
  • Publication number: 20140088498
    Abstract: An inflation device that may comprise multiple plungers is disclosed. The inflation device may have multiple configurations wherein certain plungers are locked with respect to a body of the inflation device while others are configured to be displaceable within the body. Each plunger may be configured with a different effective surface area, allowing a practitioner to vary the amount of force required to attain certain pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Steven Weir
  • Publication number: 20130331780
    Abstract: An inflation device including a handle mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage threads within the device. In some instances the threads are configured to couple a plunger to a syringe body. The handle mechanism may be configured to (1) provide a mechanical advantage and (2) change the location and direction of the input force, thereby making the device easier to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Gregory R. McArthur
  • Patent number: 8545442
    Abstract: An inflation device including a handle mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage threads within the device. In some instances the threads are configured to couple a plunger to a syringe body. The handle mechanism may be configured to (1) provide a mechanical advantage and (2) change the location and direction of the input force, thereby making the device easier to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Gregory R. McArthur
  • Publication number: 20130123693
    Abstract: An inflation device including a handle mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage threads within the device. In some instances the threads are configured to couple a plunger to a syringe body. The handle mechanism may be configured to (1) provide a mechanical advantage and (2) change the location and direction of the input force, thereby making the device easier to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Gregory R. McArthur
  • Patent number: 8066312
    Abstract: A hose handling apparatus for gripping, advancing, and maneuvering a high pressure hose is provided. The hose handling apparatus comprises a support member comprising a first end, a middle section, and a second end, a generally cylindrical handle detachably connected to and substantially perpendicular to the first end of the support member forming a rigid connection with the support member to provide grip to a user's hand, a first generally cylindrical curvilinear gripping element detachably connected to and substantially perpendicular to the middle section of the support member, and a second generally cylindrical curvilinear gripping element detachably connected to and substantially perpendicular to the second end of the support member. The support member is angled at the middle section. The handle and the gripping elements form a parallel configuration which is perpendicular to a planar surface of the support member. The gripping elements grip the hose positioned between them firmly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Inventor: William Padilla
  • Patent number: 7972282
    Abstract: A torque device for selectively gripping a medical guidewire. The device includes a housing, an actuator slidably mounted on the housing, and a resilient member biasing the actuator. A lumen dimensioned to receive the guidewire extends through the housing and actuator. The resilient member biases the actuator from a first position in which the lumen portions are aligned, toward a second position in which the lumen portions are misaligned. The actuator may include a catch that interferes with a stop of the housing to retain the actuator within the housing. The actuator may be oblong or otherwise shaped to maintain the lumen portions in substantial alignment in a longitudinal direction. Preferably, at least a portion of the lumen is teardrop-shaped in cross-section. The housing may include circumferentially or longitudinally extending ribs defining an outer grasping surface. Frusto-conical cavities may be defined at entry and exit ends of the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy W. I. Clark, Greg McArthur, William Padilla
  • Patent number: D628875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Inventor: William Padilla
  • Patent number: D710496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Gregory R. McArthur
  • Patent number: D726311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, James Paulsen, Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Gregory R. McArthur
  • Patent number: D731054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, James Paulsen, Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Gregory R. McArthur