Inventor
Robert S. Bley
Inventor
Menlo Park, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 20 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
A61Lprimary
A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general26%
A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body24%
A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels18%
A61BDiagnosis13%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%
A61PSpecific therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations3%
B08BCleaning in general3%
B23QDetails, components, or accessories for machine tools, e.g. arrangements for copying or controlling3%
F16LPipes3%
F16MFrames, casings or beds of engines, machines or apparatus, not specific to engines, machines or apparatus provided for elsewhere3%
PatentTitleYear
9,441,759'Positionable mechanism for dust collection port and lathe accesories'20167,083,588'Apparatus for providing coronary retroperfusion and methods of use'20067,049,346'Swollen hydrogel for sphincter augmentation'20066,770,038'Stiffening member to increase fluid flow within a medical device'20046,592,859'Controlled expansion sphincter augmentation media'20036,569,145'Pressure-controlled continuous coronary sinus occlusion device and methods of use'20036,306,418'Controlled expansion sphincter augmentation media'20016,059,771'Stiffening member to increase fluid flow within a medical device'20005,968,070'Covered expanding mesh stent'19995,964,744'Polymeric medical device systems having shape memory'19995,902,832'Method of synthesizing swollen hydrogel for sphincter augmentation'19995,855,615'Controller expansion sphincter augmentation media'19995,813,411'Method of deforming tissue with a swollen hydrogel'19985,674,241'Covered expanding mesh stent'19975,599,291'Softening expanding ureteral stent'19975,549,672'Method and apparatus for filling mammary prostheses and tissue expanders'19965,250,020'Unitary inflatable penile prosthesis'19935,188,596'Transparent prostate dilation balloon and scope'19935,159,920'Scope and stent system'19924,475,898'Fetal ventriculo-amniotic shunt'1984Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1984Patents assigned to AMERICAN HOSPITAL SUPPLY CORP (1)· patent assignee history
1984Based in Santa Barbara, CA, US· patent location history
1992–1996Patents assigned to MENTOR CORP (4)· patent assignee history
1992–1996Based in Goleta, CA, US· patent location history
1997–1999Patents assigned to MENLO CARE INC (6)· patent assignee history
1997–2016Based in Menlo Park, CA, US· patent location history
1999Patents assigned to CORDIS CORP (1)· patent assignee history
2016Patents assigned to BLEY ROBERT STEVEN (1)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| MENLO CARE INC | 6 | 1997–1999 |
| MENTOR CORP | 4 | 1992–1996 |
| AMERICAN HOSPITAL SUPPLY CORP | 1 | 1984 |
| BLEY ROBERT STEVENself | 1 | 2016 |
| CORDIS CORP | 1 | 1999 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Menlo Park, California, US | 15 | 1997–2016 |
| Goleta, California, US | 4 | 1992–1996 |
| Santa Barbara, California, US | 1 | 1984 |