Patents
US 11155947 B2: Braided construct and method of making the same
- Granted
- 2021-10-26
- Filed
- 2018-05-02 application 16609608
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods and systems for braiding sutures and the resulting constructs are disclosed. The sutures can have alternating bifurcated and non-bifurcated lengths. The sutures can have looped-ends, with both ends of the loop having contiguous braiding with the adjacent body or remainder of the suture. Braiding machines can have one or more bifurcating bars that can controllably obstruct or allow passage of the shuttle and carriers of the braiding machine. The controllable bifurcating bars can result in u-turns in the shuttle and carrier paths, such as a path encircling a horngear adjacent to the bifurcating bar, or passage of the shuttle and carrier across the bifurcating bar.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg211026.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc. 30 patents | US company or organization | Chaska, MN | LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert A. Kiefer | Quakertown, PA | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nathan Spangenberg | Quakertown, PA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| D04C | Braiding or manufacture of lace, including bobbin-net or carbonised lace; braiding machines; braid; lace | D04C1/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D07B | Ropes or cables in general | D07B1/185 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D10B | Indexing scheme associated with sublasses of section d, relating to textiles | D10B2509/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-10 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | GREATBATCH LTD. signed 2021-09-02 ELECTROCHEM SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2021-09-02 LAKE REGION MEDICAL, INC. signed 2021-09-02 LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2021-09-02 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ROANOKE, VA | 57468/56 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LAKE REGION MEDICAL, INC. signed 2021-03-18 | LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC., DBA LAKE REGION MEDICAL CHASKA, MN | 55641/773 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-12-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SPANGENBERG, NATHAN signed 2020-12-08 KIEFER, ROBERT A. signed 2020-12-10 | LAKE REGION MEDICAL, INC. WILMINGTON, MA | 54614/329 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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