Patents
US 8256087 B2: Method and apparatus for cold loading articles
- Granted
- 2012-09-04
- Filed
- 2008-08-25 application 12229566
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of loading an article, such as a self-expanding stent, into a structures, such as a delivery catheter, including the steps of chilling the article to a predetermined temperature, reducing article size a predetermined amount, inserting fluid into the article, whereby the fluid forms a substantially solid plug with respect to the article, and moving the frozen article. Also provided is an apparatus for loading an article into a structure including: an article size reduction element, a chiller connected to the size reduction element, a cold source communicatively connected to the chiller, and a fluid supply communicatively connected to the size reduction element.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120904.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. 10 patents | US company or organization | Flagstaff, AZ | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin W. Sokel | Flagstaff, AZ | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Paul Reiss | Flagstaff, AZ | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F2/95 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49865 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2026-08-28 STEEGER USA LLC signed 2026-08-28 VANTE INC. signed 2026-08-28 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PITTSBURGH, PA | 76244/607 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-08 |
| 2020-10-06 | Security interest Security interest Rider to security agreement - patents | MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2020-10-02 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ST. LOUIS, MO | 53990/687 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-05-25 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2017-04-26 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PITTSBURGH, PA | 42577/432 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-05-08 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY signed 2017-04-27 | MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. FLAGSTAFF, AZ | 42276/248 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-11-22 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2011-11-21 | THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY CHICAGO, IL | 27269/729 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2008-09-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SOKEL, JUSTIN signed 2007-12-03 REISS, PAUL signed 2007-12-05 | MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. FLAGSTAFF, AZ | 21568/451 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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